With regards to St. Bart, what DATE will DXCC say the country count is 388? I believe they will accept cards as of 1/1/08. Someone mentioned April? 73, Bernie/WO2N
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:52 PM Subject: [Dx4win] Kosova and Adding New Countries to DXCC > http://www.arrl.org/blog/DXCC%20Dialog > > Kosova and Adding New Countries to DXCC > > Feb 19, 2008 16:53 ET > Bill Moore, NC1L > > Naturally there are many questions about the DXCC status of Kosova, and > whether > or not it will be added to the DXCC list. > > The DXCC rules, which were modified in 2000 to better handle inclusion to > DXCC, > are clear on how additions can be made: > > For inclusion in the DXCC List, conditions as set out below must be met. > Listing is not contingent upon whether operation has occurred or will > occur, > but only upon the qualifications of the Entity. > > Political Entities, Geographical Entities, Special Areas > > #1, Political Entities is the category with which we are concerned with > respect > to Kosova. > > 1. Political Entities: > > Political Entities are those areas which are separated by reason of > government > or political division. They generally contain an indigenous population > which is > not predominantly composed of military or scientific personnel. > > An Entity will be added to the DXCC List as a Political Entity if it meets > one > or more of the following criteria: > > a) The entity is a UN Member State. > > b) The entity has been assigned a callsign prefix bloc by the ITU. (The > exceptions to this rule are international organizations, such as the UN > and > ICAO. These Entities are classified under Special Areas, 3.a); and > Ineligible > Areas, 4.b).) A provisional prefix bloc assignment may be made by the > Secretary > General of ITU. Should such provisional assignments not be ratified later > by > the full ITU, the Entity will be removed from the DXCC List. > > 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." > > New Entities satisfying one or more of the conditions above will be added > to > the DXCC List by administrative action as of their "Event Date." > > So, Kosovo will be added to the DXCC list if it becomes a member of the > UN, or > (2), if it receives a prefix bloc from the ITU. The third condition does > not > apply. The date upon which either (1) or (2) occurs will be the event > date. > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
