[South Florida DX Association] ARLD031 Swain's Island, KH8, added to ARRL DXCC List

[Bill Marx]

 SB DX ARL ARLD031
> ARLD031 Swain's Island, KH8, added to ARRL DXCC List
> 
> 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. The prefix is KH8.
> 
> For additional information, including the DXCC Reference Number for
> Swain's Island, contact Bill Moore at the DXCC Desk at
> dxcc at arrl.org.
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