28-03-2019, 08:46 AM
News today that the latest dxpedition to Bouvet Island has been aborted because the ship has been damaged by extreme, life-endangering weather? This is the second time in 12 months that this is happened.
Is it right that a hobby, which is really what ham radio is, encourages people to attempt to travel to remote and dangerous places like Bouvet so a person sitting in comfort at home can chalk up another "rare one?
I have 238 DXCC entities confirmed, but I would be horrified if my quest to get 3Y in the log meant that lives were lost during the attempt to provide the contact.
Could the money spent on these "Dx-expeditions" be better spent in promoting AR as a whole rather than just satisfying the cravings of a just one section of the AR community?
Is it time to re-think the whole DXCC idea?
73
Wayne VK4WDM (I have been to Antarctica by ship and know a little bit of what that part of the world can offer weather-wise).
Is it right that a hobby, which is really what ham radio is, encourages people to attempt to travel to remote and dangerous places like Bouvet so a person sitting in comfort at home can chalk up another "rare one?
I have 238 DXCC entities confirmed, but I would be horrified if my quest to get 3Y in the log meant that lives were lost during the attempt to provide the contact.
Could the money spent on these "Dx-expeditions" be better spent in promoting AR as a whole rather than just satisfying the cravings of a just one section of the AR community?
Is it time to re-think the whole DXCC idea?
73
Wayne VK4WDM (I have been to Antarctica by ship and know a little bit of what that part of the world can offer weather-wise).