Not exactly. In Canada that might be true, but all KH2/KH6/KH8/KH0 station
send PAC even thought they are 1000s of miles from each other. Same for
KP2 and KG4, lumped into the West Indies section.
I am just glad that the ARRL doesn't make VO1 and VO2 separate multipliers
and VY1/VE8/VY0 separate or getting a sweep would be extremely difficult.
73 John AF5CC
On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> If ARRL contemplates any rule changes (nobody is saying they are) how about
> this one?
>
>
>
> Allow me to enter SS and actually send an exchange that says WHERE I
> ACTUALLY AM ! ! !
>
>
>
> ie "NB"...hello ! It's a real Province. Same as RI, WI or NV...
>
>
>
> Not lump me into an arbitrary RAC section and have to send "MAR"?
>
>
>
> MAR (NB, NS & PEI)...VE9, VE1 & VY2) are the only folks that have to do
> that.
>
>
>
> I was going to get on and make as many QSO's as I could and send "NB" just
> to be a sh!t disturber, but my beef is with antiquated ARRL rules
>
> and not the competitors.
>
>
>
> I am sure nobody cares as there were several on from (ahem) MAR for you to
> pick up, but there would've been more individuals from NB, NS and PEI had
> this rule been changed years and years ago to match the change in the
> licensing in the early 1990's
>
>
>
> Mike VE9AA "NB"
>
> p.s.-I boycott CQP now for the same reason. Pretty much every other
> contest
> allows me to send "NB" (a real place !)
>
>
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>
>
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