Section Lists
Over the years, there have been various changes to the list of ARRL/RAC Sections. Some have been added, some have been deleted: it can be quite confusing at times, especially if you are trying to load old logs for plotting.
In March 2012, Ontario (ON) was spilt into four new Sections: Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario East (ONE), Ontario North (ONN), and Ontario South (ONS).
Here is a list of current Section Abbreviations that might be of some help. The 'Alias' column lists codes that are frequently seen in logs in faulty substitution for the correct codes.
| Section | State/Prov(s) | Name | Alias |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | AB | Alberta | ALB, ALT, VE6 |
| AK | AK | Alaska | ALK, ALAS, KL |
| AL | AL | Alabama | |
| AR | AR | Arkansas | |
| AZ | AZ | Arizona | ARI |
| BC | BC | British Columbia | BR, VE7 |
| CO | CO | Colorado | CON |
| CT | CT | Connecticut | CN, CON |
| DE | DE | Delaware | DL |
| EB | CA | East Bay | |
| EMA | MA | Eastern Massachusetts | EM |
| ENY | NY | Eastern New York | EN |
| EPA | PA | Eastern Pennsylvania | EP |
| EWA | WA | Eastern Washington | EW |
| GA | GA | Georgia | GE |
| GTA | ON | Greater Toronto Area | |
| IA | IA | Iowa | IO |
| ID | ID | Idaho | |
| IL | IL | Illinois | |
| IN | IN | Indiana | |
| KS | KS | Kansas | KA |
| KY | KY | Kentucky | KE, KTY |
| LA | LA | Louisiana | LOU |
| LAX | CA | Los Angeles | LOS |
| MAR | NB, NS, PE | Maritime (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) | MR, NB, NS, PE, PEI, VE1, VY2, VE9 |
| MB | MB | Manitoba | MAN, VE4 |
| MDC | DC, MD | Maryland-DC | DC, MD, MARY |
| ME | ME | Maine | MAI |
| MI | MI | Michigan | |
| MN | MN | Minnesota | MIN |
| MO | MO | Missouri | MISSO |
| MS | MS | Mississippi | MIS |
| MT | MT | Montana | MON |
| NC | NC | North Carolina | |
| ND | ND | North Dakota | |
| NE | NE | Nebraska | |
| NFL | FL | Northern Florida | |
| NH | NH | New Hampshire | |
| NL | NL | Newfoundland/Labrador | LAB, LB, NF, NFLD, VO |
| NLI | NY | New York City-Long Island | NY |
| NM | NM | New Mexico | |
| NNJ | NJ | Northern New Jersey | NJ |
| NNY | NY | Northern New York | |
| NT | NT | Northern Territories (NW Territories, Nunavut, Yukon) | NT, NU, NW, NWT, VE8, VY1, YK, YT, YU |
| NTX | TX | North Texas | NTEX |
| NV | NV | Nevada | NEV |
| OH | OH | Ohio | |
| OK | OK | Oklahoma | OKLA |
| ONE | ON | Ontario East | |
| ONN | ON | Ontario North | |
| ONS | ON | Ontario South | |
| OR | OR | Oregon | ORE |
| ORG | CA | Orange | ORA |
| PAC | AS, GU, HI, MP | Pacific | GU, HA, HAW, HI, KH, KH6 |
| PR | PR | Puerto Rico | KP4 |
| QC | QC | Quebec | PQ, QU, VE2 |
| RI | RI | Rhode Island | RH |
| SB | CA | Santa Barbara | |
| SC | SC | South Carolina | |
| SCV | CA | Santa Clara Valley | |
| SD | SD | South Dakota | |
| SDG | CA | San Diego | |
| SF | CA | San Francisco | SANF |
| SFL | FL | Southern Florida | |
| SJV | CA | San Joaquin Valley | SANJ, SJ |
| SK | SK | Saskatchewan | SA, SAS, VE5 |
| SNJ | NJ | Southern New Jersey | SN |
| STX | TX | South Texas | ST |
| SV | CA | Sacramento Valley | SAC |
| TN | TN | Tennessee | TEN |
| UT | UT | Utah | |
| VA | VA | Virginia | VIR |
| VI | VI | US Virgin Islands | KP2, KV4 |
| VT | VT | Vermont | VER |
| WCF | FL | West Central Florida | WC, WF |
| WI | WI | Wisconsin | WS |
| WMA | MA | Western Massachusetts | WM |
| WNY | NY | Western New York | WN |
| WPA | PA | Western Pennsylvania | WP |
| WTX | TX | West Texas | WT |
| WV | WV | West Virginia | |
| WWA | WA | Western Washington | WW |
| WY | WY | Wyoming |