[RTTY] Post Roundup comments

[John Merrill]

"Stare"??  I do stare at my computer screen once in a while and wonder about some of the weird exchanges.  :-).


On Jan 11, 2011, at 3:38 PM, Bill, W6WRT wrote:

> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> 
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:58:05 -0800, Kok Chen <chen at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> If you go to the web form page for the 2011 Roundup, 
>> http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/arrlrttyroundup_cab3.php
>> The top righthand menu says "ARRL/RAC Section."
>> After trying the web form for a little, I gave up and tried the 
>> same email address from 2009.  That worked.
>> 
>> ARRL's own paper log says "ARRL Section or Country"
>> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Logs/rttylog.pdf
> 
> REPLY:
> 
> Let's clear this up once and for all. 
> 
> The reason the ARRL has a place for "section" on those forms is they
> want to know your location because awards are handed out by section, not
> by state. That does not mean that "section" should be in your exchange.
> The rules are quite clear:
> 
> "5.2. Multipliers: Each US state (except KH6 and KL7) plus the District
> of Columbia (DC), Canadian provinces/territories: NB (VE1, 9), NS (VE1),
> QC (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NWT (VE8),
> NF (VO1), LB (VO2), NU (VYØ), YT (VY1), PEI (VY2) and each DXCC country.
> KH6 and KL7 count only as separate DXCC entities."
> 
> "Section" goes on your log submittal.
> "Stare" goes in your contest exchange. 
> 
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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