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[Kz2i at aol.com]

ARRL HQ Newington

28 March 2016



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: "An 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."



With respect to  the previous paragraph's text, Kingman Reef's 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.



73, Dave,  NN1N


73 de Steve,  KZ2I
Charlotte, NC

Carolina DX Association
South Jersey DX  Association (Founding Member) 
Proud Member of SJDXA QSL Team - K5D, HK0NA,  FT5ZM, K1N, VP8STI / VP8SGI
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