[CQ-Contest] There goes the Clean Sweep

[Bob Shohet, KQ2M]

I think that the ARRL should be logically consistent in determining what constitutes a “mult” for contest purposes.  How hard it might be to work shouldn’t enter into it, same as with any other ARRL contests.

If “difficult to work” was to be the subjective criterion for determining a mult, then P5 and 3Y0 (Bouvet) should be removed from DXCC.  But let’s hope that that will never happen no matter how many years it make take for a successful DXpedition to either or both.  (I still need Bouvet for DXCC).

73

Bob  KQ2M


From: John Geiger 
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2020 2:04 PM
To: Bob Shohet, KQ2M ; CQ Contest 
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] There goes the Clean Sweep

Putting NFL and LAB as separate multipliers would really make a Clean Sweep difficult.  Let's hope they never make VY1, VY0, and VE8 separate multipliers.

73 John W5TDD


On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 1:02 PM Bob Shohet, KQ2M <kq2m at kq2m.com> wrote:

  That is interesting.  It begs the question why is PEI special for multiplier purposes?

  Why PEI vs. the rest of the “Maritimes”?

  Seems to me that if you have PEI as a separate section, then you should also have NB and NS as separate sections.
  And NFLD and LAB should be separate as well. 

  73

  Bob,  KQ2M


  From: Steve London 
  Sent: Friday, January 03, 2020 10:18 AM
  To: cq-contest at contesting.com 
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] There goes the Clean Sweep

  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
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