Here are some new ITU Zone maps in readiness for the 'IARU HF Championships' this weekend: http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/maps/ituzone.php 73s Tim EI8IC -- This email has been checked for viruses by
These Maps They are incorrect, Someone made the common Mistake and followed the Wisconsin Border. I am in Western Wisconsin Zone 7 NOT Zone 8 as the map shows. I do not know what other errors there m
Hi Joe, yes you are correct - I had made those new maps to the RSGB Zone definitions, not the ARRL ones on the http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship. I have changed them on my site now. By the way
And we think the guys who write the logging programs have it tough. Ha. Contesting has come a long way, but the fact remains we are still supposed to log what we hear and not what any device is sugg
Author: Brennan Price via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:59:44 +0000 (UTC)
Thanks to all. The ITU zones were established with shortwave broadcasting in mind, and thus generally don't adhere well to political boundaries. Adapting them for our use is a nontrivial task, and my
Author: "Richard F. DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:20:49 -0400
Or deal with hams who give you CQ zone exchanges. I got a lot of zone 5s and a few Zone 14s. 73 Rich NN3W Contesting has come a long way, but the fact remains we are still supposed to log what we he
Wonder if the contest sponsors could modify their log checking program to calculate your grid square? That should probably tell them what ITU zone you and the stations you work are in. On SSB you wor