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KC2SST

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #30 on: November 24, 2022, 10:04:45 AM »

Dam I was mostly off the air from 2018-2021 and did not even realize they had activated Kosovo.

These are the 66 stations the Zed has for Kosovo... Kosovo Stations

Thanks  :)
Is there any particular one that is active and possibly uses LOTW?
I hear the mail over there is pretty bad.

Z68EE will be active in the contest these weekend (CQWW CW) and uses LOTW.
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KD8MJR

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #31 on: November 24, 2022, 09:53:14 PM »

Dam I was mostly off the air from 2018-2021 and did not even realize they had activated Kosovo.

These are the 66 stations the Zed has for Kosovo... Kosovo Stations

Thanks  :)
Is there any particular one that is active and possibly uses LOTW?
I hear the mail over there is pretty bad.

Z68EE will be active in the contest these weekend (CQWW CW) and uses LOTW.

Thank you I will be looking out for them.
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KD8MJR

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #32 on: November 24, 2022, 09:54:38 PM »

Thanks  :)
Is there any particular one that is active and possibly uses LOTW?
I hear the mail over there is pretty bad.

These are the spots. For 1000 spots, click Search at the bottom...  Kosovo Spots

You can check LoTW for their last upload dates, if any. Some on the list are visitors, but noticed Z62NS, who takes up most of this list, is a resident but no LoTW history. In my case needing 12M, only saw two stations spotted on that band, and they were visitors and now QRT.

Thank you, that is good advice.

73
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VK3HJ

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #33 on: December 03, 2022, 11:13:30 PM »

My last new Entity worked was VP8PJ in February 2020, taking me to 327 Mixed. Like Trevor, I have only been chasing DX the past 15 years.
Since VP8PJ, the only possible new one on air has been 5A1AL, but I've never seen hide nor hair of Abu Baker here.
This year has been reasonably fruitful with new entities confirmed on all bands 160 - 6 m, with 85 new Challenge points so far. I guess the only thing that has kept me keen has been the DXCC Challenge. Oh, and 5BWAZ. I need one more to complete that.
Now I'm hoping for a good summer of DX with the chance of Crozet and Bouvet coming up for New Ones, and some DX on 6 m would be nice.
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ZL1BBW

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #34 on: December 12, 2022, 11:51:52 PM »

Couple of hours ago  S21DX on 20mtrs FT8 on the long Path.
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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #35 on: December 13, 2022, 04:10:56 AM »

Worked S21DX on 15 meter FT8 on Sat morning for #308 and XW4KV just a while ago on 15 meter FT8 for #309.

Had a good copy on S21DX on 20 meter SSB yesterday morning, but an EU crowd had already concentrated on the frequency by the time I arrived and had collectively decided that the 'North America' part of 'CQ North America' was optional, unfortunately for me. No way I was getting through under those circumstances.

Anyway, I'll certainly take the FT8 QSOs. I've tried to work S2 and XW many times and could never hear them or manage to get through, so I am beyond stoked. It is very difficult to work them from NA.

Dave
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EI2GLB

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #36 on: December 13, 2022, 08:50:15 AM »

Well done Dave, both were hard work from NW EU as well,

73
Trevor
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Worked S21DX on 15 meter FT8 on Sat morning for #308 and XW4KV just a while ago on 15 meter FT8 for #309.

Had a good copy on S21DX on 20 meter SSB yesterday morning, but an EU crowd had already concentrated on the frequency by the time I arrived and had collectively decided that the 'North America' part of 'CQ North America' was optional, unfortunately for me. No way I was getting through under those circumstances.

Anyway, I'll certainly take the FT8 QSOs. I've tried to work S2 and XW many times and could never hear them or manage to get through, so I am beyond stoked. It is very difficult to work them from NA.

Dave
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AF5CC

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #37 on: December 13, 2022, 07:04:45 PM »

I am doing better working new grids on 6m, although I am running out of US grids to work as well.  Kind of like DXing, waiting for gridexpeditions to occur.

73 John AF5CC
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EI2GLB

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #38 on: December 25, 2022, 07:03:26 PM »

Well my counter has reset and I hope many others that needed Crozet for a new one have managed a contact or if not keep trying there is lots of time left yet,

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Trevor
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K4HB

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #39 on: December 26, 2022, 07:39:47 AM »

My most recent new one was 5 years ago, Z60. I am missing Crozet and Scaffolded Reef.  I will be in the hunt for Crozet in Jan. Since Scarborough Reef is claimed by 5 Countries now, and under water even at low tide, I doubt it will ever be on again.

Are there facts I'm unaware of to back up BS7H being underwater at low tide, or is this speculation? The DXCC rules are clear that an island must be above water at high tide to qualify as an entity. I normally call 'em countries, but not those rocks. Scarborough Reef wouldn't qualify by today's criteria, but was grandfathered to stay on the list. If those rocks are no longer above water at high tide, much less low tide, then this entity should be deleted. Under those conditions, there's nothing there to activate. This is important to both of us, since working Crozet would place you at #1 HR and me needing only N. Korea for #1HR.

I've said several times on this forum, I don't want countries/entities being deleted just because they are very seldom activated. But if they no longer meet the criteria that was in place when they were added to the DXCC list, they should be deleted. If Scarborough Reef is below water at high tide, it's time for those guys at DXCC to strike it off the list.

The DXCC Rules... https://www.arrl.org/dxcc-rules (Under List Criteria)
Island: A naturally formed area of land surrounded by water, the surface of which is above water at high tide. For the purposes of this award, it must consist of connected land, of which at least two surface points must be separated from each other by not less than 100 meters measured in a straight line from point to point. All of the connected land must be above the high tide mark, as demonstrated on a chart of sufficient scale. For the purposes of this award, any island, reef, or rocks of less than this size shall not be considered in the application of the water separation criteria described in Part 2 of the criteria.
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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #40 on: December 26, 2022, 08:32:11 AM »

"Scarborough Reef wouldn't qualify by today's criteria, but was grandfathered to stay on the list"

Lots of entities on the DXCC list wouldn't qualify by today's criteria, but were grandfathered.  Someday when I get more time, I am going to figure out what the DXCC list would look like if we only applied today's criteria to each entity with no grandfathering.  I am guessing 40 or so entities would be removed.

73 John AF5CC
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K4HB

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #41 on: December 26, 2022, 09:17:47 AM »

Lots of entities on the DXCC list wouldn't qualify by today's criteria, but were grandfathered. 

Maybe so, but do they still qualify by the criteria in place at the time they were added? If BS7H is indeed underwater at low tide, when it would be disqualified at high tide, then it no longer qualifies. There's nothing there for anyone to set up shop.
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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #42 on: December 27, 2022, 08:20:45 AM »

There have been arguments about Scarborough Shoals (as some on-line references call it) for years.

A well-placed, experienced DXpeditioner told me that one reason people are so cock-sure that it is underwater is that the actual godforsakenrock (tm) that is used for these operations is at a different place than most people think it is.

Me, I dunno.  It's a miserable excuse for a "country", but people near DXCC Challenge 3000, particularly, are gonna scream bloody murder if it is proposed for deletion.  That's part of the reality.  Nobody else really would care, but we're talking the best of the best.
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VA3VF

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #43 on: December 27, 2022, 08:27:44 AM »

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Lots of entities on the DXCC list wouldn't qualify by today's criteria, but were grandfathered. 

Maybe so, but do they still qualify by the criteria in place at the time they were added?

Hence Total (All) and Total (Current). We 'fought' over this in the past. Everything becomes a 'fight' here.  ;D

I care only about Total (Current). No disrespect whatsoever to those that came before me or have been in the hobby longer than me, just my preference.
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VK3HJ

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Re: When did you last work a new one,
« Reply #44 on: December 28, 2022, 02:31:31 AM »

Well, I'm pleased to report that my last worked ATNO was about 24 hours ago, in FT8WW. I also managed to work him first on CW, then that other mode shortly after as "insurance". That made nearly 3 years since the last one VP8PJ.
Now I'm hoping it will only be another month and I get 3Y0J in the log too!
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