[PaQSO] Ontario to become 4 RAC mults.

[Hank Greeb]

The answer to the question of whether Ontario remains VE3 or changes to 
something else is not within the purview of Radio Amateurs of 
Canada/Radio Amateurs du Canada  That decision has not even being 
promulgates (at least I haven't heard of it.)

The point is that Ontario will be changing into three "sections" and PA 
QSO Party rules are (or have been) set up on the basis of ARRL/RAC 
sections.  The names, and thus abbreviations, for these sections, have 
not been announced yet, so folks are in a tizzy about what to do about 
logging software.  Knowing the speed at which many national ham radio 
organizations operate, many expect the names and preferred abbreviations 
to be made only minutes before the November ARRL Sweepsteaks, which will 
give the software developers for that contest (and for the PA QSO Party) 
almost zero time to throw out an "alpha version" of the new software to 
accommodate the change.

But, we can be optimistic and assume that Radio Amateurs of Canada/Radio 
Amateurs du Canada have their act together, and will get things done at 
least 2 microseconds before the absolute drop dead date for inclusion in 
the Sweepsteaks and PAQSO party logging software.

In the meantime, I expect lots of people will be figuratively wringing 
their hands and gnashing their teeth here in this, and other ham radio 
reflectors over a matter with which they have no control.  That's how 
these reflectors are wont to operate.

73 de n8xx Hg
a Usual participant in PAQSO party from Ohio or Michigan

On 2/28/2012 11:16 AM, AE2T wrote:
>> Is Ontario going to remain VE3?
> This is getting funny. Who runs this contest? Not the ARRL. Not the RAC. The NARC runs this contest. Decide what YOU want the multipliers to be.
>
> If you want the ARRL/RAC sections, you can wait for the details. If that's a problem, then make a choice. Pick something else. Count all of the new Ontario sections as one, as if nothing had changed. Defer any changes for a year. Or count Canadian Provinces. It doesn't matter. You make the rules for the PA QSO Party, not the ARRL/RAC.
>
> Logging software follows the contest rules. They need your decision, not the other way around.
>
> The best way to make sure there is a lot of confusion and that obsolete software gets used is to wait until the last minute then change the rules.
>
> It doesn't matter to me, I'm not in PA.
>
> Al AE2T