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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Frenaye [mailto:frenaye@pcnet.com]
> Sent: Friday, 01 November 2002 6:21 AM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL sections
>
>
>
> It always nice to see someone is sure there is an East Coast
> conspiracy...
>
> Sections exist because of the administrative needs of the
> ARRL Field Organization and any "recent" changes (KP2/KP4,
> EWA/WWA, WNY/NNY, WCF/SFL) have taken place because hams in
> those areas successfully organized and presented a case for
> change. Nothing to do with contesting.
>
> Sweepstakes just uses Sections as multipliers. Some are
> quite small (KP2 has 62) and some very large (Ohio has 6483)
> but it is roughly reflective of the number of hams in each area.
>
> W7GG: what "new" Section in Canada are you referring to?
> I'm not aware of any. The Canadian multipliers are the 8 RAC
> Sections VO(1+2), Maritimes (VE1/9+VY2), VE2-3-4-5-6-7) plus
> VE8/VY1/0 for a total of 9. I think it's been that way a
> very long time.
>
> -- Tom
>
> At 08:10 PM 10/31/2002 -0800, Bob Wruble wrote:
> >i agree ... i think it boils down to has the most pull
> >at the league plus most of the new sections both canada
> >anf the us continue to improve the easter stations advantage
> >in my opinion,,,,, w7gg
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Geiger" <johngeig@yahoo.com>
> >To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:46 PM
> >Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL sections
> >
> >
> >> Now that we are coming up on the weekend where ARRL
> >> sections receive more attention than anything else,
> >> does anyone understand any rhyme or logic when it
> >> comes to creating ARRL sections and/or mults for the
> >> November SS?
> >>
> >> For example, a few years ago they split Washington
> >> into EWA and WWA? Why split this state and leave more
> >> populous states-like Illinois and Ohio as single
> >> sections? I think it could be justified to split
> >> Illinois into 3 sections: Chicagoland, Northern
> >> Illinois, and Southern Illinois.
> >>
> >> Why was NNY created? There aren't that many active
> >> hams in NNY to create a new sections. That is usually
> >> one of the hardest US sections to get in the
> >> Sweepstakes.
> >>
> >> Why was PR split off from the rest of the West Indies
> >> section? Same for why Newfoundland and Labrador now
> >> counts separately from Maritimes sections.
> >>
> >> Lets hope they dont' split Newfoundland and Labrador
> >> apart, or split up VY1, VE8, and VY0 into separate
> >> mults or a sweep will get really difficult.
> >>
> >> Glad we don't have the KZ5 section to chase anylonger,
> >> that makes things easier.
> >>
> >> I guess I am really curious as to what warrents a new
> >> section creation? And why haven't some taken place in
> >> some of the larger states?
> >>
> >> 73s John NE0P
> >>
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