Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 19:44:36 -0700
A while back, I began researching some of the changes made over the years in the ARRL and Canadian sections used in the Sweepstakes (mostly using the online QST archive at http://www.arrl.org/qst/).
Ken; Even though the US handed over control of the Canal Zone in October 1979, the section still existed for Sweepstakes that year. The 1979 Sweepstakes was in fact the least year for the CZ section.
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:14:40 -0700
A few people have pointed out that I goofed on the last entry in the timeline. It should say Ontario South (ONS) created. I would love to fill in a lot of the gaps between 1930 and 1970, but research
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:13:41 -0700
Jack, I looked up the results article for the 1979 Sweepstakes ("Results, 46th Annual ARRL November Sweepstakes" by Tom Frenaye K1KI and Bill Jennings K1WJ, QST, May 1980, pp. 77-86). It is clear tha
At some point in the recent past (1970s?) the "MDC" section - {M)aryland + (D)elaware + district of (C)olumbia - was split into "DE" and "MDC" - now just MD + DC. Bob, w3idt -- ex DC resident .......
478 Sweeps ! That is a remarkable number. Consider, that in 1979, there were no packet clusters, no assisted/unlimited class and only a few did single-op SO2R. 73, Steve, N2IC _______________________
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:48:21 -0700
Just to be clear, that was 478 sweeps across both the CW and phone weekends together. The 1979 results for both weekends were presented in a single article in the May, 1980 QST. But yeah. -- Kenneth
and done with 30 year old radios... but.. and here's the key... 30 year younger operators too!! --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy but in all, 478 clean sweeps were recorded." ____________________________
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:28:56 -0700
Or, I should say both contests, as CW and phone were each two weekends back then. -- Kenneth E. Harker WM5R kenharker@kenharker.com http://www.kenharker.com/ _________________________________________
Hi Ken The following may help you narrow your search. UTWY is one section MN is one section Philippines is not shown in the Section list Hawaii is listed as a Section in the Pac Division KH0, KH2 etc
I'm just catching up on the Archives. This is a wonderful thread that WM5R started. On Aug 10 W3IDT, Bob, wrote: "At some point in the recent past (1970s?) the "MDC" section - {M)aryland + (D)elaware