THE CANADIAN AMATEUR
TCA AUTHOR’S GUIDE
The Canadian Amateur (TCA) – Canada’s premiere national magazine devoted to Amateur Radio – is published six times per year and is the membership journal of the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC). Members of RAC, Canada’s sole national Amateur Radio organization, receive TCA automatically. The magazine is published in both print and online versions.
The Amateur Radio Service is diverse and the interests of Canadian Amateurs are widespread. As a result we are always looking for new articles for The Canadian Amateur magazine on a wide variety of topics.
We welcome technical and non-technical articles alike so why not submit one today?
Articles should be sent by email to the TCA Editor at: tcamag@yahoo.ca
Regular mail submissions should be addressed to:
The Canadian Amateur
720 Belfast Road
Suite 217
Ottawa, ON
Canada K1G 0Z5
Please include your name, call sign, phone number(s), addresses (mail or e-mail), and fax number, if any. Submitted material will be reviewed to determine its suitability for publication. The reviewers will assess manuscripts in terms of such factors as: pertinence to Amateur Radio; technical soundness; timeliness; degree of interest to readers of TCA; and freedom from needless controversy. The material should be written in a clear and acceptable manner; be of an appropriate length for TCA; and be in publishable form, not requiring major editing. It should treat the topic in sufficient detail. Material must be legal, prudent and in good taste.
The editor will confirm receipt of your material and will contact you about its disposition, or suggest possible changes. Some articles may be published in both English and French. Any translation required will be carried out by TCA’s translation services.
The publisher, Radio Amateurs of Canada, has prepared a new Author's Agreement for The Canadian Amateur magazine. The Agreement was prepared by RAC Honourary Legal Counsel, Marcel D. Mongeon, VA3DDD. A copy of the Agreement and Some Explantory Notes About the Agreement is available for downloading in pdf format.
RAC Author's Agreement (397 kb)
Explanatory Notes (349 kb)
Articles must not have been previously published elsewhere, or submitted simultaneously to other magazines (to avoid copyright problems). Graphical illustrations, such as schematics, should be clear. They will usually be re-drawn before publication. Good quality photographs or digital images are always welcome.
In general, The Canadian Amateur uses the same technical specifications concerning word processor files, typewritten material, photographs, etc. as used by the American Radio Relay Leaque for its QST and QEX publications. It is recommended that you refer to both the RAC Author's Agreement and the ARRL’s Author’s Guide before preparing your material.
TCA does not pay for published material. Your compensation will be the satisfaction of entertaining and educating other members of the Amateur Radio community.