[CQ-Contest] NAQP Rules and the District of Columbia

[Eric Rosenberg]

Joe --

As I've previously written, my desire/request is for the NAQP contests 
ONLY.   WAS is completely different, an award, not a contest. It is not 
germane to this discussion.

Geographic locators in the ARRL Sweepstakes are ARRL Sections.  The 
District of Columbia is part of an ARRL Section (Maryland-DC), and 
unless/until it is a separate ARRL Section, should not be accounted for 
separately.

Thanks for your comments,

Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC

At 05:24 PM 5/31/2005 -0400, Joe Subich, K4IK wrote:


>Eric,
>
>
> > One respondent suggested:
> >
> > "Maybe your post to CQ Contest should be revised to:
> >
> >    I would like the NAQP to add DC as a multiplier."
> >
> > That's been my issue from the start.  I have no interest in having
> > the District become an ARRL Section, nor have the District be 
> counted
> > as a DX entity.
> >
> > My interest is that for this series of contests ONLY, where
> > it seems that every other US governed entity, be it a state or 
> other
> > territorial body, has a separate identity, the District of Columbia 
>
> > be treated as a separate entity, too.
>
>Why should DC be a multiplier?  If you create a separate multiplier
>for DC (which is treated as Maryland for WAS purposes), then you
>need to create multipliers for every Indian reservation, national
>park. monument and federal facility in every other state.
>
>I suspect there are several folks who would have fun with an NAQP
>expedition to some "rare" multiplier.
>
>The NAQP rules are based on states, provinces and DXCC countries in
>North America ... that's the way they are and quite frankly they are
>appropriate.
>
>73,
>
>    ... Joe, K4IK
>
>PS. Would you make DC a separate multiplier for DC in SS as well?
>
>
>
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