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[CQ-Contest] 2022 RAC Canada Day Contest

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Subject: [CQ-Contest] 2022 RAC Canada Day Contest
From: "Bart Ritchie (VE5CPU)" <ve5cpu@sasktel.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:35:30 -0600
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Good day all

This is a reminder and an invitation to participate in the 2022 RAC Canada Day contest. The contest starts 00:00 UTC on July 1st and runs for 24 hours. The contest announcement and rules can be found here (https://www.rac.ca/contesting-results/) on the RAC web site.

Please note that there are Special Call Signs Available from May 15 to July 14, 2022 in Honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada has approved the use of special call signs from May 15 to July 14. These dates correspond to the early summer busy operating season and will be available to all Canadian Amateurs who wish to use the special call signs on all occasions in including Field Day, the June VHF Contest, the RAC Canada Day Contest and the IARU World Championship.

The special call signs usage allows the substitution the prefix normally assigned to the province or territory by the special prefix allowed.
Emacs!

Standard PrefixSpecial Event PrefixStandard PrefixSpecial Event Prefix
NSVE1VX1BCVE7VX7
NSVA1VG1BCVA7VG7
QCVE2VX2NTVE8VX8
QCVA2VG2NBVE9VX9
ONVE3VX3NFVO1XJ1
ONVA3VG3LABVO2XJ2
MBVE4VX4NUVY0XK0
MBVA4VG4YTVY1XK1
SKVE5VX5PEVY2XK2
SKVA5VG5Sable IsCY0N/A
ABVE6VX6St-Paul IsCY9N/A
ABVA7VG6

For example, VE3 becomes VX3, VA7 becomes VG7, and YV2 becomes XK2, and so on.


PLEASE NOTE: Only the officially listed RAC special call signs, as shown in the rules, will be scored for the 20 point QSO during the contest.


73, Bart - VE5CPU

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