[Dxbase] Fw: [The Daily DX] Swain's Island Added to the DXCC List

[Jack]

Hi Bill,

Unless ARRL specifies something else, we plan to use KH8S  as the primary 
prefix for this new entity in the Primary Prefix Database.

Regards,
Jack

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From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
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Subject: [Dxbase] Fw: [The Daily DX] Swain's Island Added to the DXCC List


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bernie McClenny, W3UR" <bernie at dailydx.com>
> To: "The Daily DX mailing list" <dailydx at kkn.net>; "'Weekly DX mailing 
> List'" <weeklydx at kkn.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 8:57 PM
> Subject: [The Daily DX] Swain's Island Added to the DXCC List
>
>
>
> July 22, 2006
>
>
> For Immediate Release
>
> With the addition of Section II, Criteria Rule 1c) to the Political Entity
> criteria, certain former separation entities may now qualify as Political
> Entities.  One such entity has been determined to be American Samoa.
> American Samoa is now a Political Entity for DXCC purposes.
>
> As a result of the reclassification of American Samoa, and upon the filing
> of a request and substantiating evidence, and with the concurrence of the
> DXAC and the Awards Committee, Swain’s Island has been added to the DXCC
> List.
>
> Swain’s Island entity number 337 qualifies as the first separation entity
> from American Samoa, now a Political Entity.  The distance between 
> American
> Samoa and Swain’s Island has been determined to be in excess of 350 km as
> required by DXCC Rules Section II, Paragraph 2, Section b).  QSOs made 
> with
> Swain’s Island on or after 0001Z, July 22, 2006 will count for DXCC 
> credit.
>
> For additional information, including the DXCC Reference Number for 
> Swain's
> Island, contact Bill Moore at the DXCC Desk, dxcc at arrl.org.
>
> -30-
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