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

[Joe]

Kinda screws up the scoring now too,  three new mults can change a score 
by a LOT!

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On 8/8/2012 6:59 PM, Paul Hudson wrote:
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> Paul
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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.
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>>> 73,
>>> Steve, N2IC
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>>> 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.
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>>>> 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?
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>>>>> I had anticipated -- incorrectly -- that they would appear at Field Day and
>>>>> trained our new operators to watch for them.
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>>>>> --
>>>>> 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW
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