Fw: RE: Re: [Logic] List of Valid Values & Prefix Table & ARRL/RAC

[Mel Martin]

Some further reserch, and an e-mail exchange with N1ND at ARRL and here is
some additional info...

The ARRL uses the postal abbreviations for provinces, as below, with the
following changes...

NL is split into NF (Newfoundland) and LB (Labrador)
PE is abbreviated PEI because many foreign stations think PE is
Pennsylvania...
NT is changed to NWT, because the ARRL already used NT for the Northern
Territories section (NT,YT,NU)

So, according to the ARRL Canada has the following "provinces"... one more
than politically...

AB,BC,MB,NB,NF,LB,NS,NWT,NU,ON,PEI,QC,SK,YT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mel Martin" <ve2dc@rac.ca>
To: <logic@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:26
Subject: Re: RE: Re: [Logic] List of Valid Values & Prefix Table & ARRL/RAC


> OK... did a little research... RAC is using the postal codes for Provinces
> and Territories...
>
> AB Alberta
> BC British Columbia
> MB Manitoba
> NB New Brunswick
> NL Newfoundland & Labrador
> NS Nova Scotia
> NT Northwest territories
> NU Nunavut
> ON Ontario
> PE Prince Edward Island
> QC Qu�bec
> SK Saskatchewan
> YT Yukon
>
> Canadian "sections", according to the ARRL 10M contest entry form
>
> AB Alberta
> BC British Columbia
> MB Manitoba
> MAR - includes NB, NS, PE
> NL Newfoundland & Labrador
> NT - includes NT, YT, NU
> ON Ontario
> PE Prince Edward Island
> QC Qu�bec
> SK Saskatchewan
>
> There is a bit of confusion at the ARRL... the 160M contest entry form has
> the Canadian sections mixed up...
>
> Also, in the 10M rules, it has named the Section NT and indicates it
> includes NWT... since NWT is NOT a valid abbreviation for a province, I
sent
> them an e-mail suggesting they call the section NWT and use NT for the
> province...
>
> What  I'm going to do is use the first list for Canadian Provinces... and
> add the second list to ARRL sections... since that is how they are used.
>