[CQ-Contest] Counting DC as a Multiplier and Not as Part ofMaryland.

[Mike Reagan]

I have read the posting on the DC issue....I continue to support Eric's
position...the arguments by others only point out the truly unique status of
the District...Washington DC is not like any other state or territory...the
District should be a Mult....but I guess you have to have lived there  to
understand...Most people who visit the District as tourists never see the
real District where people like Eric and I  and others lived and
worked...the comment about the tickets by K0XP was amusing ...there are many
police entities in the District...the Capital District Police ..the District
Police ..the Federal Police who are uniformed Secret Service..the  Secret
Service...and the US Park Service Police..then there are the Special Agents
for the all the Executive Branch agencies  and the military police and do
not forget the FBI actively working the many foreign nationals attached to
the embassies..lots of chances to get a ticket.....73
Mike Reagan
NI7T
Price, Utah
http://www.ni7t.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Rosenberg" <wd3q at starpower.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Cc: "PVRC Reflector" <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Counting DC as a Multiplier and Not as Part
ofMaryland.


> The last time this issue was discussed, I was asked if I could can
> guarantee anyone would get on
> if DC was given multiplier status?
>
> Needless to day, I can only speak for myself and no one else, so beyond
> that, the answer was no,
> I can't and certainly would not make that sort of guarantee.
>
> The question was asked again today in a private email. This prompted me
> to go to the NCJ website
> and look at the most recent official results posted for the NAQP
> contests (July 2005 RTTY,
> August 2005 CW and August 2005 SSB) to better understand previous levels
> of participation.
> Note that I did not look at the preliminary results of the February 2007
> RTTY contest
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Month/year/mode     Total US+P       # of US+P     # of USP+P
>                     Entries          w/0 entries   w/1 entry
> -------------------------------------------------------------- 
>
> July 2005 RTTY      194              6             9
>
> August 2005 CW      312              9             3
>
> August 2005 SSB     272              8             6
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Maximum # of States and Possessions: 52
> States with no participation at all   3 (DE, ND, VI)
> States participating in 1 mode        7 (AK, HI, ID, PR, SD, VT, WY)
> States participating in 2 modes       1 (MS)
> States participating in 3 modes      41
>
> [US+P (United States and Possessions) is a government term used to
> describe the 50 States
> and US possessions. For the sake of this discussion, I have only
> included Puerto Rico and
> the US Virgin Islands.]
>
> ------------
>
> I make no editorial comment. The findings speak for themselves.
>
> Eric W3DQ
> Washington, DC
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