[Dxbase] ITU Zones

[Larry E Price]

Thanks Fred, 
Although I am now retired since 2009, I spent many dreary weeks for the last
20 years at boring meetings of the ITU in Genève so I am well aware of the
use of ITU zones. Attached is an official (not an amateur radio map) map for
broadcasting purposes. I am not trying to start an argument but there is
seemingly a plethora of misunderstanding about this matter.

73
Larry
W4RA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Handscombe [mailto:fredch57 at emirates.net.ae]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:36 AM
> To: LPrice at IARU.org; 'Robert C. Crawford'; 'DXbase'
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] ITU Zones
> 
> 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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