Delta Tango International DX Group
Membership
The Delta Tango International DX Group members have chosen to become members of this group and have agreed to the criteria and requirements in order to use their Delta Tango (DT) callsign as their primary callsign, we know from experience that this is not always the case, the DT HQ is not there to force members to commit themselves to the group, we are here to help in shape or form to the best of our ability, using the DT callsign is a choice, not an enforcement or regulation like other groups do, we are all proud to have many DT members who are also members of other dx groups and ham radio operators, who we do honour those stations for using the DT callsign as there primary callsign which has been allocated to them.
Management Team
All the Supervisors, Coordinators and Directors who choose to be part of the Management Team of the Delta Tango International DX Group must do so exclusively. They will be promoting, and monitoring the group members, they should have the potential and the ability to acquire new members, and promote local activities & activations to our members.
Membership
Members are required to renew their Membership on an annual basis to maintain their DT Unit Number, this can be done by filling in our Renewal Form (It’s free) or by sending the renewal form by post to DT HQ, Supervisor, or Director of your Country, the Date of the Year starts every 1st of October, -> RENEWAL FORM <- “A download paper version will be available soon”
(Please be aware that you can lose your Unit Number by not renewing your membership in time)
If you the member do not renew by the End of November you could lose your Unit Number, however, you will still maintain your lifetime membership. Your unit number could be issued to another member. If the case is that you wish to become active again simply, contact DT HQ and if your number is still available we will confirm this to you, however, if it is not available HQ will issue you a new unit number.
Existing Members (Please REGISTER Yourself)
Members, Please take your time to REGISTER yourself on the website, when registered we will grant you all the privileges available for you to access the website like the rest of our members -> REGISTER <-
Behaviour
In the event of non-corresponding behaviour within the Country or Divisions that don’t comply with the harmony of the group which is essential to all members, this can lead to the Supervisor, Coordinators or Directors being removed from their assignment.
Rules & Regulations
The Rules & Regulations can be revised at any time by the President or Vice-president of the Delta Tango International DX Group, If any complaints arise of any member violating the Rules & Regulations of the Delta Tango International DX Group, please inform your Division Supervisor, coordinator or the Director if no success solving the issue please contact the group President or Vice-President of the Delta Tango International DX Group directly via email at DT HQ (EMAIL)
Position
If you already hold a position in the Delta Tango International DX Group you are not permitted to hold any other position in other groups
Unit Number (Two-Digit)
Changing your three-unit number to a Two-Digit Number can only be allocated to those members who meet the following criteria,
a) This is for active members over 10 years
b) For Supervisor or Director with one year of service
c) For any member on special occasions when suggested by any of the management team to HQ
d) All members will receive the two-digit number only when approved by HQ
e) Only the Group President has the power to overrule any of these decisions
Categories of Radio Operators
Delta Tango International DX Group can offer the members 4 Different Categories of radio operators which are based on the activity level of the operation of the members by request (Not Mandatory) according to the following criteria;
You will have to present your QSL Cards/Eqsl Countries Confirmed to the Division Supervisor or Director for approval
DT HQ Can request at any time proof of your Country’s Confirmed QSOs or Eqsl, QSL Cards to check before any approval
Category 1: 100 DX Countries Confirmed will grant you a Delta Tango First Class Operator (1st Class)
Category 2: HAM, Proof of your Ham Callsign will grant you a Delta Tango First Class Operator (1st Class)
Category 3: 50 DX Countries Confirmed will grant you a Delta Tango Second Class Operator (2nd Class)
Category 4: 30 Delta Tango QSL Cards/Eqsl Confirmed will grant you a Delta Tango Second Class Operator (3nd Class)
The Certificate will be emailed/posted to you upon approval and by request of the radio operator
Awards
Members requiring any Awards, this must be requested through the Delta Tango International DX Group Award Manager
Awards requests by any member will be revised and issued by the Delta Tango International DX Group Award Manager
The request for any Awards must be within the scoring system DXCC implemented
Members are required to present their QSL Cards or Eqsl to the Award Manager to confirm the achievement
The awards list can be found on the website under => AWARDS <= “Will be available shortly“
Creating and Managing any Club Station
The Creation of any Club station must be submitted to the Delta Tango International DX Group HQ for approval
The Delta Tango International DX Group HQ will issue the Club Station Callsign on request
There must be a Club Committee and a minimum of 4 Delta Tango International DX Group operators involved
The Club must hold and keep an accurate log using the Clubs Callsign and a progressive number system of contact
Members using the Club Station shall operate at a high standard, as you will be representing the Delta Tango International DX Group
Frequencies
The Delta Tango International DX Group encourages members to use the frequencies according to those allowed in their countries
The use of different frequencies results in the sole responsibility of the radio operator
Delta Tango International DX Group members QSO calling QSY international frequency on 11m band is 27,655 USB
Digital mode of transmission in the case of SSTV can be used but this is not recognized for the achievement of the Awards (At Present)
Activations
All activations must be submitted to the division Supervisor or Director for approval, so he or she can forward them to the webmaster to be added to the events calendar on the website for all to see
It is not compulsory to participate in any event that the group is providing for you, although we do encourage our members to take part if they can do so.
Special event station activations must be submitted to the division Supervisor or Director for approval, so he or she can forward them to the webmaster to be added to the events calendar on the website for all to see
QSL Cards or Eqsl
Any QSL Card designed for any activations of any kind (DXC Countries, DT, IOTA, SES, SOTA, LOTA, IWI), will comply with the requirements of the group as a standard, like Fonts and wording and logo and the Delta Tango motto (“IT’S GOOD TO TALK”) please inform yourself by asking our design team.
Any QSL Cards designed by anyone or any members must be sent to one of our design teams for approval prior to printing.
(Please be aware if they are not Approved they will not be valid for any station to Join Us or for any events and Awards usage)
We are more than happy to email you the font pack in some formats so you can design your personal QSL Card.
We prefer for the front of the QSL Card to display the country division as standard just to keep with tradition, this does not mean that you cannot personalise your design. (Keeping the font format) Regarding the E-QSLs, (Email or Digital Cards) will follow the same protocol as the paper QSL Cards.
HQ Address “Contact Us“
The Delta Tango International DX Group would like to thank you all for your participation be kind to others
“IT’S GOOD TO TALK”
Delta Tango, P.O.BOX 1451, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, PR2 0DA, ENGLAND