[CQ-Contest] Fwd: [N1MM] New RAC (ARRL contest) sections

[Paul Stoetzer]

Why should the ARRL ignore the new sections? The rules of Sweepstakes 
say that ARRL and RAC sections are multipliers. The new Ontario sections 
are RAC sections.

If Texas decided to split into four states, should contest sponsors of 
contests that use states as multipliers ignore that and just continue to 
count Texas as one?

73,

Paul, N8HM

On 8/8/2012 7:59 PM, Paul Hudson wrote:
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> Paul
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Paul Hudson <va3cwa at gmail.com>
>> Date: 8 August, 2012 7:56:46 PM EDT
>> To: "n2ic at arrl.net" <n2ic at arrl.net>
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] [N1MM] New RAC (ARRL contest) sections
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>> Yes that's correct Steve. The RAC people are ignorant about contesting and this stupid decision to spit ON into 4 sections is based only on ARES matters. The ARRL in my opinion is not wise in adopting the new Section Splits and I spoke with NN1N And Dave Sumner at Dayton and they both blew me off when I tried to get them to ignore the new sections. Sad
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>> Paul
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>> On 2012-08-08, at 12:39 PM, Steve London <n2icarrl at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> So, let me get this straight....
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>>> RAC splits Ontario into 4 sections, but won't use those sections in RAC contests.
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>>> ARRL (which is independent from RAC) does use those new sections in ARRL contests.
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>>> Sorry, but I continue to believe that this is a poor decision by the ARRL. Maybe
>>> it should be reconsidered by the ARRL Board of Directors at their January meeting.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Steve, N2IC
>>>
>>> On 08/08/2012 09:45 AM, Tom Haavisto wrote:
>>>> No
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>>>> They will only appear in contests that use ARRL sections.  RAC Canada Day
>>>> and Winter contests use provinces as mults.
>>>>
>>>> Tom - VE3CX
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>>>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Ted Edwards W3TB<w3tb.ted at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>>>> **
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>>>>> May I also assume that these sections are also used in Canadian contests
>>>>> such as the Canada Day events in December and July 1st?
>>>>>
>>>>> I had anticipated -- incorrectly -- that they would appear at Field Day and
>>>>> trained our new operators to watch for them.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW
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