[CQ-Contest] Clean Sweep - a short history

[Hans Brakob]

There is discussion in another thread over a new Section in RAC which results in a new mult in ARRL’s November SS weekends.

The reason for this linkage seems not well understood by some.

This linkage stems from the fact that Canada, up until about 40 years ago, was a Division of ARRL, with a Division Director and was subdivided into Sections just like other Divisions.  Just like some USA sections sometimes do not encompass a full state/territory (several states consist of more than one section) or a single state/territory (PAC division consists of a state, a territory, and some other possessions), not all Canadian sections are a complete province (think ON) or encompass more than a single province/territory (think VE8/VY1/Et al).

Since SS has always used Sections as mults, and since CRRL/RAC continues to be organized by Section, then a new Section in either ARRL or in RAC will generate a new mult in November SS.

And all of that aside, why would a contester have angst over more multipliers and the obvious opportunity for higher scores?

73, de Hans, KØHB
“Just a Boy and his Radio”