Scott, W2LC wrote "Why does NY have 4 sections ?" And what about OH, MI and
WCF ?
The truth is that these sections came to be for reasons that have nothing to
do with
ham radio contesting. The ARRL creates its sections based on the the ham
population
of a specific area. It would be impossible for an ARRL SCM to manage a whole
state
like NY or CA that have a large ham population. That's why these states have
been broken
up into several sections.
In the future it is possible that even more sections might be created in places
where there is population growth. Here in GA , where I live, we have growth,
especially in the ATL area. Maybe someday we will have a NGA and SGA section.
It probably will not happen in some of the midwest states that have a large ham
population like OH, MI and IL because the population is actually declining in
those areas.
Jeff KU8E
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