These ARRL and RAC Section maps are for use in four of ARRL's operating events: Sweepstakes CW, Sweepstakes SSB, ARRL 160 metre contest, ARRL Field Day. In every other contest, sections are not relevant.

Note: The maps on this page are valid from Jul 1st 2025. To see the previous maps and Section definitions, please visit the ARRL and RAC Section Maps (2023-2025) page, and before that, the ARRL and RAC Section Maps (2020-2022) page, and before that, the ARRL and RAC Section Maps (2019) page.

ARRL/RAC Section List 2025
There are 86 Sections in total, comprising of: Alaska, Hawaii and Pacific territories, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, 15 in Canada, and 67 in Continental USA.

The following 42 US states and territories comprise a section to themselves:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VI, VT, WI, WV, WY.

The following 8 US states have more than one section in them: CA (EB, LAX, ORG, SB, SCV, SDG, SF, SJV, SV), FL (NFL, SFL, WCF), MA (EMA, WMA), NJ (NNJ, SNJ), NY (ENY, NLI, NNY, WNY), PA (EPA, WPA), TX (NTX, STX, WTX), WA (EWA, WWA).

The following US sections have more than one state/territory: MDC (DC, MD), PAC (AS, GU, HI, MP).

The following Canadian Provinces comprise a section to themselves: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, PE, QC, SK, YT.

The following Canadian Sections have more than one Province in them: TER (NT, NU).

The following Canadian Province has more than one Section in it: ON (GH, ONE, ONN, ONS).

Historical Sections
In March 2012, the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) announced that it would split its Ontario Section into four new Sections: Ontario North (ONN), Ontario East (ONE), Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario South (ONS).

In January 2020, the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) announced that the number of Sections needed for a clean sweep in the ARRL November Sweepstakes (SS) will rise to 84 in 2020, with the addition of a new Prince Edward Island (PE) Section. The new Section will become effective on April 1 2020. RAC said its Prince Edward Island members have been working for some time to create a separate Section for RAC ARES activities there. The provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will continue to be in the Maritimes (MAR) Section. In addition to Field Day and Sweepstakes, the new Section in Canada will affect the ARRL 160-Meter Contest but not the ARRL 10-Meter Contest, which uses states/provinces for US and Canadian multipliers. RAC also announced an adjustment in two of its Ontario Sections. Effective April 1, radio amateurs in the City of Hamilton and in the Regional Municipality of Niagara will shift to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Section from the Ontario South (ONS) Section.

In May 2022, the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) announced that the number of Sections will increase by 1 from Jan 01st 2023. The Maritime (MAR) section is abolished, to be replaced by 2 single-province sections: New Brunswick (NB) and Nova Scotia (NS). The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) section has been renamed as Golden Horseshoe(GH). The Northern Territories (NT), which combines Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut, has been renamed as Territories (TER).

In July 2025, the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) announced that the number of Sections will increase by 1 from Jul 01st 2025, to include YT. The old Territories (TER) section has been divided into two parts. Radio amateurs in the Yukon Territory are now located in the YT section, whilst Radio Amateurs in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut continue to be located in the Territories (TER) section. The change was made at the request of Radio Amateurs in Yukon who volunteered to organise a distinct section for that territory. It was announced in RAC's journal, The Canadian Amateur (TCA), for July/August 2025, but wrongly reported to have an abbreviation of 'YUK'. This was reported to me by Dave Goodwin VE3KG, Regulatory Affairs Officer on 04 August 2025, and subsequently corrected here.

NOTE: The maps on this page are valid from Jul 1st 2025. To see the previous maps and Section definitions, please visit the ARRL and RAC Section Maps (2023-2025) page, and before that, the ARRL and RAC Section Maps (2020-2022) page, and before that, the ARRL and RAC Section Maps (2019) page.

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