Herb and others,
The following info may help as it has for me and Herb at least... HI..
Here is some more to help for New Brunswick.
See PDF file at:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/nts-mpg/pdf/MPGR04A.pdf
Shows as Maritime...
This chart was made for active areas and inactive areas like
KP1,KP5, and KH1 examples see info below.
This chart link shows the 80 Sections:
http://www.arrl.org/contests/sections.abv.html
This link has some more info:
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/org/secinfo.html
If I get a little time may make a spreadsheet with total info
and post on my website when I get that up and running.... HI
73 Phil W9IXX
At 15:47 12/3/2007, you wrote:
>Thanks Phil....but is New Brunswick also in the Maritimes? My logger had
>it as seperate.
>
>
>Herb
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:W9IXX@arrl.net>Phil Florig
>To: <mailto:herbs@vitelcom.net>Herbert Schoenbohm
>Cc: <mailto:pflorig@ieee.org>Phil W9IXX
>Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:16 PM
>Subject: Spam:*****, Re: Topband: de n7dd
>Hi Herb,
>I had the same questions so I asked my friend at ARRL and here is his
>reply. (snipped)
>
>How the off-shore US areas report and are scored depends on the
>contest. Sometimes they compete as ARRL Sections, other times as DX entities.
>
>KG4, KP1 and KP5 actually are part of the KP4 section, so if the contest
>has sections, they count as KP4, but would be DX entities in events where
>that is the requirement.
>
>The Pacific Section incorporates Hawaii and all of the US Pacific
>possessions. The list of section boundaries is found at
><http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/org/secinfo.html>http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/org/secinfo.html
>
>
>
>The Maritime Section comes from the RAC's grouping of the Atlantic
>Maritime Provinces together, hence the name. The Northern Territories
>Section comes from the grouping of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and
>Nunavut together.
>
>See you soon! 73
>
>He answered my questions ok.... The last question was about what Maritime
>means and is as stated above and not the general of "On a boat
>operating".... HI..
>Have a good one and tnx for the qsos.
>73 Phil W9IXX
>At 08:11 12/3/2007, you wrote:
>
>
>
>> Question: In the ARRL 160 contest is AH2 considered a separate country?
>> Thanks,
>> Larry, n7dd
>>Larry, I know it sounds strange whenever DX is declared not DX
>>excathedra......but for the purpose of the ARRL 160 meter contest AH2 is a
>>PAC multiplier just like KH6. However, I am still confused on which ARRL
>>section KP1, KP5 and even Gitmo would be in. I think in the 50's Cuba was
>>in the West Indies Section but was dropped. This year I doubled my score
>>because most of the DX would work me but a few still refused. When I called
>>a VP2 nearby, who was active in the contest, he repeatedly told me to "go
>>away." I just kept calling and he finally gave me a report. Whether or not
>>his logging program will put me in as a contact remains to be seen.
>>I think the ARRL CAC will revisit the rules. However previous remarks, when
>>I raised this issue years ago, stated this was a 160 meter version of
>>Sweepstakes. If that is the case then why did they include DX? The answer is
>>obvious, "DX is!"
>>73,
>>Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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