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RAC CANADA DAY CONTEST 2017 RESULTS
Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU and Sam Ferris, VE5SF PLAQUE WINNERS
2017 saw the celebration of Canada’s
150th Birthday or Sesquicentennial and Single Operator All Bands High Power
on July 1 we once again celebrated Sponsored by Radioworld
Canada Day with our usual summer Victor Petcherkin, WQ5OO, with a score of 602,700
Canadian contest. Single Operator All Bands Low Power
Sponsored by Contest Club Ontario
Falling on a Saturday this year provided Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, with a score of 345,150
greater opportunities for even casual
contesters to spend some time Single Operator All Bands – QRP
exchanging QSOs with folks in Canada Sponsored by QRP Canada
and around the world. With over 570 Thomas J. Warren, K3TW, with a score of 65,912
participants it was the best ever turnout in Single Operator All Band Any Authorized Power – Phone
recent years despite the poor propagation Sponsored by the Saskatchewan Contest Club
conditions, a major challenge to those Percy Langerler, CF7FC, with a score of 112,104
outside of North America. For those who Single Operator All Band Any Authorized Power – CW
persevered through the poor propagation, Sponsored by the Maritime Contest Club
our thanks for your support! Robert Nash, VE3KZ, using the Contest Club of Ontario
CF3CCO call sign with a score of 152,720
Despite challenging conditions in terms of
propagation, we should note that Single Operator Single Band Any Authorized Power Level
Radiosport Manitoba, using the VE4RAC Sponsored by Radioworld
call sign, set a new Canadian record for Gary Caldwell, CF7RR, with a score of 163,438
Multi Op, Single Transmitter, High Power Multi-Operator Single Transmitter High Power
(MOSTHP). Great job by Ed and the team Sponsored by Alfa Radio
in setting the new record. Ed Richardson, VE4VT, using VE4RAC with a score of 645,732
Ops: VE4VT
As part of the Canada 150 Celebrations,
Radio Amateurs of Canada secured Multi-Operator Single Transmitter Low Power
permission for all Canadian Radio Tony Allsop, VE3FTA Memorial Plaque Sponsored by Mississauga ARC
Amateurs to use special call sign prefixes Maritime Contest Club using VE9RAC with a score of 327,612
beginning with CF, CG, CH and CI and Ops: VE9ML and VE9BK
those are reflected in the following results. Multi-Operator Multi Transmitter Any Authorized Power Level
In addition, RAC organized a special RAC Sponsored by Radioworld
Canada 150 Award Program and this Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, using VA3RAC with a score of 1,002,092
raised the profile of the RAC call signs Top Scoring Single Operator Foreign Entry
which are always a part of the RAC Larry Kayser, VA3LK Memorial Plaque sponsored by Alan Goodacre, VE3HX
Canada Day Contests (see page 50). Victor Petcherkin, WQ5OO, with a score of 602,700
With that bit of introduction, on with the
detailed results!
RAC CANADA DAY CONTEST RECORDS (updated with 2017 results)
SINGLE OP ALL BANDS HIGH POWER
CANADIAN RECORD SCORES
Victor Petcherkin, WQ5OO wins the Call Category QSOs Mult Score Year
SOABHP plaque, sponsored by VE3EJ SOABHP 1513 118 1,243,956 2008
Radioworld, with a score of 602,700. VE5SF SOABLP 884 95 658,540 1999
Victor also wins the Larry Kayser VA3LK VE3KZ SOABQRP 468 79 309,048 2002
Memorial Plaque, sponsored by Alan VA7RR SOSB* 1531 25 233,150 1999
Goodacre, VE3HX, for the Top Scoring VE3ZF SOABPH 1074 63 456,750 2016
Single Operator’s Foreign Entry – Any VE7JH SOABCW 1021 46 218,040 2014
Authorized Power. Paul Newberry, N4PN, VE4RAC MOSTHP 1369 81 645,732 2017
takes second place with a score of VA3RAC MOSTLP 944 83 415,166 2014
401,244. In third place this year is Mitch VE6JY MOMT* 2671 119 1,898,764 1999
Mason, K7RL, with a score of 384,060. *The official category does not have a power class designator.
SINGLE OP ALL BANDS LOW POWER CANADIAN SINGLE BAND RECORD SCORES
Call Category QSOs Mult Score Year
Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, piloted his station VVE3VZ SOSB ‑ 144 66 3 2,046 2005
to a first place finish in the SOABLP VE3FIT SOSB ‑ 50 43 6 2,364 1998
category and takes the plaque sponsored VE1CZ SOSB ‑ 28 183 9 7,128 1997
by Contest Club Ontario with a score of VE6JY(opVE5MX) SOSB ‑ 21 957 20 72,800 2001
345,150. Summer Hartzfeld, VE5SDH, VA7RR SOSB ‑ 14 1531 25 233,150 1999
using the VE5RAC call sign, takes second VE3TA SOSB ‑ 7 612 20 68,800 2009
place this year with a score of 199,226. VE3BY SOSB ‑ 3.5 447 15 64,800 1997
Third place goes to Jeffery Hartley, N8II, VE3DO SOSB ‑ 1.8 82 18 11,412 1996
generating a score of 178,872. There were no new single band records in 2017.
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Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU and Sam Ferris, VE5SF PLAQUE WINNERS
2017 saw the celebration of Canada’s
150th Birthday or Sesquicentennial and Single Operator All Bands High Power
on July 1 we once again celebrated Sponsored by Radioworld
Canada Day with our usual summer Victor Petcherkin, WQ5OO, with a score of 602,700
Canadian contest. Single Operator All Bands Low Power
Sponsored by Contest Club Ontario
Falling on a Saturday this year provided Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, with a score of 345,150
greater opportunities for even casual
contesters to spend some time Single Operator All Bands – QRP
exchanging QSOs with folks in Canada Sponsored by QRP Canada
and around the world. With over 570 Thomas J. Warren, K3TW, with a score of 65,912
participants it was the best ever turnout in Single Operator All Band Any Authorized Power – Phone
recent years despite the poor propagation Sponsored by the Saskatchewan Contest Club
conditions, a major challenge to those Percy Langerler, CF7FC, with a score of 112,104
outside of North America. For those who Single Operator All Band Any Authorized Power – CW
persevered through the poor propagation, Sponsored by the Maritime Contest Club
our thanks for your support! Robert Nash, VE3KZ, using the Contest Club of Ontario
CF3CCO call sign with a score of 152,720
Despite challenging conditions in terms of
propagation, we should note that Single Operator Single Band Any Authorized Power Level
Radiosport Manitoba, using the VE4RAC Sponsored by Radioworld
call sign, set a new Canadian record for Gary Caldwell, CF7RR, with a score of 163,438
Multi Op, Single Transmitter, High Power Multi-Operator Single Transmitter High Power
(MOSTHP). Great job by Ed and the team Sponsored by Alfa Radio
in setting the new record. Ed Richardson, VE4VT, using VE4RAC with a score of 645,732
Ops: VE4VT
As part of the Canada 150 Celebrations,
Radio Amateurs of Canada secured Multi-Operator Single Transmitter Low Power
permission for all Canadian Radio Tony Allsop, VE3FTA Memorial Plaque Sponsored by Mississauga ARC
Amateurs to use special call sign prefixes Maritime Contest Club using VE9RAC with a score of 327,612
beginning with CF, CG, CH and CI and Ops: VE9ML and VE9BK
those are reflected in the following results. Multi-Operator Multi Transmitter Any Authorized Power Level
In addition, RAC organized a special RAC Sponsored by Radioworld
Canada 150 Award Program and this Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, using VA3RAC with a score of 1,002,092
raised the profile of the RAC call signs Top Scoring Single Operator Foreign Entry
which are always a part of the RAC Larry Kayser, VA3LK Memorial Plaque sponsored by Alan Goodacre, VE3HX
Canada Day Contests (see page 50). Victor Petcherkin, WQ5OO, with a score of 602,700
With that bit of introduction, on with the
detailed results!
RAC CANADA DAY CONTEST RECORDS (updated with 2017 results)
SINGLE OP ALL BANDS HIGH POWER
CANADIAN RECORD SCORES
Victor Petcherkin, WQ5OO wins the Call Category QSOs Mult Score Year
SOABHP plaque, sponsored by VE3EJ SOABHP 1513 118 1,243,956 2008
Radioworld, with a score of 602,700. VE5SF SOABLP 884 95 658,540 1999
Victor also wins the Larry Kayser VA3LK VE3KZ SOABQRP 468 79 309,048 2002
Memorial Plaque, sponsored by Alan VA7RR SOSB* 1531 25 233,150 1999
Goodacre, VE3HX, for the Top Scoring VE3ZF SOABPH 1074 63 456,750 2016
Single Operator’s Foreign Entry – Any VE7JH SOABCW 1021 46 218,040 2014
Authorized Power. Paul Newberry, N4PN, VE4RAC MOSTHP 1369 81 645,732 2017
takes second place with a score of VA3RAC MOSTLP 944 83 415,166 2014
401,244. In third place this year is Mitch VE6JY MOMT* 2671 119 1,898,764 1999
Mason, K7RL, with a score of 384,060. *The official category does not have a power class designator.
SINGLE OP ALL BANDS LOW POWER CANADIAN SINGLE BAND RECORD SCORES
Call Category QSOs Mult Score Year
Gabor Horvath, VE7JH, piloted his station VVE3VZ SOSB ‑ 144 66 3 2,046 2005
to a first place finish in the SOABLP VE3FIT SOSB ‑ 50 43 6 2,364 1998
category and takes the plaque sponsored VE1CZ SOSB ‑ 28 183 9 7,128 1997
by Contest Club Ontario with a score of VE6JY(opVE5MX) SOSB ‑ 21 957 20 72,800 2001
345,150. Summer Hartzfeld, VE5SDH, VA7RR SOSB ‑ 14 1531 25 233,150 1999
using the VE5RAC call sign, takes second VE3TA SOSB ‑ 7 612 20 68,800 2009
place this year with a score of 199,226. VE3BY SOSB ‑ 3.5 447 15 64,800 1997
Third place goes to Jeffery Hartley, N8II, VE3DO SOSB ‑ 1.8 82 18 11,412 1996
generating a score of 178,872. There were no new single band records in 2017.
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