[TrunkCom] Ohio MARCS system information (Long)

Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:58:17 -0500

JERRY NONE wrote:

> HHmm, I wonder why the counties are divided up so
> unevenly.  In other words why does System 2 have 36
> counites while System 4 has only 14 counties?
> I mean Northeast Ohio has some of the most populated
> counties in the whole State.  You figure that it would
> of had made more sense to divide the county groupings
> more evenly:  4 Systems/22 Counties per system for a
> total of 88.  Just a thought.  

They're divided that way because areas covered by 6F10 and 6F16 are very 
hilly and require more sites. Northern Ohio is mostly flat (until you 
get over toward I-77) and does not require as many sites.

Tom WA8PYR
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