A History of ARRL DXCC Rules & Re-Evaluation Memorandum or All Entities
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A History of ARRL DXCC Rules & Re-Evaluation Memorandum or All Entities
Author: Bill Shell (N6WS), with contributions from John Sweeney (K9EL), Mike Cizek (W0VTT), Udo Heinze (NI0G), and Bill Kennamer (K5FUV).
Status: Working Document (2026).
Version 012A
2016 pages
• Historical DXCC Rules from 1947 through 2026 (to the extent they have been located)
• Analyses of major rule changes and the evolution of DXCC qualification criteria
• Foundational interpretive studies explaining how the Rules were historically applied
• Case studies examining significant DXCC decisions and precedents
• Re-Evaluation Memorandums for all current DXCC entities, evaluating each entity under the Rules in effect when it was added to the DXCC List
• Re-Evaluation Memorandums for numerous deleted entities, evaluating those entities under the Rules and criteria in effect at the time they were originally added
The document was originally developed as a reference for the DX Advisory Committee (DXAC), but it has evolved into a broader historical study of the DXCC program and its development over the past eight decades.
