[CQ-Contest] CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 208, Issue 19

[Kenny Johns]

Hi Fellow Hams,

It is about time Some one celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. It is for sure
Almost NO ONE is U.S. even knows it exist .  Thank you for your efforts.

Kenny Johns   WN8Y
Jackson TN USA

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>    1. FW: RAC "Get on the Air for World Amateur Radio Day" Special
>       Event (Mike Smith VE9AA)
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> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:54:49 -0300
> From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
> To: <CQ-Contest at contesting.com>
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] FW: RAC "Get on the Air for World Amateur Radio
>         Day" Special Event
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> Hello contesting friends.  Although W.A.R.D is not a contest, it is an
> activity event?..and as a bonus there are downloadable certificates for the
> VE/VA/VY stations after the event!
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> CU all tmw (on CW) I?ll be part of the VE9RAC distributed (maintaining
> social distancing thing) Multi Multi !
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> Mike VE9AA
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> RAC "Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day" Special Event is tomorrow!
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> Image of Certificate for RAC "Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day"
> special event
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> For immediate release:
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> RAC ?Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day? Special Event is tomorrow:
> Saturday, April 18
> https://www.rac.ca/ward2020/
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> On Saturday, April 18, 2020 (1200Z to 2359Z), Radio Amateurs of Canada is
> organizing a special on-air event to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day.
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> Every year on April 18, Radio Amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in
> celebration of Amateur Radio and to commemorate the formation of the
> International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) on April 18, 1925.
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> Radio Amateurs of Canada has decided to hold a new ?Get on the Air on
> World Amateur Radio Day? special event in which we encourage as many
> Amateurs as possible to get on the air and contact as many RAC stations as
> possible.
> 1) RAC official stations will operate across Canada from 1200Z to 2359Z on
> April 18. The RAC official station call signs are VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC,
> VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY0RAC,
> VY1RAC and VY2RAC.
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> 2) Those contacting one or more of these stations will be eligible for a
> special commemorative certificate noting their participation in RAC?s Get
> on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day Event.
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> 3) Participants simply need to complete one or more contacts, on any band
> and mode, with RAC official stations to earn their certificates.
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> 4) No logs need to be submitted, simply check back on the RAC website
> after May 1, 2020 and enter your call sign to download your certificate.
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> Note: Starting at 1800Z, VA3RAC will be active in the Ontario QSO Party
> and will be sending the contest exchange. Stations contacting VA3RAC after
> 1800Z are encouraged to send their contest exchange in return
> (state/province/country or Ontario county).
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> Thank you for your continued support and understanding during this time of
> crisis. Please take care of yourself and your loved ones. Stay safe and,
> wherever possible, let us help one another during this extraordinary time.
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> For more information on World Amateur Radio Day and the RAC ?Get on the
> Air on World Amateur Radio Day?  special event please visit:
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> https://www.rac.ca/ward2020/
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> Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA
> President, Radio Amateurs of Canada
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> Alan Griffin
> RAC MarCom Director
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