RAC Operating Awards

Canadaward

A Canadaward certificate will be issued to any Amateur who confirms two-way QSOs with Canadian Amateur stations located in each of the Canadian Provinces and Territories.

All QSOs must be on one band only. Separate awards will be issued for each band and mode on which the applicant qualifies.

Note: 13 cards are required for each band/mode.

Do not send QSL cards. Please have them certified by two other Radio Amateurs. The QSL cards must be in the applicant’s possession and they are subject to random check.

Applications: An application form for both the Canadaward and the 5 Band Canadaward (see below) is available in PDF format and by request from RAC Headquarters if you send a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE).

Please send the completed application with the appropriate fee to the address provided below. For instructions on how to apply for the Award please visit:

https://www.rac.ca/operating/rac-operating-awards/instructions/

Cost: The award is now available as a PDF file for $5. For paper certificates the cost is CDN$10 for Canadian stations and US$10 for stations outside of Canada. Please make cheques or money orders payable to the Radio Amateurs of Canada.

Note: Only contacts made after July 1, 1977 will count for this award.

5 Band Canadaward

A certificate is available to any Amateur who confirms two-way QSOs with Canadian Amateur stations located on each of five (5) separate bands.

Note: Total of 65 cards: 13 cards per band. Only contacts made after July 1, 1977 will count for this award. All Amateur bands may be used. Each distinct satellite mode will count as a separate band.

Note: VO2 – Labrador is a part of the province of Newfoundland and counts for Newfoundland. Some Canadian stations may be using different prefixes. Applicants should note that the award is based on the Province or Territory of residence of the QSL card, not the prefix.

Please do not send QSL cards. Please have them certified by two other Radio Amateurs. The QSL cards must be in the applicant’s possession and are subject to random check.

Applications: An application form for both the Canadaward and the 5 Band Canadaward (see below) is available in PDF format and by request from RAC Headquarters if you send a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE).

Please send the completed application with the appropriate fee to the address provided below. For instructions on how to apply for the Award please visit:

https://www.rac.ca/operating/rac-operating-awards/instructions/

Cost: The award is now available as a PDF file for $5. For paper certificates the cost is CDN$10 for Canadian stations and US$10 for stations outside of Canada. Please make cheques or money orders payable to the Radio Amateurs of Canada.

5 Band Plaque: A special engraved plaque is available to any Amateur who confirms two-way QSOs, as stated above, on 5 bands or more using rule for single band, mode. A total of 50 cards will be required. Plaques are available with or without backboard. The price of the plaque, including shipping, is subject to change and will be determined by the cost at the time it is awarded.

Trans-Canada Award

A certificate is available to any Amateur who confirms five (5) contacts with each of the 10 VE call areas (VE8 and VY1 and VY0 count as 1 area) plus five (5) contacts with VO1/VO2, any combination.

Of the five (5) VE8/VY1 contacts required, one (1) must be in the Yukon Territory (VY1) and one (1) must be located on the offshore islands of the Northwest Territories (VE8).

Note: A grand total of 55 contacts are required. Any contact made after 1945 qualifies for the award.

Band and Mode: Any band or mode, mixed or otherwise.

QSL cards are not required unless specifically called for, but they should be in your possession. Instead, a list of the contacts showing the date, time, mode and definite location of the station worked can be used. This list should be certified by either one radio club official or two other certified Amateurs.

Call Areas: VE1 Nova Scotia; VE1-VE9 New Brunswick; VE1-VY2 Prince Edward Island; VE2-VA2 Quebec; VE3-VA3 Ontario; VE4 Manitoba; VE5 Saskatchewan; VE6 Alberta; VE7-VA7 British Columbia; VO1-VO2 Newfoundland and Labrabor; VE8 Northwest Territories; VY1 Yukon Territory; and VY0 Nunavut Territory.

Note: For this award VE8, VY1 and VY0 count as one area. Please see the rules provided above.

Applications: An application form is available here in PDF format or upon request to RAC HQ with SASE. 

Please send the completed application with the appropriate fee to the address provided above. For instructions on how to apply for the Award please visit:

https://www.rac.ca/operating/rac-operating-awards/instructions/

Cost: The award is currently only available as a paper certificate at for CDN$10 for Canadian stations and US$10 for stations outside of Canada. We are working on a new PDF version of the award which will be available for $5.

Please make cheques or money orders payable to the Radio Amateurs of Canada.

Worked All RAC Award

This award is available to all Radio Amateurs worldwide. A certificate will be issued to any Amateur who confirms two-way communication with an “Official” RAC station using the suffix “RAC” in at least 10 of the 18 prefixes. 

Note: For Provinces or Territories having two RAC call signs –i.e.,: VA4 and VE4, VA1 and VE1, etc. – only one of the two call signs count in the total of the 10 call signs required for the award.

VA1, VA2, VA3, VA4, VA5, VA6, VE1, VE4, VE5, VE6, VE7, VE8, VE9, VO1, VO2, VY0, VY1, VY2.

Note: The new procedures will be easy to implement since all QSOs by RAC stations (VE1RAC, VY2RAC, etc.) are recorded on LoTW by the volunteers at RAC HQ in Ottawa.

QSL cards for the RAC official stations (all prefixes) should be sent to the callbook address provided below and they should not be sent directly to the operator.

Radio Amateurs of Canada
217 – 720 Belfast Road
Ottawa, ON  K1G 0Z5

The effective date of the award is 0000 UTC July 1, 1998.

Separate awards will be issued as described below:

• Basic Award: 10 contacts, as stated above, on any band, any mode. 10 cards are required.
• Single Band: 10 contacts, as stated above, on a single band, and the following modes: CW, SSB, RTTY, Mixed, SSTV, Satellite, Other. 10 cards are required. Certificates are available for each band/mode.

Do not send QSL cards. Please have them certified by two Amateurs. Cards must be in the possession of the applicant. Cards are subject to a random check.

Applications: An application form is available here in PDF format or upon request to RAC HQ with SASE.

For instructions on how to apply for the Award please visit:

https://www.rac.ca/operating/rac-operating-awards/instructions/

Cost: The award is currently only available as a paper certificate at for CDN$10 for Canadian stations and US$10 for stations outside of Canada. We are working on a new PDF version of the award which will be available for $5. Please make cheques or money orders payable to the Radio Amateurs of Canada.

5 Band Plaque: A special engraved plaque is available to any Amateur who confirms two-way QSOs, as stated above, on 5 bands or more using rule for single band, mode. A total of 50 cards will be required. Plaques are available with or without backboard. The price of the plaque, including shipping, is subject to change and will be determined by the cost at the time it is awarded.

Applications for any of the above operating awards should be sent to:

John Scott, VE1JS
RAC Awards Manager
324 Church Hill Road
Sandy Cove, NS  B0V 1E0
Email:

Applying for RAC Operating Awards