[OKDXA] New DXCC Country #337 - Swains Island

[W5JMW John]

Thanks Bill,I thought I had worked them and sure enuf..kh8si 40m 
cw..Thanks,john
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Clark" <w5vw at myway.com>
To: <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] New DXCC Country #337 - Swains Island


>
> John, it was KH8SI. In March of 2005
> BILL-W5VW
>
>
> Editors at leftist newspapers never seem to "set the record straight"with 
> the same zeal they exhibit in breaking a phony story.
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> --- On Sun 07/23, W5JMW John < w5jmw at cableone.net > wrote:
>
> From: W5JMW John [mailto: w5jmw at cableone.net]
> To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:41:17 -0500
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] New DXCC Country #337 - Swains Island
>
> What was the operation from Swains,seems like last year or so ?? 73 all 
> john
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bert Aaron"
> To: "'Discussion of OKDXA'"
> Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 10:44 PM
> Subject: [OKDXA] New DXCC Country #337 - Swains Island
>
>
>> The following was posted on the ARRL blog
>> http://www.arrl.org/blog/DXCC%20Dialog
>>
>> Swains Island Added to the DXCC List
>>
>> Jul 22, 2006 23:06 ET
>> Wayne Mills, N7NG/1
>>
>> Newington, Connecticut - 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, Swains Island has been added to the DXCC
>> List.
>>
>>
>> Swains Island, current entity number 337, qualifies as the first
>> separation
>> entity from American Samoa, now a Political Entity. The distance between
>> American Samoa and Swains 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 Swains Island on or after 0001Z, July 22, 2006 will count for DXCC
>> credit.
>>
>>
>> For additional information, including the DXCC Reference Number for 
>> Swains
>> Island, contact Bill Moore at the DXCC Desk, dxcc at arrl.org.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Bert K2BA
>>
>>
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