Special call sign prefixes celebrate Canada’s Sesquicentennial. Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) has secured permission for all Canadian radio amateurs to use special call sign prefixes to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation during 2017.
Starting on January 1, 2017, radio amateurs and clubs with:
- VA-prefix call signs may use CF
- VE-prefix call signs may use CG
- VO-prefix call signs may use CH
- VY-prefix call signs may use CI
Use of the special prefixes is optional, and Canadian radio amateurs may choose if and when to use the special prefix at any time during 2017.
VY1AAA, the Yukon Canam Contest Club, will use the special call sign XK150YUKON from January 1 until March 1. For the rest of 2017, VY1AAA will operate using either CI1AAA or VY1AAA.