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

The Chinese military has dramatically increased the size of some reefs and islets in the South China Sea, including putting airstrips and buildings on former reefs that were often under water. It is

Water can simply rise, or the constant wave action with little substrate will wash it away… Val N4RJ Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Rest in Peace my friend https://dxnews.com/forum/forum/silent-keys/29178-n8pr-peter-rimmel-hollywood-florida-usa

I wasn't asking if it should or should not have been allowed ... I just wondered if it was now submerged below low tide or not. From the photo I have, if it is underwater at low tide

That is heavily disputed. 73 Ria N2RJ

Honestly, that might be the rock that is now a Chinese air force base. I think the area has been altered significantly. I might be wrong. Steve, N4JQQ, DXAC, Delta Division