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In Honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
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https://mailchi.mp/rac/rac-get-on-the-air -on-world-amateur-radio-day-special-event-sunday-april-1105414?eV439b80b6) Special Call Signs in Honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee:
Available from May 15 to July 14, 2022
https://www.rac.ca/special-call-signs-available-in-honour-of-the-queens-pl atinum-jubilee/
For immediate release:
In 2022, Canada is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II, marking her 70th anniversary on the Throne. She is Canada
’s longest reigning Sovereign and the first to celebrate a platinu
m jubilee.
To mark this historic milestone, a series of initiatives are taking plac
e throughout Canada to honour The Queen’s service and dedication t
o this country and celebrate Canadian achievements of the last seven decad
es.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada has approved the use
of special call signs from May 15 to July 14. These dates correspond to t
he early summer busy operating season and will be available to all Canadia
n Amateurs who wish to use the special call signs on all occasions in incl uding Field Day, the June VHF Contest, the RAC Canada Day Contest and
the IARU World Championship.
To use the special call sign, substitute the prefix normally assigned to
your province or territory by the special prefix shown in the following t able. For example, VE3 becomes VX3, VA7 becomes VG7, and YV2 becomes
XK2, and so on.
https://www.rac.ca/special-call-signs-available-in-honour-of-the-queens-pl atinum-jubilee/
For more information on the Platinum Jubilee visit:
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/platinum-jubilee.html
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