[Logic] Canadian Sections Table from W6ZZZ

[Bill VanAlstyne]

R Johnson wrote:

> I have also copied the Table into this message for those that don't
> to deal with attachments.

Good thing, that, since the mailman.QTH.net list server strips all attachments
from posts to the list.  :-)  Thanks, Bob.

Bill / W5WVO

>
> 73
> Bob, K1VU
>
> ****************** Canada Explained Table from W6ZZZ
> ********************
> Canada Explained
> December 21, 2003 - W6ZZZ
>
> Canadian amateur radio has:
>     - 8 RAC sections
>     - 10 provinces and 3 territories
>     - 13 postal codes corresponding to the 10 provinces and 3
> territories.
>     - one province that has 2 common name areas (Newfoundland and
> Labrador)
>     - call sign prefix VE0 for stations at sea making international
> voyages
>
> Many contests treat the Canadian multipliers differently (with as few
> as 8 mults and as many as 14 mults), just like for the USA some
> contests treat the District of Columbia as part of Maryland and some
> treat it as a separate mult.
>
> RAC Section       Call Prefixes       Province/Territory
> Postal Code ----------------  ------------------ 
> -------------------------  ----------- 
> Maritimes         VE1, VA1, CY0, CY9  Nova Scotia                NS
> Maritimes         VE9                 New Brunswick              NB
> Maritimes         VY2                 Prince Edward Island       PE
> Newfoundland      VO1, VO2            Newfoundland and Labrador  NL
> Quebec            VE2, VA2            Quebec                     QC
> Ontario           VE3, VA3            Ontario                    ON
> Manitoba          VE4, VA4            Manitoba                   MN
> Saskatchewan      VE5, VA5            Saskatchewan               SK
> Alberta           VE6, VA6            Alberta                    AB
> British Columbia  VE7, VA7            British Columbia           BC
>
> Alberta           VE8                 Northwest Territories      NT
> Alberta           VY0                 Nunavut                    NU
> British Columbia  VY1                 Yukon                      YT
> ----------
>
> Sources of information:
>
> http://www.rac.ca/
> http://www.rac.ca/fieldorg/racfoo.htm
> http://canada.gc.ca/othergov/prov_e.html
>
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/sf01862e.html
>
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/vwapj/ric9.pdf/$FILE/ric9.pdf
> ----------
>
> Here is how the various contest rules specify Canadian multipliers.
>
> Many of them have some conflicting/confusing statement about Canada,
> using the word Maritime to also include the RAC section of
> Newfoundland or saying Province and having 14 mults.
>
> 8 mults: California QSO Party - "eight Canadian areas: Maritime (VE1,
> VE9, VO1, VO2 and VY2), VE2 through VE7, and Northern Territories
> (VY0, VY1, VE8)"
> http://www.cqp.org/Rules.html - dated October 8, 2003
>
> 8 mults: North American Sprint - "The eight Canadian multipliers are
> Maritime (VE1, VE9, VO1, VO2 and VY2), VE2 through VE7, and Yukon-NWT
> (VY�, VY1 and VE8)."
> http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintrules.php - dated December 10, 2003
>
> 9 mults: ARRL Sweepstakes - "RAC Section plus the Canadian NT
> (Northern Territories - encompassing VE8 / VY1 / VY0)"
> http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2003/novss.html - dated September
> 8, 2003
>
> 13 mults: Canada Day - "Canada's 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,VA4); Saskatchewan [SK]
> (VE5,VA5); Alberta [AB] (VE6,VA6); British Columbia [BC] (VE7,VA7);
> Northwest Territories [NT] (VE8); New Brunswick [NB] (VE9);
> Newfoundland and Labrador [NL] (VO1, VO2); Nunavut [NU] (VY0); Yukon
> [YT] (VY1); and Prince Edward Island [PE] (VY2)."
> http://www.rac.ca/CANDAY.htm - dated unk
>
> 13 mults: Canada Winter - "Canada's 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, VA1, CY9, CY�); Quebec [QC] (VE2, VA2);
> Ontario [ON] (VE3, VA3); Manitoba [MB] (VE4, VA4); Saskatchewan [SK]
> (VE5, VA5); Alberta [AB] (VE6, VA6); British Columbia [BC] (VE7,
> VA7); Northwest Territories [NT] (VE8); New Brunswick [NB] (VE9);
> Newfoundland and Labrador [NL] (VO1, VO2); Nunavut [NU] (VY�); Yukon
> [YU or YT] VY1; and Prince Edward Island [PE] (VY2)"
> http://www.rac.ca/downloads/racwinterrules3.pdf - dated unk
>
> 13 mults: North American QSO Party - "Canadian provinces/territories
> (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec,
> New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland/Labrador, Yukon, NWT
> and Nunavut)"
> http://www.ncjweb.com/naqprules.php - dated November 24, 2003
>
> 14 mults: 10m Contest -  "Canada [NB (VE1, 9), NS (VE1), QC (VE2), ON
> (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NWT (VE8), NF, (VO1),
> LB (VO2)], YT (VY1), PEI (VY2) NU (VY�)."
> http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2003/10-meters.html - dated
> December 17, 2003
>
> 14 mults: RTTY RoundUp - "Canadian provinces/territories: NB (VE1,
> 9), NS (VE1), QC (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC
> (VE7), NWT (VE8), NF (VO1), LB (VO2), NU (VY�), YT (VY1), PEI (VY2)"
> http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2004/rtty.html - dated November
> 13, 2003
>
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>
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