[ADXA] Kingman Reef - Those That "DO" and Those That "Don't"

[Joel Harrison]

For those of you new to DXCC here is your first experience of a deleted
country (or "entity").

I remember working Kingman Reef back in the 70's during the same period of
time that I worked Palmyra Island.

For those of you that "Don't" have this one, Congrats you just moved one
notch closer to Honor Roll. For those of us that "Do", well, we still get
to count this one in our overall totals but not current ones.

ZN


ARRL HQ Newington

28 March 2016

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DXCC Deletion of Kingman Reef

The ARRL Awards Committee has voted to delete Kingman Reef (KH5) from the
DXCC List,
effective 29 March, 2016.  Kingman Reef will be added to the Deleted
Entities List
on 29 March, 2016.  The total number of entities on the List will drop
from 340 to
339.

The deletion process is described in DXCC Rules Section II DXCC List
Criteria, Part
5(a) Deletion Criteria: “An entity may be deleted from the List if it no
longer
satisfies the criteria under which it was added.  However, if the entity
continues
to meet one or more currently existing rules, it will remain on the List.”

With respect to the previous paragraph’s text, Kingman Reef’s original
addition by
virtue of separate administration has changed (separate administration by
the U.S.
Navy has been removed), and the reef does not meet any current criteria to
remain on
the list.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers Kingman Reef and
Palmyra
Island.  The reef is too close to Palmyra Island to count as a separate
entity.  The
reef is now considered part of the Palmyra/Jarvis DXCC entity.

DXCC members who have affirmed credit with Kingman Reef will see their
current
entity totals drop by one on their DXCC awards -- including on the bands
and modes
where Kingman Reef credit is given. They will also see their DXCC
Challenge totals
drop commensurately.  Honor Roll status will now be attainable after
confirming 330
entities on the DXCC List.
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73, Dave, NN1N