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ARRL DX Century Club (DXCC) Rules — 1972 Edition

ARRL DX Century Club (DXCC) Rules — 1972 Edition

(Effective January 1 1972; augmenting the 1971 and previous rules)

ARRL DXCC Rules — 1972 Revision

Countries List Criteria

I. SOURCE

  • Publication: ARRL QST, October 1972, p, 131

  • Section: DXCC Notes

  • Context: Formal rule revision incorporating prior mileage standards and new eligibility restrictions

II. TRANSCRIBED TEXT (EDITED FOR CLARITY)

Countries List Criteria. The ARRL Countries List is the result of some 34 years of progressive changes in DXing. The full list does not necessarily conform completely with these criteria, since some listings were established and recognized prior to World War II.

While the general policy has remained the same, specific mileage thresholds and additional points have, over the past 13 years, been incorporated into the criteria. The mileage values in Points 2(a) and 3 have been applied since April 1960, and the mileage in Point 2(b) has been applied since April 1963. Point 4 represents an additional criterion adopted on recommendation of the DX Advisory Committee.

Any land area in the world, except those excluded under Point 4, may be placed into one or more of the following categories. If an area satisfies at least one of these criteria, it may be considered eligible as a separate entity (country) for the ARRL Countries List.

1. Government / Administration

An area may qualify as a separate entity by virtue of having its own government or a distinctly separate administration.

2. Separation by Water

An island, or group of islands, lacking its own government or distinct administration may qualify as a separate entity under the following conditions:

(a) Islands located offshore from their governing or administrative mainland must be separated by a minimum of 225 miles of open water. This provision applies only to islands off a mainland and does not apply to islands that are part of, or adjacent to, an island group.

(b) Islands that are part of, or adjacent to, an island group sharing a common government or administration may qualify as separate entities if there is at least 500 miles of open water separation between the areas in question.

3. Separation by Foreign Land

Where a country with a common government or administration is geographically separated by foreign land, and there is a minimum of 75 miles of intervening foreign territory, the separated areas may be considered as two distinct entities.

This 75-mile requirement applies only to land areas. For island chains, no minimum distance requirement applies to separation by foreign land.

4. Unadministered Areas

Any area that is unadministered is not eligible for consideration as a separate entity.

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