[Moon] [Fwd: RE: Question concerning QSLs for DXCC credit]

[Joe Taylor]

Kjell, and all --

There is no reason to be alarmed.

QSL cards with signal reports like "O", "RO", "OOO", or even 
"-26 dB" are perfectly acceptable for DXCC.  Likewise, the 
mode can be listed as "JT65", "JT65B", "MFSK", and various 
other possibilities.  All of these (and indeed any of the 
others we speak of as "digital modes") are treated as RTTY, 
for DXCC award purposes.

See my inquiry to ARRL copies below, and the response from 
Bill Moore, NC1L.

With best wishes,
			-- 73, Joe, K1JT

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  -----Original Message-----
From: Joe Taylor [mailto:joe at Princeton.EDU]
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 8:41 PM
To: DXCC
Subject: Question concerning QSLs for DXCC credit

Dear HQ DXCC folks,

I have a simple question about QSL cards submitted for DXCC
credit.

Rule 4, "Confirmation data", posted on
http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/rules.html, contains the
following text:

"4. Confirmation data for two-way communications must 
include the call signs of both stations, the Entity name as 
shown in the DXCC List, mode, and date, time and band."

My question is this: is there a restricted list of valid 
"mode" designations?  In particular, are cards confirming 
contacts with digital modes such as PSK-31, MFSK16, JT65, 
etc., accepted as valid?  Similarly, is there a restricted 
list of acceptable signal reports?  For example, is there 
any problem with QSLs that specify commonly used EME signal 
reports and acknowledgments such as O, OOO, RO, etc.?

With best wishes,

	-- Joe Taylor, K1JT

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: Question concerning QSLs for DXCC credit
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:49:29 -0500
From: Moore, Bill,  NC1L <nc1l at arrl.org>
To: Joe Taylor <joe at Princeton.EDU>

Hi Joe:

There is no list like you ask. But, the modes you list come 
under RTTY for DXCC purposes. Also, the same for signal 
reports, there is no list.

Regards

Bill Moore NC1L
DXCC Branch Manager
www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc
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