[Logic] List of Valid Values & Prefix Table & ARRL/RAC

Wed, 7 Jan 2004 20:00:53 -0500

Well I happen to agree with you... But I do understand their
reasoning...

Before you do... I'll forward N1ND's explanation to you...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]=20
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bradford J.=20
> Williams - N8GLS
> Sent: January 7, 2004 18:28
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: RE: Re: [Logic] List of Valid Values & Prefix=20
> Table & ARRL/RAC
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> Thanks Mel,
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> Appreciate your digging deeper into this.  Up to your last=20
> post I was okay and had previously done exactly as you were=20
> suggesting.
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> This last "further research" now makes everything a mess.  I=20
> will send an e-mail off to ARRL as well since I believe they=20
> are incorrect with the provinces/territories and I think they=20
> should consider correcting it. Canada has 10 provinces and 3=20
> territories, it makes no sense at all for it to be any other=20
> way, especially if the only reasons given were those below.
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> I haven't looked at the ARRL contest details but will now.  I=20
> think this is a bigger problem then anyone ever thought.
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> Thanks again,
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> 73 de, Brad, N8GLS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]=20
> [mailto:[email protected]]On
> Behalf Of Mel Martin
> Sent: Wednesday, 07 January, 2004 12:02 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Fw: RE: Re: [Logic] List of Valid Values & Prefix=20
> Table & ARRL/RAC
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> Some further reserch, and an e-mail exchange with N1ND at=20
> ARRL and here is some additional info...
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> The ARRL uses the postal abbreviations for provinces, as=20
> below, with the following changes...
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> NL is split into NF (Newfoundland) and LB (Labrador)
> PE is abbreviated PEI because many foreign stations think PE=20
> is Pennsylvania... NT is changed to NWT, because the ARRL=20
> already used NT for the Northern Territories section (NT,YT,NU)
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> So, according to the ARRL Canada has the following=20
> "provinces"... one more than politically...
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> AB,BC,MB,NB,NF,LB,NS,NWT,NU,ON,PEI,QC,SK,YT
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mel Martin" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 11:26
> Subject: Re: RE: Re: [Logic] List of Valid Values & Prefix=20
> Table & ARRL/RAC
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> > OK... did a little research... RAC is using the postal codes for=20
> > 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=E9bec
> > 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=E9bec
> > SK Saskatchewan
> >
> > There is a bit of confusion at the ARRL... the 160M contest=20
> entry form=20
> > has the Canadian sections mixed up...
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> > Also, in the 10M rules, it has named the Section NT and=20
> indicates it=20
> > includes NWT... since NWT is NOT a valid abbreviation for a=20
> province,=20
> > I
> sent
> > them an e-mail suggesting they call the section NWT and use=20
> NT for the=20
> > province...
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> > What  I'm going to do is use the first list for Canadian=20
> Provinces...=20
> > and add the second list to ARRL sections... since that is=20
> how they are=20
> > used.
> >
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