DXCC Change.

[ab8ma]

New text replaces the previously removed DXCC Rule, Section II, 1. Political Entities, Paragraph c). The new text shall read:

c) The Entity contains a permanent population, is administered by a local
government, and is located at least 800 km from its parent. To satisfy
the "permanent population" and "administered by a local government"
criteria of this sub-section, an Entity must be listed on either (a) the
U.S. Department of State's list of "Dependencies and Areas of Special
Sovereignty" as having a local "Administrative Center," or (b) the
United Nations list of "Non-Self-Governing Territories."

Rule 1c) is intended to recognize entities that are sufficiently separate from their parent for DXCC purposes but do not qualify under Rule 1a) or 1b).
The new rule will cause a change to Point 1 status for certain entities. This in turn will reduce the mileage for a first separation for these entities from 800 km to 350 km.

[K7JBQ]

Well, there goes the neighborhood.

73,
Bill

[W3MIV]

I'm waiting for them to make West Virginia a DXCC entity. Seems furrin enough to me.

[ab8ma]

But if The Entity must contains a permanent population, what would that say about future dx ventures to such places as Peter I I ?

[NN3W]

DXCC rules are prospective, so don't expect the deletion of any countries.