Canadian amateurs will be able to use a special prefix for 2017 and I am planning on creating a special eQSL for the event. My question is how would I add AG status for the new account so contacts count toward awards for stations that get into my log?

Thanks for the help,

Jeff VE6EFR


Canada 150: Special Event Prefixes for Canada's Sesquicentennial

At the Dayton Hamvention, Radio Amateurs of Canada announced that it has secured permission for all Canadian Radio Amateurs to use special call sign prefixes to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Canada's Confederation.

National, regional and local events will take place throughout 2017 to celebrate the anniversary and Canadian Amateurs will let their counterparts around the world know of our celebration by using the following special prefixes:

1) Amateurs and clubs whose regular call signs start with VA will be able to use the CF prefix instead of VA (for example, VA3RAC will be authorized to use the CF3RAC call sign).

2) Amateurs and clubs whose regular call signs start with VE will be able to use the CG prefix instead of VE (e.g., VE4RAC will be authorized to use CG4RAC).

3) Amateurs and clubs whose regular call signs start with VO will be able to use the CH prefix instead of VO (e.g., VO1RAC will be authorized to use CH1RAC).

4) Amateurs and clubs whose regular call signs start with VY will be able to use the CI prefix instead of VY (e.g., VY2RAC will be authorized to use CI2RAC).

These special prefixes are optional and Amateurs can choose if and when to use the special prefix vs their normal prefix at any time during the year.

Stay tuned to the RAC website (http://wp.rac.ca) for additional
information.

For more information on Canada150 visit http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1342792785740.

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73 de Jeff VE6EFR

Hi Jeff,

All you need to do is create a new, attached account for that special callsign. You do that via the My Accounts screen, here: http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/MyAccounts.cfm

At the bottom of the screen, change the callsign to be the special event one, and press the create new button. After you have done that, you will see the new account show up in the middle section of that screen, and you will also see a request AG button. After pressing the button you should get AG on the account within a couple of days.

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73, Dave - VA3KAB

Thanks, Dave. So a copy of the license isn't required for a special event call sign as long as the associated account has AG status already?

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73 de Jeff VE6EFR

Yes, that is correct. If one account has AG, then all attached accounts will share that AG status.

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73, Dave - VA3KAB