[KCDXC] Ontario divided in 4 RAC Sections

[Bill Henderson]

fyi de K0VBU

Contesters, especially Sweepstakers, pay heed:

http://www.arrl.org/news/rac-to-split-ontario-into-four-sections

On February 6, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) issued a statement on their
web site that the Ontario Section would be split into four new RAC
Administrative Sections, effective September 1, 2012. The reason given for
the restructure was "...to create a management model that better
communicates with, and represents the interests of, the overall Ontario
Amateur population." The Ontario Section will be dissolved and be replaced
with four new RAC Sections: Ontario North, Ontario South, Ontario East, and
the Greater Toronto Area. The new section abbreviations will be announced
when final.

For ARRL contests that use ARRL/RAC sections as multipliers - the November
Sweepstakes and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest - there will be an overall
increase of three available multipliers.

ARRL contests that use US states and Canadian provinces as multipliers - the
RTTY Roundup, ARRL DX Contest and the ARRL 10 Meter Contest - are unaffected
by this change. ARRL VHF+ contests and the IARU HF Championships are also
unaffected by this change.

The first contest to be affected by the RAC administrative change will be
the 2012 ARRL November Sweepstakes, which will now require 83 multipliers to
achieve a Clean Sweep.

ARRL Field Day does not use multipliers, but Ontario stations will send new
section abbreviations as part of their exchanges.

News of the administrative change can be read on the RAC website at:
http://www.rac.ca/en/news/bulletins/2012/7/

73,

Sean Kutzko, KX9X
Contest Branch Manager

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