Why would we? They are separate ARRL sections. Is Prince Edward Island
considered a separate RAC/ARRL section from New Brunswick?
73 Rich NN3W
On 10/30/14, Glenn Wyant wrote:
Lets lump together Maine , NH , VT , MASS , Conn and call them
the NES ( new england section )
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard DiDonna NN3W" <richnn3w@verizon.net>
To: <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>; <wn3vaw@verizon.net>; <CQ-contest@contesting.com>
Cc: <ve5sf@rac.ca>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Move to disband MAR section in Canada (for
contesting)
> The problem is that the ARRL/RAC run events like sweepstakes on a section
> basis. As it stands now, you're in the MAR province. If you want to be
> viewed as differently, you're going to have to convince RAC that you have
> enough infrastructure support to break away one or more of the provinces
> from the Maritime section.
>
>
> The same issue was addressed by the DC hams who wanted to be a separate
> multiplier for separate events. Where states and provinces were counted
> as states and provinces (ARRLDX, ARRL 10, etc.), DC wanted to be treated
> as a separate entity. Where the ARRL counted the multiplier based on a
> "section" basis (i.e., Sweeps), the ham community wanted to make clear
> that there was not enough separation for DC to be classifiable as a
> separate ARRL section.
>
>
> Same thing applies to the MAR section.
>
>
> 73 Rich NN3W
>
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