The mults in NAQP are US states, Canadian provinces and north American
countries.
DC is not a state.
The rules do mention DC and say that it counts as MD for this contest.
--
George Fremin III
On Aug 10, 2012, at 3:24 PM, Mike Tessmer <mtessmer@mindspring.com> wrote:
> With this talk about new sections/multipliers, I think what NN3W may have
> hinted at is:
>
> Why is DC not a multiplier in the NAQP?
>
> I asked this same question a few years ago and got exactly one answer that
> implied that adding DC might render all NAQP records meaningless, or
> something to that effect. That's a very weak argument in that having someone
> show up from DC would have no more effect on any record than having someone
> show up from Greenland or any Caribbean or Central American country. (Yet
> we'd all be saying "Great to see some DX activity!"}
>
> So I'll toss it out there again:
>
> - Why not add DC as a mult in NAQP?
> - What would be a valid reason not to?
>
> Perhaps one of the NAQP managers might chime in.
>
>
> 73, Mike K9NW
>
>
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