RAC Canada Day
A quick guide for operators — what to expect, what to say, and how it's scored.
This guide is a draft and hasn't been checked yet. Contest rules change from year to year — the sponsor's official rules are the final word.
What it is
Radio Amateurs of Canada's birthday party: 24 hours on July 1, with stations everywhere looking for Canadians.
The exchange
Canadian stations send a signal report and province or territory: "59 BC". Stations outside Canada send a report and a serial number.
A typical contact
Scoring
Contacts with Canadian stations are worth more than contacts with stations elsewhere, and RAC official stations (e.g. VE7RAC) are worth the most. Multipliers are Canada's provinces and territories, counted per band and mode. Everyone can work everyone.
Bands
160 to 2 m, CW and phone.
Tips for first-timers
You can work the same station again on another band or mode for more points and multipliers.
The club in this contest
Last updated 2026-10-29 by draft (Claude).