[UK-CONTEST] The contest "exchange"....

[Andy Cowley]

-----Original Message-----
> From: John G3LZQ [mailto:johndunnington at johndunnington.karoo.co.uk]
> Sent: 07 October 2010 07:45
> To: Dave Sharred; 'Nigel G3TXF'; uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] The contest "exchange"....
>
> Nigel/Dave you have just shot an arrow
> through my W.I.P. on a new award for the very reasons you mentioned...UK
> Contests HF and others involving stations outside the UK need a long term
> goal. We used to have "Worked all British Counties" until government start
> tinkering.
>
> So I am working on HISTORIC COUNTIES for starters. We could end up with
> something to rival the US Counties Award. I have lots of loose ends to tie
> up before submission for approval.
>
> http://www.abcounties.co.uk/
>
> Lots of really interesting stuff on the web and available in electronic
> form.
>


As usual Bristol is wrong. Bristol has NEVER been in Gloucestershire. It
used to be "The City and County of Bristol", then it was Avon, now its
back to being Bristol again. DOH!

No point at all in 'historic' counties that are not historically correct.
No one can get those right, newcomer or old hand (or your database).

Just pointing out that since the powers that be decided to mess with the
counties and that many data sources are wrong, they are not a reliable or
useful locator.
73
Andy, M1EBV, IO81ql