Here's another cheat sheet from John K3US, for use in Field Day. Of course, you don't have to have a call sign from the region you operate (I operate in Virginia, KD7UIY, which would be a West Coast callsign), but it can still help plenty.
******* Sections Lookup Cheatsheet******
Step 1. find the number in
the call 2. zip to the right place on
cheat sheet!
3. listen and log their report. 4. Convert long section name to abbrev. 5. Log it!
Section Abbrev lookup ARRL section list is at http://www.arrl.org/section-abbreviations
Call Number
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If in doubt or you get flustrated as to the abbrev, just
write down exactly what they said and
move on to the next contact ! write, call, exchange, time
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“Grabbing their info” is good enough for the log.
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11111111
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1111111111111111111111 LONG
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ABBREV
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1111111111111111
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1
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Connecticut
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CT
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1
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Eastern Mass (or Massachusetts)
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EMA
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Maine
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ME
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New Hampshire
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NH
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Rhode Island
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RI
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Vermont
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VT
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Western Mass (or Massachusetts)
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WMA
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VE2,VA2
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Maritime (Canada)
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MAR
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VE2,VA2
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VO1
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Newfoundland - Labrador (Canada)
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NL
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VO1
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22222222
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2222222222222222222222222222222
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22222222222222
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2222222222222222
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2
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Eastern
New York
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ENY
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2
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New York - Long
Island
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NLI
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Northern
New Jersey
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NNJ
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Northern
New York
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NNY
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Southern New Joisey
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SNJ
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Western
New York
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WNY
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VE2,VA2
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Quebec
(Key-Beck) (Canada)
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QC
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VE2,VA2
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VY2
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Maritime (Canada)
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MAR
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VY2
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KP2
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Virgin
Islands
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VI
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KP2
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33333333
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3333333333333333333333333333333
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33333333333333
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3333333333333333
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3
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Delaware
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DE
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3
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Eastern
Pennsylvania
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EPA
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Western
PA
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WPA
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Maryland – DC (they are combined)
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MDC
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VE3,VA3
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Greater Toronto Area, (Canada)
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GTA
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New
sections! VE3,VA3
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VE3,VA3
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Ontario
East, (Canada)
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ONE
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New
sections! VE3,VA3
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||
VE3,VA3
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Ontario North, (Canada)
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ONN
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New
sections! VE3,VA3
|
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VE3,VA3
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Ontario South, (Canada)
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ONS
|
New
sections! VE3,VA3
|
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44444444
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4444444444444444444444444444444
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44444444444444
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444444444444444
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4
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Alabama
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AL
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4
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Georgia
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GA
|
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Kentucky
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KY
|
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North Carolina
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NC
|
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North
Florida
|
NFL
|
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South Carolina
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SC
|
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South
Florida
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SFL
|
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Tennessee
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TN
|
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Virginia
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VA
|
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444444444
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West Central Florida
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WCF
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44444444444444444444
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KP3,KP4
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Puerto
Rico
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PR
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KP3,KP4,
WP3, WP4
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VE4,VA4
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Manitoba, (Canada)
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MB
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VE4,VA4
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******* Sections Lookup Cheatsheet******
Step 1. find the number in
the call 2. zip to the right place on
cheat sheet!
3. listen and log their report. 4. Convert long section name to abbrev. 5. Log it!
Call Number
|
If in doubt or you get flustrated as to the abbrev, just
write down exactly what they said and
move on to the next contact ! write, call, exchange, time
|
“Grabbing their info” is good enough for the log.
|
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55555555
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555555555555555555555 LONG
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Abbrev. 55555
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5555555555555555
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5
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Arkansas
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AR
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5
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Louisiana
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LA
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Mississippi
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MS
|
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New Mexico
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NM
|
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North
Texas
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NTX
|
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Oklahoma
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OK
|
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South
Texas
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STX
|
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55555555
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West
Texas
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WTX
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55555555555555555555
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VE5,VA5
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(Canada) Saskatchewan
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SK
|
VE5,VA5
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66666666
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6666666666666666666666666666666
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6666666666
|
66666666666666666666
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6
|
East Bay
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EB
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6
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Los Angeles
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LAX
|
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Orange
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ORG
|
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Santa Barbara
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SB
|
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Santa Clara Valley
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SCV
|
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San Diego
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SDG
|
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San Francisco
|
SF
|
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San Jose
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SJ
|
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San Joaquin Valley
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SJV
|
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66666666
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Sacramento Valley
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SV
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KH6
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Pacific
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PAC
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KH6, WH6,
AH6 _H#
|
VE6,VA6
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(Canada) Alberta
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AB
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VE6,VA6
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77777777
|
7777777777777777777777777777777
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7777777777
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7777777777777777
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7
|
Arizona
|
AZ
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7
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Eastern
Washington
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EWA
|
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Idaho
|
ID
|
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Montana
|
MT
|
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Nevada
|
NV
|
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Oregon
|
OR
|
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Utah
|
UT
|
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Western
Washington
|
WWA
|
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77777777
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Wyoming
|
WY
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7777777777777777
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KL7
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Alaska
also WL, AL,
KL with any #
|
AK
|
KL7,
AL7, WL7, _L#
|
VE7,VA7
|
(Canada) British Columbia
|
BC
|
VE7,
VA7
|
88888888
|
8888888888888888888888888888888
|
8888888888
|
8888888888888888
|
8
|
Michigan
|
MI
|
8
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Ohio
|
OH
|
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West Virginia
|
WV
|
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VE8
|
Northwest Territories, (Canada)
|
NT
|
VE8
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*******
Sections Lookup
Cheatsheet******
Step 1. find the number in
the call 2. zip to the right place on
cheat sheet!
3. listen and log their report. 4. Convert long section name to abbrev. 5. Log it!
Call Number
|
If in doubt or you get flustrated as to the abbrev, just
write down exactly what they said and
move on to the next contact ! write, call, exchange, time
|
“Grabbing their info” is good enough for the log.
|
|
99999999
|
9999999999999999999999999999999
|
9999999999
|
9999999999999999
|
9
|
Indiana
|
IN
|
9
|
Illinois
|
IL
|
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Wisconsin
|
WI
|
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VE9
|
Maritime, (Canada)
|
MAR
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9999999999999999
|
00000000
|
0000000000000000000000000000000
|
0000000000
|
0000000000000000
|
0
|
Colorado
|
CO
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0
|
Iowa
|
IA
|
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Kansas
|
KS
|
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Minnesota
|
MN
|
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Missouri
|
MO
|
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North Dakota
|
ND
|
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Nebraska
|
NE
|
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South Dakota
|
SD
|
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0000000000
|
0000000000000000000000000000000
|
0000000000
|
0000000000000000
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ODDBALL SECTION ABBREVS
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__L#
|
Alaska, second letter of call sign is
L KL7, KL5, AL1, WL2 are examples
|
AK
|
KL or AL
or NL or WL + any number
|
CFS
|
the state of
confusion
|
CFS
|
we don’t go there!
|
GTA
|
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
|
GTA
|
VE3, VA3
|
MAR
|
Maritime
|
MAR
|
VE1
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NB
|
New Brunswick, Canada
|
NB
|
VE9
|
NL
|
Newfoundland or Labrador, Canada
|
NL
|
VO1
|
NT
|
Northern Territories, Canada
|
NT
|
VE8, VY1
|
__H#
|
second letter of call
sign is H
Pacific, mostly Hawaii but also some other Pacific Islands
|
PAC
|
KH#, AH#, WH#, NH#
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PEI
|
Prince Edward Island
|
PEI
|
VY2
|
PR
|
Puerto
Rico
|
PR
|
KP4, NP4, WP4
|
VI
|
Virgin
Islands
|
VI
|
KP2, NP2, WP2
|
USA
|
prefixes: http://www.ac6v.com/prefixes.htm#
|
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note:
|
Canada -
many different Special Event prefixes are used in Canada so you
might hear one of these: CF-CK, CY,
VA-VG, VO VX
VY XJ-XO
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Mexico
|
XE followed by any number
|
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