[CQ-Contest] ARRL sections

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Frenaye [mailto:frenaye at pcnet.com] 
> Sent: Friday, 01 November 2002 6:21 AM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL sections
> 
> 
> 
> It always nice to see someone is sure there is an East Coast 
> conspiracy...
> 
> Sections exist because of the administrative needs of the 
> ARRL Field Organization and any "recent" changes (KP2/KP4, 
> EWA/WWA, WNY/NNY, WCF/SFL) have taken place because hams in 
> those areas successfully organized and presented a case for 
> change.   Nothing to do with contesting.
> 
> Sweepstakes just uses Sections as multipliers.    Some are 
> quite small (KP2 has 62) and some very large (Ohio has 6483) 
> but it is roughly reflective of the number of hams in each area.
> 
> W7GG: what "new" Section in Canada are you referring to?   
> I'm not aware of any.  The Canadian multipliers are the 8 RAC 
> Sections VO(1+2), Maritimes (VE1/9+VY2), VE2-3-4-5-6-7) plus 
> VE8/VY1/0 for a total of 9.  I think it's been that way a 
> very long time.
> 
>                         -- Tom
> 
> At 08:10 PM 10/31/2002 -0800, Bob Wruble wrote:
> >i agree ... i think it boils down to has the most pull
> >at the league plus most of the new sections both canada
> >anf the us continue to improve the easter stations advantage
> >in my opinion,,,,,  w7gg
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
> >To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:46 PM
> >Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL sections
> >
> >
> >> Now that we are coming up on the weekend where ARRL
> >> sections receive more attention than anything else,
> >> does anyone understand any rhyme or logic when it
> >> comes to creating ARRL sections and/or mults for the
> >> November SS?
> >> 
> >> For example, a few years ago they split Washington
> >> into EWA and WWA?  Why split this state and leave more
> >> populous states-like Illinois and Ohio as single
> >> sections?  I think it could be justified to split
> >> Illinois into 3 sections: Chicagoland, Northern
> >> Illinois, and Southern Illinois.
> >> 
> >> Why was NNY created?  There aren't that many active
> >> hams in NNY to create a new sections.  That is usually
> >> one of the hardest US sections to get in the
> >> Sweepstakes.
> >> 
> >> Why was PR split off from the rest of the West Indies
> >> section?  Same for why Newfoundland and Labrador now
> >> counts separately from Maritimes sections.
> >> 
> >> Lets hope they dont' split Newfoundland and Labrador
> >> apart, or split up VY1, VE8, and VY0 into separate
> >> mults or a sweep will get really difficult.
> >> 
> >> Glad we don't have the KZ5 section to chase anylonger,
> >> that makes things easier.
> >> 
> >> I guess I am really curious as to what warrents a new
> >> section creation?  And why haven't some taken place in
> >> some of the larger states?
> >> 
> >> 73s John NE0P 
> >> 
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