[CQ-Contest] DC in NAQP, WHY?

[Steve London]

Before anyone points the finger at "HQ", meaning "ARRL HQ", the NAQP and 
the NA Sprint CW/RTTY are managed by the National Contest Journal. The 
NCJ contests are independent of the ARRL. The ARRL is only the publisher 
and printer of the NCJ, and has no editorial or managerial control.

Can't believe anyone is getting their feathers ruffled over this. DC is 
not a state. DC is not part of Maryland. DC has far more contest 
activity than most of the North American countries that have always 
counted as multipliers in the NAQP.

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 01/10/2017 12:09 PM, Jim Rhodes wrote:
> This did not happen overnight,  there have been requests from Eric and
> others for a number of years. And their concerns were shared on this forum.
> I guess HQ was finally convinced.
>
> On Jan 10, 2017 1:03 PM, "Jim Brown" <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> I have exactly the same question. Modern cities are a terrible place to
>> try to do ham radio. I don't know of a single contest station within the
>> city of San Francisco; AB9H and WO9S operate one of two contests from the
>> city of Chicago. I lived and operated from a mixed residential/industrial
>> neighborhood in Chicago, and my station was more modest than that of W3DQ.
>> DC was a multiplier in RTTY RU, and it appears that W3DQ was the only DC
>> station on the air.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>
>> On Mon,1/9/2017 5:02 PM, Oliver Sweningsen wrote:
>>
>>> There was a decision on including DC as a multiplier for NAQP.  At who's
>>> suggestion and, who made the decision to alter the rules?
>>>
>>>
>>> There are many who would like to know, just why the change was made.
>>>
>>>
>>> Who will benefit?
>>>
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