Pardon my ignorance, but I was under the impression that we w/ve's were
to work everyone but other w/ve's. The following comment from the
rules I just received from the info@arrl.org seems to contradict that.
Could someone please clarify this for me?
Forwarded message:
> From info-serv@arrl.org Wed Feb 14 09:16:15 1996
> Message-Id: <m0tmkgR-000RD0C@mgate.arrl.org>
> Subject: INFO response: DX.RLS
> From: <info-serv@arrl.org> (HQ Automated INFO Server)
> Organzation: American Radio Relay League
> To: <paul1@wizard.ucs.sfu.ca>
>
> Rules, 1996 ARRL International DX Contest
>
> 1) Eligibility: Amateurs worldwide.
> 2) Object: W/VE amateurs work as many amateur stations in as many
> DXCC countries of the world as possible on 1.8 to 30 MHz, excluding the 10,
> 18 and 24-MHz bands. Foreign amateurs work as many W/VE stations in as
> many states and provinces as possible.
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> 7) Scoring:
> (A) QSO Points--W/VE stations count three points per DX QSO.
> DX stations count three points per W/VE QSO.
> (B) Multiplier--W/VE stations: Sum of DXCC countries (except
> US and Canada) worked per band. DX stations: Sum of US states (except
> KH6/KL7) and District of Columbia (DC), NB (VE1), NS (VE1), PEI (VE1
> or VY2), PQ (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC
> (VE7), NWT (VE8), YUK (VY1), NF (VO1), LAB (VO2) worked per band.
> Maximum of 62 per band.
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> Canada may be worked by W/VE stations for QSO credit only.
What does this mean in light of the above?
cheers, Paul
ve7cqk
email: paul1@wizard.ucs.sfu.ca
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