[South Florida DX Association] GOT DX ?

[Bill Marx]

>From The FCG List...



> ARRL NEWS RELEASE
> 
> For Further Information Contact:  Wayne Mills, N7NG
> 
> For Release June 14 2006  
> 
> DXCC Rule Change
> 
> Upon request of the Programs and Services Committee (PSC), the DXAC
> has studied the impact of a change to the DXCC Rules. The DXAC, the
> Awards Committee and the PSC have concurred in this rule change,
> which will become effective June 15, 2006 at 0001Z.  New text
> replaces the previously removed DXCC Rule, Section II, 1. Political
> Entities, Paragraph c). The new text shall read:
> 
> c) The Entity contains a permanent population, is administered by a
>    local government, and is located at least 800 km from its parent.
>    To satisfy the "permanent population" and "administered by a
>    local government" criteria of this sub-section, an Entity must be
>    listed on either (a) the U.S. Department of State's list of
>    "Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty" as having a
>    local "Administrative Center," or (b) the United Nations list of
>    "Non-Self-Governing Territories."
> 
> Rule 1c) is intended to recognize entities that are sufficiently
> separate from their parent for DXCC purposes but do not qualify under
> Rule 1a) or 1b). The new rule will cause a change to Point 1 status for
> certain entities. This in turn will reduce the mileage for a first
> separation for these entities from 800 km to 350 km.
> 
> The lists referenced in the text of the rule can be viewed at the
> following Web sites: the DOS list of Dependencies and Areas of Special
> Sovereignty at http://www.state.gov/s/inr/rls/10543.htm, and the U.N.
> list of Non-Self-Governing Territories at
> http://www.un.org/depts/dpi/decolonization/trust3.htm.
> 
> QSOs with any new entity resulting from this rule change will count
> for credit for the new entity only if the QSOs are made on or after
> the Start Date for the entity. In no case will QSOs made prior to the
> date of this notice be considered for credit for any new entity created
> under this rule. Applications for DXCC award credits resulting from
> this change will be accepted on or after October 1, 2006.
> 
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> 
> " For example, under the rule, American Samoa will become a political
> entity on its own, and since Swains Island is more than 350 km from KH8,
> Swains will be a new entity.  Get out your maps, check the lists and find
> a new one or two to put on the air. "
> 
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> 
>  73 / OJ
> 
> - K4EJ