Glad to hear that, Phil. Somehow, I just read right over the "naturally formed" part. BS7 [Scarborough Reef] is not on the Deleted list as of Feb 2019. Do you know why? Seems like

Hi John, Your comment (which I don't disagree with but hear me out) reminds me of something about ARRL and other organization's awards regarding "entities." Is there an actual CONCEPT that guides the

"Manufactured" islands do not "remain to be determined" as you state. They do not qualify as entities. Period. An island-entity must be a "naturally formed area of land." (See the official definition

DeSoto's original "DXCC" was awarded for working 100 "countries," in the political sense. Unfortunately, the Earth is large enough, and diverse enough, that the quantum principle that

We need more DXCC’s, not less! Where are Don and Romeo when we need them? Bring back Santa Maria! De Hans, K0HB

It was prior to the rule change. It’s grandfathered. The new criteria is below. Bernie McClenny, W3UR Editor of: The Daily DX (1997-2020) The Weekly DX (2001-2020) How's DX?

Then how did Scarborough Reef get on the List ? From the pictures I have seen, those rocks are not connected by land the shows at high tide ??? Was the criteria changed AFTER they got on the list

Here's the definition for what constitutes an island-country: "Island: A naturally formed area of land surrounded by water, the surface of which is above water at high tide. For the purposes of

The ARRL DXCC award has enormous inertia due to having been established a long time ago, being tightly managed by a dedicated team, and remaining a highly popular and globally-respected award. It is

All well and good. But I’d prefer more “countries” to work, not less countries. Dit dit. De Hans, K0HB

Are they rising? Predictions had most of the coastal areas under 30 ft of water by now. On 10/29/2020 10:47 AM, Steven R Daniel, D.D.S. wrote:

I suspect with rising ocean levels it will be completely under water at all times soon enough. That should take care of that! Steve, NN4T

I think the definition needs to be changed to not allow a small pile of rocks sticking up out of the water where you have to build scaffolding just to get on them to something that

Many DXCC entities are not “real countries”. Bouvet isn’t a real country, Alaska isn’t a real country, Jan Mayen isn’t a real country, Desecheo isn’t a real country..... and so on.

-- BS7, Scarborough Reef, IS NOT a real country. It should be deleted.

Oh, yes, nice! Thanks for that Ken. I wondered if this was just a ‘universal medal’ – a certificate for “trying hard” or “giving it a go” or whatever – but no, your certificate

Hi, A month or so ago there was a discussion of various existing and proposed awards. Someone mentioned a First Contact Award available from the ARRL. I decided my wife would like to get me one and

"Sea level" is sort of "sea level" world-wide. The Pacific is about 40 cm higher than the Atlantic [and the north of both is a few cm higher than the south of both], so covering a

Layang-Layang or Malaysia's claim? 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 9/24/2020 12:52 PM, Zack Widup wrote:

Most of the more recent operations from Spratley Islands has taken place from Layang-Layang, which I believe is claimed by Malaysia. I don't know how long that will last. 73, Zack W9SZ