In a message dated 8/10/2012 8:35:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
geoiii@kkn.net writes:
The mults in NAQP are US states, Canadian provinces and north American
countries.
DC is not a state.
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This is not true. Canadian multipliers are not Canadian provinces. They
are Canadian provinces AND TERRITORIES.
Therefore Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut are three distinct
multipliers. Combined they probably have less amateur activity than the
District of Columbia. They are certainly much less accessible for visitors
than
is DC.
I used to be skeptical of DC as a multiplier, thinking that the only way
one could operate from there was if one had access to a club station at a
(likely highly secure) government facility. But as DC has gentrified over the
past twenty years, many people have shown this not to be the case. I have
also visited places in the District that seemed like they would be
comfortable places to operate in Rover style, at least during daylight hours.
Unfortunately American politics enters this discussion. Granting DC the
contest status afforded the states would cause cognitive dissonance among
those opposed to granting DC statehood, which would in turn result in two
liberal Democratic Senators, plus a voting House member. I suspect many of
those supporting it are bummed out by our political system that gives tiny
states (population wise) far more political representation than large states
like California or Texas.
73 - Jim K8MR
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