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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." ========================================= 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. " ================================================== ===== 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 ====================================== wrote in message .. . 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 |
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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." ========================================= 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. " ================================================== ===== 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 ====================================== wrote in message .. . 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 |
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