Editing Kingman Reef (section)

==Amateur radio expeditions==
Since the early 1940s, Kingman Reef has had minimal human contact. However, [[amateur radio]] operators from around the world have occasionally visited the reef to put it "on the air" in what is known as a [[DX-pedition]]. In 1974, a group of [[radio amateur|amateurs]] using the callsign KP6KR sailed to the reef and set up a temporary radio station and antenna. Other groups visited the island in subsequent years, including 1977, 1980, 1981, 1988, and 1993.

More recently, 15 amateur radio operators from the ''Palmyra DX'' Group visited the reef in October 2000. Using the FCC-issued special event callsign ''K5K'', the group made more than 80,000 individual contacts with amateurs worldwide for 10 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qsl.net/krpdxg/ |title=The Kingman Reef/Palmyra DX Group proudly presents Kingman Reef 2000 |website=qsl.net |access-date=August 14, 2017 |author=N1DG |date=March 11, 2001 }}</ref>

Between November 15, 1945, and March 28, 2016, Kingman Reef was considered a discrete entity to earn awards such as the [[DX Century Club]]. A video shot by amateur radio operators traveling to the K5P DX-pedition on Palmyra in January 2016 shows Kingman Reef mostly awash, raising questions as to whether a future activation of Kingman Reef would be possible.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/cidxca/eT1vQakQ2kw |title=K5P Jet Footage |date=February 7, 2016 |first=Valerie NV9L |last=Hotzfeld |access-date=August 14, 2017 }}</ref>

On March 28, 2016, the [[Amateur Radio Relay League|ARRL]] DXCC desk deleted Kingman Reef from the list of collectible entities<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arrl.org/news/kingman-reef-kh5-deleted-from-dxcc-list |title=Kingman Reef (KH5) Deleted from DXCC List |date=March 28, 2016 |access-date=August 14, 2017 |website=arrl.org  |publisher=[[Amateur Radio Relay League]] }}</ref> effective March 29, 2016, and deeming Kingman a part of the [[Palmyra Atoll|Palmyra]] and [[Jarvis Island|Jarvis]] entity due to proximity of the islands and common administration of the islands by the Fish and Wildlife Service.