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Do you plan to enter the CQ WW DX Contest?
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The ARRL recently announced its Diamond DXCC Challenge (http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-diamond-dxcc-challenge) to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the ARRL�s DXCC Award. The first rule says the Diamond DXCC Challenge Awards are available to all amateurs worldwide who contact a minimum of 100 countries from the Diamond DXCC List. US amateurs must be members of the ARRL. Do you think
Posted: Dec 31, 2011 (95 votes, 3 comments) by VE5ZX

All entrants should be a member of the ARRL to enter
US amateurs should be allowed to enter even if not an ARRL member
Don't know
Don't care
(95 votes, 3 comments)

Survey Results

All entrants should be a member of the ARRL to enter 28% (27)

US amateurs should be allowed to enter even if not an ARRL member 40% (38)

Don't know 3% (3)

Don't care 28% (27)

Survey Comments

The ARRL. states it is the "The National Association for Amateur Radio" . As such I think ALL US amateur radio operators in the US should be allowed to Enter All ARRL. contests.
We need more contesters and also more DX operators and this might help to raise intrest in both. Also they might get a few more members.
Posted by wd5jnc on January 20, 2012

Might get more members

Being a one-time award it's a bit different from the standard DXCC certificate. Perhaps a non-member who attains it will be more inclined to join the League. Anyway, opening it to everyone would stir up more interest in DXing. A price difference between League and non-League US operators could be included, which might be another incentive to join.
Posted by KW0U on January 12, 2012

It's no different

This is the same rule as used for the standard DXCC award. I don't see any reason for treating this differently.
Posted by n8uze on January 1, 2012

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