[WriteLog] Color me "confused" abt ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW

[Gary AL9A]

Wayne,

OK, ya got me!  I forgot that our neighbors in VE land don't have States eh!

I know well to keep clear of the grizzlies, but do you know how to tell the 
difference between a black bear and a brown bear (grizzly)?

If a bear chases you up a tree and then climbs up the tree to kill and eat 
you, that is a black bear!
If a bear chases you up a tree, but then stands up on its hind legs and 
pushes the tree over so it can kill and eat you, that's a brown bear!

73,
Gary AL9A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne, W5XD" <w5xd at writelog.com>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: February 19, 2008 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Color me "confused" abt ARRL Inter. DX Contest, CW


>> Since I'm in AK,...I am ...considered DX.  My field
>> entries include CALL, RCV and QTH.  Why QTH instead of STATE is beyond 
>> me!
>
>
> Have a look here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_parallel_north
> and you will see that north of the 49th parallel (and elsewhere), there 
> are
> in addition to
> the great state of AK, other non-DX participants in the ARRL DX who don't
> call their
> locations "states". I thought QTH would be politically correct.
>
> That wikepedia entry also has an interesting photo of the border from
> Waterton Lake, which I consider to be one of the most beautiful places on
> the planet. (Just don't get in the path of the grizzlies.)
>
> Wayne, W5XD
>
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