RAC Canada Day Contest
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Each year on July 1, the anniversary of Canadas Confederation, 
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the Canada Day Contest. 
Amateurs all over the world are invited to Canadas Birthday Party on 
the air.

Contest Period: 
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0000 UTC to 2359 UTC July 1.
{0107:0000:1439}


Bands and Modes: 
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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: 
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Stations in Canada send RS(T) and province or territory. VEs and stations outside 
Canada send RS(T) and a serial number.


QSOs: 
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Contacts with stations in Canada or VEs 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, VY0RAC, 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: 
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Canadas 10 provinces and three 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, CY); 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); 
Nunavut [NT] (VY0); Yukon [YT] (VY1); and Prince Edward Island [PE] (VY2).

Final Score: 
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Total your QSO points from all bands, and multiply by the total multiplier 
points from all bands.


Categories:
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 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: 
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Plaques will be awarded to the top-scoring entrants in each category. 
Thanks to the following for their sponsorship: 

Single Operator All Bands - Radioworld 
Single Operator Low Power - Durham Radio Sales and Service 
Single Operator Single Band - Elkel Products 
Single operator QRP - QRP Canada 
Top Scoring Foreign Entrant - Alan Goodacre VE3HX 
Multi-operator - Radioworld 

Certificates will be awarded to the top-scoring entrant in each category in each 
province, territory, US call area, and DXCC country.


Results: 
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Will be published in the November issue of The Canadian Amateur and will be sent 
to certificate winners.


Entries: 
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Send entries by July 31 to: 

Radio Amateurs of Canada
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa Ontario Canada
K1G 0Z5
Canada 

or:

Entries can also be sent by e-mail to Gord Kosmenko, RAC Canada Day Contest 
Manager, at gkosmenko@arrowspeed.com .

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

For information on other contests, please see the "Contest Calendar" in the 
current issue of The Canadian Amateur, or check out the excellent Amateur 
Radio Contesting web page at http://www.contesting.com . 

Feel free to pose any questions you may have to Gord  at 
gkosmenko@arrowspeed.com .
