Low ham population and a small geographical area Mike. You, or anyone else aint gonna change the ARRL for any reason...its a dictatorship.
Carl KM1H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Coreen Smith" <ve...@nbnet.nb.ca> To: "Topband" <Topband@contesting.com> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 10:49 AM Subject: Re: Topband: My take on ARRL 160 (MAR) > In a slightly different vein (but keeping with the same theme overall > theme)..... > > "MAR" section includes NB (VE9), NS (VE1) and VY2 (PEI).....sometimes MAR > even included VO1 and VO2 !!! > > We have to compete against hams in three provinces for most ARRL contests. > Does RI get lumped in with EMA and CT? - Nope! > Does Montana get lumped in with Wyoming and Kansas? - Nope! > > Why is it the ARRL sees it fit to make three provinces compete against one > another? > Tell me what other 48 contiguous states compete against one another? > > Maybe 50 years ago there was little to no activity in, what was then, > always > VE1, but for most any semi-major or major contest that happens, you will > work 5-10 MAR stations with VE1, 9 and VY2 prefixes. We've had separate > prefixes here since the early 1990's.......approaching 20 yrs !!! > > I would rather compete against my province-mates. > > Mike VE9AA (NB and proud of it !) > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1411 / Virus Database: 2102/4056 - Release Date: 12/04/11 > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK