RAC Canada Winter Contest

In December each year, the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the
Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs all over the world are invited to
participate.

1. Contest Period	0000 UTC to 2359 UTC. 28 December 1997, 27 December 1998, 19 December 1999.
2. Bands and Modes	160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 6 and 2 meters, CW and Phone (SSB, FM, AM, etc.) Suggested frequencies: on CW - 25 kHz up from the band edge; on SSB - 1850, 3775, 7075, 7225, 14175, 21250, 28500kHz. Check for CW activity on the half-hour.
3. Exchange	Stations in Canada send RS(T) and province or territory. VE0s and stations outside Canada send RS(T) and a serial number.
4. QSOs	Contacts with stations in Canada or VE0s 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.
5. Multipliers	are Canada's ten 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, CY0); Quebec [QC, QU or PQ] (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).
6. Final Score	Total your QSO points from all bands, and multiply by the total multiplier points from all bands.
7. Categories	•Single Operator All Bands; •Single Operator Low Power (max. 100w output); •Single Operator QRP (max. 5 W output); •Single Operator Single Band; •Multi-operator. Single operators who receive assistance from a DX Spotting system of Packet Cluster network during the contest must classify themselves as Multi-ops. There are no single-mode categories. Multi-opertor stations may operate on several bands simultaneously.
8. 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 QRP (max. 5 W output) -No sponsor •Single Operator Single Band - H.C. MacFarlane Electronics •Multi-operator. - Norham Radio Inc. As well, the top-scoring foreign entrant will 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, USA call area, and DXCC country.
9. Results	will be published in the November issue of "The Canadian Amateur", and will be sent to certificate winners.
10. Entries	Send entries by 31 January to: Radio Amateurs of Canada 720 Belfast Road, Suite 217 Ottawa Ontario Canada K1G 0Z5 Entries must contain a summary sheet showing score calculation, a dupe sheet listing calls worked on each mode on each band, a multiplier checksheet and loghsheets. 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.