[LOGic] New DXCC Entities

[k3gv at verizon.net]

At the June 2010 meeting of the National Capital DX Association (NCDXA) of which I am the Secretary, Hans Blondeel Timmerman PB2T (IARU Region 1 President since 31 December 2008 and EUDXF President since 2004) reported that there could be as many as four new Caribbean entities in the coming year. St Maarten (PJ7) and Curacao (PJ2) are expected to get a so called "Status Aparte," as is the case for Aruba and will become countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (similar to the British Commonwealth) by 10 October 2010. If so, this would be just in time for CQ WW SSB. The smaller islands Bonaire (PJ4), St Eustatius (PJ5) and Saba (PJ6) will become Dutch municipalities. Depending on how the distance between Bonaire and Saba is measured (slightly less or slightly more than 800 km) the three smaller islands would form just one or two entities. Should this anticipated status change occur there will be changes in both the DXCC and CQ DX status.

Also, the ARRL Awards Committee Statement on Dissolution of Netherlands Antilles to clarify the administrative process by which the anticipated changes to the two existing Netherlands Antilles DXCC entities will be made, the ARRL Awards Committee has determined that at 0400 UTC (12:00 AM local time in the islands) on October 10, 2010, the two Netherland Antilles DXCC entities will be deleted. Commencing at 0400 UTC (12:00 AM local time) on October 10, 2010, operation from the islands of Curacao, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Saba and St Eustatius will count for a yet-to-be-determined number of new entities under the DXCC List Criteria and Political Entities, Rule 1 and/or Rule 2 Geographic Separation Entities. When the Awards Committee determines what Rule 1 or Rule 2 actions apply, it will announce the final disposition of the entities on the DXCC list. The DXCC desk will not accept confirmations for these new entities until after January 1, 2011.

George Vincent K3GV
"If it isn't LOGic, it isn't LOGging"


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