** Commonwealth Contest: March 14-15, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------
**
https://www.rac.ca/commonwealth/ ------------------------------------------------------------
The annual Commonwealth Contest (CC) takes place very soon from 1000z Satu rday, March 14 to 0959z Sunday March 15. This 24-hour CW-only contest ta
kes place on the five HF contest bands (80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres
).
This contest has been around since 1931. Once known as the "BERU," the C
C involves Amateurs in the 56 member countries of the Commonwealth of Nati
ons and their associated territories only. This gives us an exclusive shot
at some very interesting DX.
The contest is now a partnership of the International Amateur Radio Union
?s (IARU) member societies for Canada (Radio Amateurs of Canada
? RAC), Australia (Wireless Institute of Australia ? WI
A), India (Amateur Radio Society of India ? ARSI), New Zealand
(New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters ? NZART) and the U
nited Kingdom (Radio Society of Great Britain ? RSGB).
"HQ" stations have a special status in this contest and the RAC HQ station
VE3RHQ will once again be operated by Mike Kelly, VE3FFK. Other RAC cal
l signs will be activated across Canada.
There will also be HQ stations from many parts of the Commonwealth, with
several in each of the United Kingdom and Australia.
Take part in the RAC Commonwealth Contest. For more information on the CC
, please go to
rac.ca/commonwealth (
https://www.rac.ca/commonwealth/) .
** Concours du Commonwealth, 14 et 15 mars 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------
**
https://www.rac.ca/commonwealth/ ------------------------------------------------------------
Le Concours du Commonwealth (CC) annuel aura lieu trŠs bient“t
, de 10 h 00 UTC le samedi 14 mars ? 9 h 59 UTC le dimanche 15 mars
. D?une dur‚e de 24 heures, ce concours r‚serv‚ a
ux communications en code Morse se d‚roule sur les cinq bandes utilis
‚es pour les comp‚titions (80, 40, 20, 15 et 10 mŠtre
s).
Ce concours existe depuis 1931. Autrefois connu sous le nom de ® BERU
¯, le CC est uniquement r‚serv‚ aux radioamateurs des 56
pays membres du Commonwealth des Nations et des territoires associ‚s
. Cela nous offre une excellente occasion de contacter certaines stations
DX trŠs int‚ressantes.
Le concours est d‚sormais un partenariat entre les soci‚t‚s
membres de l?IARU pour le Canada (RAC), l?Australie (WI
A), l?Inde (ARSI), la Nouvelle-Z‚lande (NZART), et le R
oyaume-Uni (RSGB).
Les stations ® HQ ¯ ont un statut particulier dans ce concours.
La station HQ de RAC, VE3RHQ, sera ? nouveau mise en ondes par M
ike Kelly, VE3FFK. D?autres indicatifs d?appel de RAC se
ront ‚galement activ‚s partout au Canada.
Il y aura ‚galement des stations ® HQ ¯ dans de nombreuses
r‚gions du Commonwealth, notamment au Royaume-Uni et en Australie
, plusieurs d?entre elles ‚tant exploit‚es dans chacun
de ces pays.
Participez au Concours du Commonwealth de RAC! Pour en savoir plus sur le
CC, rendez-vous ? l?adresse
rac.ca/commonwealth (
https://www.rac.ca/commonwealth/) .
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Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director
TCA Editor ?
**
marcom@rac.ca (mailto:
marcom@rac.ca)
Copyright ? 2026 Radio Amateurs of Canada,
All rights reserved.
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