I aggree!
Several hours before the start of SS this year, I checked my computer
program, NA-10.12 and looked at the section list. I remember that I had
added NNY and WWA? before this past field day.
I seem to recall that there was another section that was going to be added
and I thought it might be a Canadian section, however I couldn't remember
which one it might be. I got out my current issue of QST and looked at the
rules and the section info at the begining of the mag and I didn't see any
RAC sections listed. So I started SS this year,not knowing if there was 78
or 79 sections. It didn't matter, since I missed the latest section, "NL"
anyway. I ended up missing NNY and NL. I wish a list could have been
printed, or at least a number stating how many sections there were to
work... Just for sh*ts & grins.
Highlights to this years SS effort was that 10M was my opening band. I
have NEVER, EVER started out a contest on 10M, but it was open. I got YT,
PR, VI, AK and PAC all in the first hour. I thought that getting YT/NWT so
early in the test, that the sweep would be MUCH easier. Who knew... NNY, I
still can't believe it. Oh Well.
73,
... Bob, WG9L
At 04:22 PM 11/9/98 +0000, you wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>This is not entirely a rhetorical question.
>
>You convince a ham friend who is a sharp cw op to try Sweepstakes for the
>first time. He does not do computer stuff--just the magazines. You loan
>him your spare PS-2 with a contest program installed--ready to go with
>keying line, etc. He looks it over and wants to know the makeup of the RAC
>Sections.
>
>Where do you tell him to look to find out about NL, MAR, QC, etc. and what
>to do if someone slips him a PEI or NS? (Like happened to me a day or
>something ago.)
> a. The SS rules in the October QST? No, but he will find out about
> PINS.
> b. The General Rules in November QST? Nope.
> c. The General Rules for below 30 MHz? No.
> d. Page 12 (or 6~) of QST like it once was? No.
> e. None of the above.
>
>Think it over. Now he is asking about the ARRL 10 Meter Test. Don't get
>him confused or disillusioned!
>
>73, Charles
>
>Charles W. Shaw, N5UL
>Hobbs, NM (near the SE corner)
><n5ul@wtaccess.com>
>
>
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