[Dxbase] ITU Zones

[Fred Handscombe]

Larry

He is "half right"!

According to the REAL ITU map, which is for broadcasting purposes, there are 
large "blank areas" most of which have no land in them.  ITU stops at 75 
zones.

The version of the ITU zones map adopted by amateur radio also numbers the 
so called "sea zones" and so there are 90 "ITU Zones" for amateur radio 
purposes.  Two of the ITU "sea zones" do in fact have land in them (CE0Y and 
one of the JDs), both small islands that were probably not considered for 
broadcasting.

A definition of all 90 zones was adopted by all IARU Regions some years 
back.

I don't think I have a copy of the 90 zone map here in my A6 QTH, if I find 
it I will scan it and post it somewhere.  There might be a copy on the ARRL 
web pages as ITU zones are used in the July IARU contest which ARRL 
administers and the zone map *may* be included with the rules?

73 Fred
G4BWP - A65BD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry E Price" <Price.LE at frontiernet.net>
To: "'Robert C. Crawford'" <k8vfv at arrl.net>; "'DXbase'" 
<dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] ITU Zones


> Bob - I think you are in error. The ITU zones cover all the planet so 
> your
> query is not relevant.
>
> 73
> Larry
> W4RA
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robert C. Crawford [mailto:k8vfv at arrl.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:42 AM
>> To: DXbase
>> Subject: [Dxbase] ITU Zones
>>
>> I am working toward the CQ DX Field Award.  I worked a station in Field
>> HO.  Most of HO field in not in an ITU zone.  There are also a lot of
>> other areas on the planet that are not in an ITU zone.  DXbase will not
>> allow a null value in the ITU zone column.
>>
>> Can NONE be added to the zone list or a null value allowed?
>>
>> Thanks & 73 de,
>> Bob
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