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Subject: [WriteLog] VE Provinces in ARRL International DX Contest
From: Zev.Darack@banklink.com (Darack, Zev)
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 19:29:48 -0500
In reviewing the ARRL Rules for the international DX contest I noticed a
discrepancy between the VE provinces in the rules and the list of
multipliers in WRITELOG.

The ARRL rules state: (excerpt from
http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2002/intldx.html
<http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2002/intldx.html>  )

                5.2.2. DX stations: Sum of US states (except KH6/KL7),
District of Columbia (DC), and Canadian provinces/territories: NB (VE1, 9),
NS (VE1), QC (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NT
(VE8), NF (VO1), LB (VO2), NU (VYØ), YT (VY1), PEI (VY2) worked per band
(maximum of 63 per band).

WRITELOG contains the following Provinces:
NB, NS, PQ, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, NWT, NF, LAB, YT, PEI

You will notice these differences:
1.      QC is represented as PQ
2.      NT is represented as NWT
3.      LB is represented as LAB
4.      NU is not present

A Cabrillo file generated from WriteLog containing all available provinces
looks as follows (Note NU is not a valid QTH and cannot be entered in
WriteLog):

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE1NWT         59 NWT

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE2YT          59 YT

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE3LAB         59 LAB

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE4NF          59 NF

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE5PQ          59 PQ

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE6ON          59 ON

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE7MB          59 MB

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE8SK          59 SK

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE9AB          59 AB

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0001 N2WKS          59 99     VE1BC          59 BC

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0002 N2WKS          59 99     VY2PEI         59 PEI

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0002 N2WKS          59 99     VE1NS          59 NS

QSO:  1800 PH 2002-03-18 0002 N2WKS          59 99     VE1NB          59 NB

END-OF-LOG:

How does the Cabrillo processing software view these discrepancies?  Is this
a bug in WriteLog or an oversight on the ARRL rules page?

Thank you,
Zev Darack N2WKS / V26S

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