[CQ-Contest] There goes the Clean Sweep

[Steve London]

For Sweepstakes purposes, why does the ARRL remain committed to honoring new RAC 
(Radio Association of Canada) ARES Sections ?  RAC ARES is splitting PEI from 
Maritime, hence the new SS section.

This is the same reasoning that Ontario was split into 4 SS sections a few years 
ago.

Of course, the ARRL contradicted their own reasoning by splitting Alberta and 
Yukon into different SS sections, even though they are the same RAC ARES section.

https://www.rac.ca/ares-sections/

73,
Steve, N2IC


On 01/03/2020 03:43 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
> Although I did not enjoy the slag by Pete, he's actually right.  Folks in
> general (there are exceptions) don't enjoy having to send "MAR" when they
> could be sending PE, NB or NS, so participation is a little lower for
> SS/ARRL160 and CQP up here with good reason.
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> Everyone else in NA gets to do this.  Some states/provinces have multiple
> sections.
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> So, while Pete seemingly forgot about me, VE9CB, VE9HF, VE9DX, VE9XX, VE9ML
> and everyone else in NB..until the ARRL allows me to send "NB" (where I
> really am) I won't make much of (or any) showing in the ARRL160 or
> Sweepstakes. (ditto the California QP)..the last 3 holdouts worldwide
> clinging tenuously to RAC "sections."
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> Mike VE9AA "New Brunswick"
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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> From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca]
> Sent: January 3, 2020 6:32 AM
> To: 'cq-contest at contesting.com'
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] There goes the Clean Sweep
> 
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> ".PEI is a thoroughly delightful place with a couple of big stations.  I
> suspect the real effect will be to make the Maritime section harder to get.
> It's enough to encourage a road trip to New Brunswick
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR."
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> Yeah, cuz we all know.there are no contesters at all in New Brunswick Pete!
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> Myself, if I was worried about sections it would be VY1 or NNY or something.
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> MIKE VE9AA
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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