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Re: [CQ-Contest] DC and NAQP

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] DC and NAQP
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@arrl.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:52:43 -0400
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We are not part of Maryland. We shouldn't count as Maryland for any purpose.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On 8/10/2012 7:53 PM, George Fremin III wrote:
> The mults in NAQP are US states, Canadian provinces and north American 
> countries.
>
> DC is not a state.
>
> The rules do mention DC and say that it counts as MD for this contest.
>
> --
> George Fremin III
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2012, at 3:24 PM, Mike Tessmer <mtessmer@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>> With this talk about new sections/multipliers, I think what NN3W may have 
>> hinted at is:
>>
>> Why is DC not a multiplier in the NAQP?
>>
>> I asked this same question a few years ago and got exactly one answer that 
>> implied that adding DC might render all NAQP records meaningless, or 
>> something to that effect.  That's a very weak argument in that having 
>> someone show up from DC would have no more effect on any record than having 
>> someone show up from Greenland or any Caribbean or Central American country. 
>>  (Yet we'd all be saying "Great to see some DX activity!"}
>>
>> So I'll toss it out there again:
>>
>> - Why not add DC as a mult in NAQP?
>> - What would be a valid reason not to?
>>
>> Perhaps one of the NAQP managers might chime in.
>>
>>
>> 73, Mike K9NW
>>
>>
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