[SJDXA] KINGMAN REEF KH5-K deleted

[Anthony DeBiasi]

DXCC Deletion of Kingman Reef
The ARRL Awards Committee has voted to delete Kingman Reef (KH5) from the
DXCC List, effective 29 March, 2016.  Kingman Reef will be added to the
Deleted Entities List on 29 March, 2016.  The total number of entities on
the List will drop from 340 to 339.
The deletion process is described in DXCC Rules Section II DXCC List
Criteria, Part 5(a) Deletion Criteria: ³An entity may be deleted from the
List if it no longer satisfies the criteria under which it was added.
However, if the entity continues to meet one or more currently existing
rules, it will remain on the List.²
With respect to the previous paragraph¹s text, Kingman Reef¹s original
addition by virtue of separate administration has changed (separate
administration by the U.S. Navy has been removed), and the reef does not
meet any current criteria to remain on the list.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service administers Kingman Reef and Palmyra Island.  The reef is too close
to Palmyra Island to count as a separate entity.  The reef is now considered
part of the Palmyra/Jarvis DXCC entity.
DXCC members who have affirmed credit with Kingman Reef will see their
current entity totals drop by one on their DXCC awards -- including on the
bands and modes where Kingman Reef credit is given. They will also see their
DXCC Challenge totals drop commensurately.  Honor Roll status will now be
attainable after confirming 330 entities on the DXCC List.
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73, Dave, NN1N



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