Thank goodness they didn't break Newfoundland and Labrador into separate
sections. That would really make a clean sweep difficult!
73 John AF5CC
On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 12:52 PM Dave G. ve3kg@rac.ca <
goodwindave.73@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> On 25 May, the RAC Board of Directors approved changes to RAC's Field
> Organisation. These changes were made for reasons that have NOTHING to do
> with contests, but there are likely consequences for Field Day, SS CW, SS
> SSB and the ARRL 160m contest.
>
> Among the changes are modifications to the sections.
> As of 1 January 2023, the RAC Field Organisation will have the following
>
> sections:
>
> Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)
>
> Nova Scotia (NS) - note: the Maritime Section (MAR) will be abolished
>
> Prince Edward Island (PE)
>
> New Brunswick (NB) - note: the Maritime Section (MAR) will be abolished
>
> Quebec (QC)
>
> Ontario East (ONE)
>
> Golden Horseshoe (GH) - note: name change only - this section is currently
> called Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
>
> Ontario South (ONS)
>
> Ontario North (ONN)
>
> Manitoba (MB)
>
> Saskatchewan (SK)
>
> Alberta (AB)
>
> British Columbia (BC)
>
> Territories (TER) - the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut will be
> combined into one section.
>
> In summary, as of 1 Jan 2023:
>
> - the MAR section is abolished
>
> - NB and NS sections have been created in place of the MAR section
>
> - GTA has been renamed GH
>
> - NT has been renamed TER
>
> There is a net increase of one section.
>
> RAC has informed ARRL's President and other ARRL officials of these
> changes.
>
> I strongly suspect that ARRL will modify the rules for Field Day,
> Sweepstakes CW, Sweepstakes SSB and the ARRL 160m contest, as all of these
> events use RAC sections in the exchanges and the three contests all use
> sections as multipliers. That, however, is for ARRL to decide.
>
> These changes to the RAC Field Organisation take effect on 1 January 2023.
> I suspect that ARRL will make changes to FD, SS CW, SS SSB and the 160m
> contest no earlier than 2023.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave VE3KG
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