2017 Canadian Special Callsign Prefixes

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The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) have announced special alternative callsign prefixes will help publicise the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation in 2017.

A series of national, regional and local events are to occur during the landmark year and the RAC says it has negotiated for VA callsigns to use CF, VE to be CG, VO may be CH and VY stations will be able to use CI.

Use of the alternative prefixes are expected to also include commemorative QSL cards.

Cray Valley 70th Event

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Cray Valley Radio Society is celebrating its 70th anniversary in October 2016.

Ofcom have issued the special callsign GB70CV which will be active from the club shack in Eltham, south-east London for 28 days starting on 1st October 2016.

Members of the Cray Valley Amateur Radio Club will also be active from their home stations and using the club callsigns G1RCV/GX1RCV/G3RCV/GX3RCV.

There is a special Platinum Award for contacting CVRS stations in October., where 70 points for working stations achieves the award. For more details, see the club website below.

Cray Valley Radio Club - http://www.cvrs.org

2017 RST Special Event

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Members of the North Country DX Association (NCDXA) will be active during the month of March 2017 from several different locations in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Greenland using all NCDXA "RST" fixed station callsigns KL7RST, VY1RST, VE8RST, VY0RST and OX7RST to further promote Amateur Radio in northern North America.

This is the group's 2nd annual special event with the addition of OX7RST, more rovers and fixed stations, new QSLs and certificates! Activity will be on all modes on 160-6 meters and the WARC bands are permissible.

SWLs are welcome to participate. The object is to work or log (SWL) as many NCDXA "RST" stations as you can from their different locations. To participate you need to work each "RST" station only once per their QTH, band and mode. No cross band, cross mode or remote operating allowed.Portable rover "RST" stations will also participate.

Portable stations will include - KL7RST/KL7, VY1RST/VY1, VY1RST/KL7, VE8RST/KL7 and VE8RST/VY1 ...etc. 

Depending upon DX spots, the group hope to have stations on from a Canadian research station near the North Pole on Ellesmere Island, a diamond mine in NWT, an Alaskan bush school, an OM/YL team from Nuuk, Greenland, and many other cities up north large and small.

The group intends to upload logs to the ARRL's LoTW.

Full color QSLs are available via K7ICE (bio on QRZ.com).

North Country DX Association (NCDXA) Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/North-Country-DX-Assoc-K7ICE-1717462798496577