Ah tis true I spect Jim

Some more factors

Also the fact that ARRL Membership is required for USA Hams for DXCC -- this
may influence the number who apply. -- from URL:
http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/rules.html#si

"ARRL membership is required for DXCC applicants in the US, its possessions,
and Puerto Rico. ARRL membership is not required for foreign applicants."
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COST OF QSLing is a deterrent to many.

And using the ARRL outgoing QSL Burro requires ARRL membership, but not the
incoming - URL's:
http://www.arrl.org/qsl/qslout.html
AND
http://www.arrl.org/qsl/qslin.html

ARRL Outgoing QSL Burro is really a bargain tho. ARRL sez:

"Members (including foreign, QSL Managers, or managers for DXpeditions)
should enclose payment of $4.00 for the first ½ pound of cards or portion
thereof--approximately 75 cards weigh 1/2 pound. $8.00 for one pound, the
fee rate then increases at the rate of $4.00 for each additional ½ pound
(i.e. a package containing 1 ½ pounds of cards should include the fee of
$12.00 and so on). A package of only Ten (10) cards or fewer costs only
$1.00. Eleven (11) to Twenty (20) cards are $2.00. Twenty-One (21) to Thirty
(30) cards are $3.00. "

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Another factor in QSL card chasing is the cost of direct QSLing -- maybe
$2.00 to $3.00 a card times 100 = $200 to $300 dollars. Nuts -- some say
I'll use eQSL http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/ But doesn't count for DXCC

But the ARRL now has a beta version in test ("Logbook of the World") ---
membership required ?????

http://www2.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/05/15/102/?nc=1

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wrote in message
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P.S. I know lots of Hams who have worked DXCC Mixed, Phone, and CW who do
not collect or submit cards. Some with counts in the high 200's

Why -- too cheap, beneath their dignity to collect postcards, tis a
personal
achievent, and from the treasure of Sierra Madre ----- QSL cards QSL
card --
I don't gotta show you no stinkin QSL cards.


Based on previously given statistics:

"over 38,000 Amateurs world wide have the DXCC awards"

It seems like a relatively small percentage of the ham population
collect post cards and redeem them for DXCC awards.

If 38,000 U.S. amateurs had DXCC awards, that would be 5.5% of
the total U.S. ham population, which was 684,637 as of 7/01/2003.

So we can assume that over 95% of U.S. licensed hams don't play
DXCC - which means it is totally acceptable not to collect post cards
and play DXCC and still be a ham.

Looks like lots of hams still measure things with a ruler instead of
with DXCC clicks.....

Long version is he http://kh2d.net/opinions/article.cfm?id=5

73, Jim KH2D