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Sep 20, 2026
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
Golf Mike, which is Scotland, is going to have an activation in the Shetland Islands coming up.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
The Shetland Islands count as a separate country for DX Marathon and for CQ Worldwide DX Contest, but not for the DXCC award.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
So for DXCC, this counts as Scotland, and for IOTA, it counts as EU-012.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
However, again, for the DX Marathon and CQ Worldwide, it actually counts as its own entity, which is the Shetland Islands.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
So make a note of that call.
30 MINS LATER
speaker_10HOST
And now for this week's satellite report, we turn the mic over to AMSAT's Bruce Page, KK5DO.
speaker_10HOST
Bruce? Thanks, Rich.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Did you know that besides earning ARRL Worked All States, ARRL VUCC, and the ARRL DXCC on satellite, AMSAT has a few awards as well.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
Golf Mike, which is Scotland, is going to have an activation in the Shetland Islands coming up.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
The Shetland Islands count as a separate country for DX Marathon and for CQ Worldwide DX Contest, but not for the DXCC award.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
So for DXCC, this counts as Scotland, and for IOTA, it counts as EU-012.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
However, again, for the DX Marathon and CQ Worldwide, it actually counts as its own entity, which is the Shetland Islands.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
So make a note of that call.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
Golf Mike, which is Scotland, is going to have an activation in the Shetland Islands coming up.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
The Shetland Islands count as a separate country for DX Marathon and for CQ Worldwide DX Contest, but not for the DXCC award.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
So for DXCC, this counts as Scotland, and for IOTA, it counts as EU-012.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
However, again, for the DX Marathon and CQ Worldwide, it actually counts as its own entity, which is the Shetland Islands.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
So make a note of that call.
32 MINS LATER
speaker_10HOST
Bruce? Thanks,
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Rich.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Did you know that besides earning ARRL Worked All States, ARRL VUCC, and the ARRL DXCC on satellite, AMSAT has a few awards as well.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
Golf Mike, which is Scotland, is going to have an activation in the Shetland Islands coming up.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
The Shetland Islands count as a separate country for DX Marathon and for CQ Worldwide DX Contest, but not for the DXCC award.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
So for DXCC, this counts as Scotland, and for IOTA, it counts as EU-012.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
However, again, for the DX Marathon and CQ Worldwide, it actually counts as its own entity, which is the Shetland Islands.
Bill SalyersCORRESPONDENT
So make a note of that call.
32 MINS LATER
RichHOST
Bruce? Thanks,
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Rich.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Did you know that besides earning ARRL Worked All States, ARRL VUCC, and the ARRL DXCC on satellite, AMSAT has a few awards as well.
David MinsterGUEST
I'll be going back to Bonaire for CQ Worldwide.
David MinsterGUEST
And DXing, I love chasing the DXCC Challenge Award.
David MinsterGUEST
I do that from both the United States and from a remote station in Bonaire.
David MinsterGUEST
Unfortunately, I haven't had the time to get back into satellites since moving up to Connecticut.
1 HR LATER
David MinsterGUEST
No, there's not.
David MinsterGUEST
There's a new guy who thinks that he's going to, you And you have to be collaborative with the other members in the committee or board, okay? And a lot of times that requires you to pick up the telephone and have a conversation and build consensus.
David MinsterGUEST
And if somebody says at the top of their lungs, I oppose changing the The DXCC honor roll rules.
David MinsterGUEST
If you want those rules to change, you got to call that guy on the phone.
BillHOST
Golf Mike, which is Scotland, is going to have an activation in the Shetland Islands coming up.
BillHOST
The Shetland Islands count as a separate country for DX Marathon and for CQ Worldwide DX Contests, but not for the DXCC award.
BillHOST
So for DXCC, this counts as Scotland, and for IOTA, it counts as EU-012.
BillHOST
However, again, for the DX Marathon and CQ Worldwide, it actually counts as its own entity, which is the Shetland Islands.
BillHOST
So make a note of that call.
Rich MosesonHOST
Bruce? Thanks, Rich.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Did you know that besides earning ARRL Worked All States, ARRL VUCC, and the ARRL DXCC on satellite, AMSAT has a few awards as well.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
The first one is for making your very first satellite contact.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Next, there are three awards that build on each other.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Each one requires a verified QSO with a station in a U.S. state or District of Columbia, a VE call area, or DXCC entity.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Alaska and Hawaii can only be used as U.S. states.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
It takes 20 contacts for the Oscar Satellite Communications Achievement Award, 40 more for the Satellite Communications Excessimal Award, and 40 more for the Satellite Communication Century Award.
BillHOST
For those looking for Shetland Islands, a separate country for the DX Marathon and CQ Worldwide DX Contest, make sure that you add Golf Mike 7 Alpha Fox Echo to your logging software and your ham alert.
BillHOST
For DXCC, this counts only as Scotland, and for IOTA, it counts for EU-012.
BillHOST
I've gone a couple years without working the Shetland Islands, so...
BillHOST
You can bet I'm going to be on the prowl for that one.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
It is always a great time to make an eyeball CUSO with those you work on the satellites and learn about what is happening with the engineers and current projects.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Also, if you're in the area and need to have some QSL cards checked for your ARRL Worked All States, ARRL VUCC, or ARRL DXCC, I would be happy to check those cards for you.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
Have your paperwork ready.
Bruce PageCORRESPONDENT
You do not have to register to attend to have your cards checked.
KenGUEST
To me, at the end of the day, whatever... causes them to turn on their radio and occupy the bands and play amateur radio is ultimately a good thing.
KenGUEST
So, you know, we squabble all the time about whether it's good for the hobby and the DXCC program and so on, and a lot of valid arguments, but at the end of the day, it's drawing people to turn their radios on, and that, to me, is a good thing.
KenGUEST
Yeah, that's a good
BillHOST
thing.
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