Diamond DX for non ARRL Members

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I think that a more appropriate award for the IoMH would be an island award rather than something that is already out there and hugely popular.

[KJ3N]

Me --> :stickpoke: <-- Ron

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(yes, that means you, Ron)

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I was thinking about this.

I don't know how many island entities there are, but there appear to be 49 island nations. Also, for example, the US has 1 state DX entity who is an island and 16 possessions who are all DX entities.

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How about an IoMH Island DX Club? IoTA has their own listing of Islands and they use all kinds of Islands which may or may not be an Island nation. But I don't know of any awards for island nations. Maybe there is one. Since this is the Island, it would be cool to have an island theme. I was thinking about my trip around the world one time. I flew to Japan (an island nation), Philippines (an island nation), layover in Hong Kong (an island nation kinda), and England (an island nation). They are all over the friggin place.

I would keep the rules tied to the DXCC entities. For example Scotland and England would count as different entities even though they are on the same island. VK9 would be a separate entity from VK3, KH6 would be counted, but not Galveston Island or Long Island. CY0 and CY9 would count.

I dunno. Is there an award like this? Put the required number to get it somewhere around 75 to 100 entities?

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VK9 would be a separate entity from VK3

Oz isn't an island, it's a continent.

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Oz isn't an island, it's a continent.

I guess it depends on whose definition of "continent" you use, and at what point does it pass from being a big island to a continent.

OTOH, consider that of the 7 land masses that today are generally considered continents (EU, AF, AS, NA, SA, AN, AU), Australia & Antarctica are completely surrounded by water. So, who's to say that they couldn't be (for the purposes of said award) considered both a floor wax AND a dessert topping?

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I guess it depends on whose definition of "continent" you use, and at what point does it pass from being a big island to a continent.

OTOH, consider that of the 7 land masses that today are generally considered continents (EU, AF, AS, NA, SA, AN, AU), Australia & Antarctica are completely surrounded by water. So, who's to say that they couldn't be (for the purposes of said award) considered both a floor wax AND a dessert topping?

My all time favorite SNL skit.

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I guess it depends on whose definition of "continent" you use, and at what point does it pass from being a big island to a continent.

OTOH, consider that of the 7 land masses that today are generally considered continents (EU, AF, AS, NA, SA, AN, AU), Australia & Antarctica are completely surrounded by water. So, who's to say that they couldn't be (for the purposes of said award) considered both a floor wax AND a dessert topping?

Well, the generally accepted definition of continent includes Australia. And, the Americas are also completely separated from the other continents by water so if we're picking nits, they could be considered islands too, right?

And, yeah, that SNL skit was right up there with the Super Bass-o-Matic skit. Not as good as Samurai Delicatessen, though.

[KJ3N]

I'm still waiting on my piece of paper....... :(

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Well, the generally accepted definition of continent includes Australia. And, the Americas are also completely separated from the other continents by water so if we're picking nits, they could be considered islands too, right?

And, yeah, that SNL skit was right up there with the Super Bass-o-Matic skit. Not as good as Samurai Delicatessen, though.

My proposal was just my proposal. I included the list of island nations. I mean, like, I supplied the list from Wikipedia of the island nations. On that list, it says, "Australia". Someone with more say in this can decide what entities are to be counted and what is not. But I was thinking that there are the lists of island nations to choose from and there is the DXCC entities that comprise of all of the nations in the world and the entities that are expanded from there. I figured that it could be a subset of the DXCC entities that are related to islands.

Someone who makes the decisions would need to evaluate each DXCC entity one by one and decide which ones count and which ones do not count. I could do that but it would be my determination.

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My idea is a 2 part test.

1. Is it a DXCC entity?
2. Does that entire DX entity reside on an island or islands as generally accepted as an island or islands OR does it lack land locked borders with other entities?

There are other considerations as well such as whether to count entities that are no longer in the mix. Deleted entities that were worked when they were not deleted.