RAC CANADA DAY CONTEST
Each year on July 1, the anniversary of Canada's Confederation, Radio
Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the Canada Day Contest. Amateurs all
over the world are invited to Canada's Birthday Party on the air.
Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC July 1.
Bands and Modes: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 and 2 metres, CW and phone
(SSB, FM, AM, etc.) Suggested frequencies: CW - 25 kHz up from the band
edge; SSB - 1850, 3775, 7075, 7225, 14175, 21250, 28500 kHz. Check for
CW activity on the half-hour.
Exchange: Stations in Canada send RS(T) and province or territory. VEOs
and stations outside Canada send RS(T) and a serial number.
QSOs: Contacts with stations in Canada or VEOs are worth 10 points.
Contacts with stations outside Canada are worth 2 points. Contacts with
RAC official stations are worth 20 points. RAC official stations are:
VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC, VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC,
VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY1RAC and VY2RAC.
You may work any station once on each of the two modes, on each of the
eight contest bands. It is prohibited to make CW contacts in the
conventional phone sub-bands, phone contacts in the conventional CW
sub-bands, or to make or solicit contest QSOs through a repeater during
the contest period.
Multipliers: Canada's 10 provinces and two territories, and may be
counted once on each mode on each of the eight contest bands. The
multipliers, with their postal abbreviations and prefixes are: Nova
Scotia [NS] (VE1, CY9, CYO); Quebec [QC] (VE2, VA2); Ontario [ON] (VE3,
VA3); Manitoba [MB] (VE4); Saskatchewan [SK] (VE5); Alberta [AB] (VE6);
British Columbia [BC] (VE7); Northwest Territories [NT] (VE8); New
Brunswick [NB] (VE9); Newfoundland and Labrador [NF] (VO1, VO2); Yukon
[YU or YT] VY1; and Prince Edward Island [PE] (VY2).
Final Score: Total your QSO points from all bands, and multiply by the
total multiplier points from all bands.
Categories:
* Single Operator All Bands;
* Single Operator Low Power (max. 100 W output);
* Single Operator QRP (max. 5 W output);
* Single Operator Single Band;
* Multi-operator.
Single operators who receive assistance from a DX spotting system or
PacketCluster network during the contest must classify themselves as
Multi-ops. There are no single-mode categories. Multi-operator stations
may operate on several bands simultaneously.
Awards: Plaques will be awarded to the top-scoring entrants in each
category. Thanks to the following for their sponsorship:
* Single Operator All Bands - Atlantic Ham Radio
* Single Operator Low Power - Durham Radio Sales and Service
* Single Operator Single Band - H.C. MacFarlane Electronics
* Multi-operator. - Norham Radio Inc.
The top-scoring foreign entrant will also win the Jorge Bozzo LU8DQ
Memorial Plaque sponsored by Alan Goodacre, VE3HX/VE2AEJ. Certificates
will be awarded to the
top-scoring entrant in each category in each province, territory, US
call area, and DXCC country.
Results: Will be published in the November issue of The Canadian Amateur
and will be sent to certificate winners.
Entries: Send entries to:
Radio Amateurs of Canada
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa Ontario Canada
K1G 0Z5
Canada
by July 31. Entries must contain a summary sheet showing score
calculation, a dupe sheet listing calls worked on each mode on each
band, a multiplier check sheet and log sheets. Logs sheets must show
time, band, mode, call of station worked, exchanges sent and received
and points claimed for each QSO. New multipliers must be clearly marked
in the log.
Contest entry forms in Word, Wordperfect, or Word for Mac format, are
available for download at the RAC ftp site
WRITELog, TRLog and RACLog (available at
http://www3.sympatico.ca/marick/trac.htm)
all support Canada Day, some use CTLog and edit scores after. All the details
at:
http://www.rac.ca/CANDAY.htm
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