Hi Dave,
Thank you for explaining that. Like I said, I’m happy with DC being a
separate mult.
But the Constitution not envisioning the creation of the ARRL or RAC and their
respective section boundaries? How shortsighted. LOL!
I’m hoping that someone will be able to explain the reasoning regarding
VE8/VY1/VY0 and why they are treated differently in 10 M vs. SS and other
contests.
Tnx & 73
Bob KQ2M
From: David Siddall
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2020 12:33 PM
To: cq-contest
Cc: Bob Shohet, KQ2M
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Clean Sweep - a short history
Bob,
ARRL handles D.C. correctly. Contests based on "States" as multipliers include
D.C. separately because D.C. is not located within any "State". Contests in
which "sections" are multipliers correctly include D.C. within the MDC section.
The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 17) provided for a District
to be not within any State, but admittedly is silent on ARRL or RAC section
boundaries. (For any contester interested in the reasons why D.C. is not
within any State, James Madison addressed this in The Federalist No. 43.)
73, Dave K3ZJ
On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 11:19 AM Bob Shohet, KQ2M <kq2m@kq2m.com> wrote:
>>> Counting DC as a separate mult in 10M but not in SS is yet another
inconsistency. <<<
73
Bob, KQ2M
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