Some of this is a little tongue-in-cheek or my weak attempt at humour (it'll hopefully be obvious which parts) so try not to take everything I've written below as too serious. For those of you that
Author: JOHN GEIGER via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:31:29 -0500
Isn't the MAR "section" still in play for the SS, with only PE split off from it? 73 John AF5CC Sent using {0} Some of this is a little tongue-in-cheek or my weak attempt at humour (it'll hopefully b
Nope -- Original Message -- From: af5cc1@zohomail.com To: ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca Cc: cq-contest@contesting.com Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] A public thanks to CQ
If everyone else has put in so much effort to make MAR archaic, it seems like the Maritime Contest Club could follow suit. Lol the acronym "MAR", that's me. SOME of us guys out East (at least me in p
The MAR section is no longer, effective 1-1-2023. NS and NB have been added, as well as PE. The ARRL/RAC section list has been updated to reflect that. Theres s link to the contest sections list on t
Canada's sections for SS 2023: Alberta AB British Columbia BC Manitoba MB New Brunswick NB Newfoundland and Labrador NL Nova Scotia NS Ontario Golden Horseshoe GH Ontario East ONE Ontario North ONN O
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Hopefully this one will follow MAR's path soon. 73, Yuri VE3DZ Alberta AB British Columbia BC Manitoba MB New Brunswick NB Newfoundland and Labrador NL Nova Scotia NS Ontario Golden Horseshoe GH Ont
Yes, I asked a non-ham cousin from Toronto if they knew what the term meant and they never heard of it. Barry WA2VIU -- Barry Jacobson WA2VIU bdj@alum.mit.edu @bdj_phd _______________________________
"Golden Horseshoe" is a term used by the provincial government to describe the region in for transportation and development planning purposes. If GH isn't widely recognized in that area, it might be
Barry, the term is known, but that's not the reason to discriminate HAMs who happen to live there (myself included). Having Ontario North, South and East - why not add Ontario West or Ontario Centre?
Author: JOHN GEIGER via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:57:35 -0500
What was wrong with the GTA abbreviation? Did Grand Theft Auto sue over copyright issues? 73 John AF5CC Sent using {0} "Golden Horseshoe" is a term used by the provincial government to describe the
I wasn't part of the discussion, but I assume folks in Hamilton and the Niagara region pointed out that they aren't really in the GTA as it is known for non-sweepstakes, non-RAC purposes. To use the
Author: JOHN GEIGER via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:09:02 -0500
Of course the SF section includes much more than just the city of San Francisco. Might be the same with SDG. 73 John AF5CC Sent using {0} I wasn't part of the discussion, but I assume folks in Hami
ARRL/RAC section names, with their contesting abbreviations go back a long way, and are chosen on the basis of organizing members within those geographical regions. The definitions for sections and D