On Sat,1/24/2015 7:15 AM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
There's no good
reason to do so. DC stands on it's own as a completely separate political
entity from Maryland.
I beg to differ. There's a VERY good reason, and, IMO, is the same
reason why the Canadian sections are grouped together for some contests
-- insufficient activity. This is a reality of our modern world -- it's
become increasingly difficult to build and operate a halfway decent HF
station in our major cities. The reasons range from wildly excessive
noise levels to limitations of real estate, sky hooks, legal/zoning
restrictions, and CC&Rs. When I lived in Chicago, I was one of four
active HF stations, one of whom operated QRP from the University of
Chicago. I know of NO active contesters in the city of San Francisco,
and I would know if they were there because they would be in our club. I
don't know ham activity in other large cities, but I suspect it's pretty
similar.
73, Jim K9YC
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