[CQ-Contest] Multiple QP Contests / Standard County Codes

[Stan Zawrotny]

I understand wanting to give every county a unique code so as to avoid
confusion when the same name is used in another state. However, using some
code that has no relationship to the name is just adding another level of
confusion. A combination of state and county abbreviation seemed to work
well with New England and the 7th Area QP.
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Stan, K4SBZ





On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 4:15 PM Dave Edmonds <dave at pkministrywebs.com>
wrote:

> Hi Bob
>
> I didnt know about these county codes. I’m imagining this exchange while
> working K8MR/m at 42 wpm. Most of the QP county codes are similar to the
> county name, but there  are exceptions... like some of those things n the
>  VAQP or NewEng QP (every QP has them).
>
> Ty
> DAVE WN4AF
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 3:15 PM Bob, W3IDT <w3idt at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > One solution to the multiple State QPs and same-named counties
> >
> > problem is to use STANDARD CENSUS / ANSI COUNTY (numeric) codes.
> >
> > Gives a little challenge to copy the codes correctly:
> >
> >
> >
> > I live in MD 031 (MD Montgomery County)
> >
> >
> >
> > Someone probably lives in AL 101 (AL Montgomery County)
> >
> > and in GA 209 (GA Montgomery County)
> >
> > and so on for the, I think, 16 Montgomery Counties around the US.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob, w3idt
> >
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