[CQ-Contest] Clean Sweep - a short history

[Bob Shohet, KQ2M]

Hi Dave,

Thank you for explaining that.   Like I said, I’m happy with DC being a separate mult.

But the Constitution not envisioning the creation of the ARRL or RAC and their respective section boundaries?  How shortsighted.   LOL!

I’m hoping that someone will be able to explain the reasoning regarding VE8/VY1/VY0 and why they are treated differently in 10 M vs. SS and other contests.

Tnx & 73   

Bob  KQ2M


From: David Siddall 
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2020 12:33 PM
To: cq-contest 
Cc: Bob Shohet, KQ2M 
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Clean Sweep - a short history

Bob,


ARRL handles D.C. correctly.  Contests based on "States" as multipliers include D.C. separately because D.C. is not located within any "State".  Contests in which "sections" are multipliers correctly include D.C. within the MDC section.  


The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 17) provided for a District to be not within any State, but admittedly is silent   on ARRL or RAC section boundaries.  (For any contester interested in the reasons why D.C. is not within any State, James Madison addressed this in The Federalist No. 43.)  


73, Dave K3ZJ

On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 11:19 AM Bob Shohet, KQ2M <kq2m at kq2m.com> wrote:


  >>>  Counting DC as a separate mult in 10M but not in SS is yet another inconsistency. <<<

  73

  Bob, KQ2M