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Re: [IRCA] Reporting QTH
I figured out one day that I have heard about 4000 unique AM stations,
with about 1500 QSLs and about 3000 recorded. (I also have "DX"ed TV,
FM, and SW.) But that is from at least 12 different sites. Over the
years I have kept totals from six sites, but right now only one.
As far as hearing new stations is concerned, I like what my son told me.
"Dad, if you want to hear the stations so badly, why don't you just go
to where they are." You know what, he has a point. What do many of us
DXers do? We go on DXpeditions where hearing certain stations is easier.
What is the difference between doing that and going to locations from
where the stations actually transmit, except the distance. And going on
DXpedtions is just closing the distance, albeit not in the actual
countries etc.
Contests are contests. If you enter, you have to abide by the rules.
Beyond that, I have no problem with keeping totals anyway a DXer wants to.
Bill
John H. Bryant wrote:
As far as I'm concerned, this is strictly up to the individual DXer.
For instance, I decided years ago that I wasn't going to distinguish
between my own personal records for Grayland and Orcas Island, as far
as TPs were concerned.... and I haven't and don't plan to, EXCEPT
where contests require the DXer to be in one location. In a contest,
it seems to me that one location means just that.... and one is
competing with others, so fairness becomes a serious issue.
On the otherhand for the Ultralight "Stations Heard" award, I'm just
keeping a list from my place in Oklahoma... and totally ignoring the
150 or so stations that I've logged from Washington state and Peru.
On the Firsts and Records list, we do keep record of the actual
location of the DXer for each different record.... So some of mine (a
few) say "Orcas Island," while most clearly say "Grayland." This is
the same pattern that I've noticed with the other denizens of Grayland.
Seems to make` sense to me....
John B.
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