Me too Dave. The question however is "Why is BS7 still on the active entity list when it does not meet a physical requirement to be on that list? Even if someone goes legally and sets up, it is

See ** below On 10/29/2020 4:23 PM, Dave AA6YQ wrote: **Dave/Ria, it doesn't matter if it is underwater now or not. When it was last activated, with all the scaffolding,

I am not sure that it can proven that it is above or below water. That is a straw-man's argument. It sounds like the rule change was because of BS7, which makes it a bit shady doesn't

I didn’t state that it was underwater. I only stated that *if* it was underwater it should be removed. This is a conditional statement, not a declaration. 73 Ria N2RJ

Me too Dave. The question however is "Why is BS7 still on the active entity list when it does not meet a physical requirement to be on that list? Even if someone goes legally and sets

+ AA6YQ comments below Difficult is one thing. Impossible is another. If it is truly under water with no hope of any future operation ever being able to comply with the rules when activating it,

I don't care how small, or how large, if it is on the list, then I want to work it! 73, and thanks, Dave (NK7Z) https://www.nk7z.net ARRL Volunteer Examiner ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI ARRL Asst.

**K6DGW interspersed On 10/29/2020 2:18 PM, Ria, N2RJ wrote: **Precisely. P5 is very very difficult and has been for a long time [Romeo/Don, where art thou?], but Kimmy could

Difficult is one thing. Impossible is another. If it is truly under water with no hope of any future operation ever being able to comply with the rules when activating it, even with permission of

+ AA6YQ comments below Even if BS7 is moved to the Deleted Entities list past QSLs will count towards it. It will cease to be required to achieve Top of the DXCC award for those who work all active

+ AA6YQ comments below Maybe what we need is another Rule for identifying when an Active entitle, regular or grandfathered, can be moved to the Deleted list, such as ‘An entity which has not been

The same goes for Sicily: for CQ contests and awards it counts as it is. For the ARRL it's just Italy. And yes I know that CQ uses the Work All Europe program as a guide since it has other

Even if BS7 is moved to the Deleted Entities list past QSLs will count towards it. It will cease to be required to achieve Top of the DXCC award for those who work all active entities.

My concern is that BS7, being on the Active Entity list is required to qualify for the Top of the DXCC award. There are several things I don’t like about the arguments being made for retaining BS7

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?