Greg,
the right number to use is not 350 km. It’s 800 km.
Dave
From: Greg Sarratt
[mailto:w4ozk@arrl.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:03 PM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: Re: W4TV's measurments
So, we will use the clean answer
of >350KM. I wil answer W4TV with this. Should this be
added to the online article?
b) Island
Areas (Separation by Water):
A new entity
results in the case of an island under any of the following conditions:
i) The island
is separated from its Parent, and any other islands that make up the DXCC
entity that contains the Parent, by 350 kilometers or more. Measurement of
islands in a group begins with measurement from the island containing the
capital city. Only one entity of this type may be attached to any Parent.
ii) The
island is separated from its Parent by 350 kilometers or more, and from any
other island attached to that Parent in the same or a different island group by
800 kilometers or more.
73,
Greg Sarratt, W4OZK
From: "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ"
<dsumner@arrl.org>
To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org>
Sent: Thu, October 14, 2010 9:04:23 AM
Subject: RE: W4TV's measurments
You’re quite right, Dwayne.
It’s fortunate that it comes out
this way because it would be quite a mess otherwise. The Netherlands Antilles
have been two separate DXCC entities by reason of distance separation since
1955. The two parts are in different continents, so CQ would count them
separately anyway.
Dave
From: Dwayne Allen [mailto:dwayne@wy7fd.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 11:02 PM
To: arrl-odv
Subject: W4TV's measurments
Folks,
I am no lawyer (thankfully)
but the following was copied from the DXCC rules.
2.
Geographic Separation Entity
b) Island Areas (Separation by Water):
ii)
The island is separated from its Parent by 350 kilometers or more, and from any
other island attached to that Parent in the same or a different island group by
800 kilometers or more.
I see no instructions on the
method of measurement to be employed in determining the distance between the
islands or island group. If the greater circle method was used in
determining the correct distance between Saba and Bonaire, then the distance is
801 KM. This is clearly a case of nit-picking. Also if one
employs the scientific significant figures rules, 799.609 will round to 800
anyway.
If I am wrong, please correct
me… I am used to it.
.
My two cents worth. 73,
WY7FD,
Dwayne Allen
Vice-Director
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division