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ARLD013 DXCC Deletion of Kingman Reef

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DX Bulletin 13  ARLD013
> From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  March 28, 2016
To all radio amateurs

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ARLD013 DXCC Deletion of Kingman Reef

The ARRL Awards Committee has voted to delete Kingman Reef (KH5K) 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.

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