The annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), is underway in Windsor, Connecticut and will conclude tomorrow Sunday, July 22. The above photo shows (from left): RAC President Glenn … [Read More...]
News and Features
Friedrichshafen Emergency Communications Report now available
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Emergency Coordinator Greg Mossup, G0DUB, has posted a report on the Emergency Communications … [Read More...]
Upcoming Events: July-August 2018 TCA Hamfests, Fleamarkets and other Events
The following events are featured in the Coming Events of the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. For these and other upcoming events please visit RAC’s Event Database. You can also include your own … [Read More...]
TCA Contest Calendar: July to Early September 2018
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of "The Sports Page" column in the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. FISTS Summer Sprint 0000Z Jul 14 0400Z Jul … [Read More...]
Attendance Holds Steady at Hamvention 2018
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: Hamvention marked another successful year in 2018, General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ. At 28,417 visitors, Hamvention recorded its third-largest … [Read More...]
RAC Winter Contest 2017 Results RAC Contest Managers: Sam Ferris, VE5SF and Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU
Note: The following article is an extract from the RAC Winter Contest 2017 Results published on page 47 of the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Please see the complete PDF version provided below … [Read More...]
International News
RAC President Attends Annual ARRL Board Meeting: July 21-22
The annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), is underway in Windsor, Connecticut and will conclude tomorrow Sunday, July 22. The above photo shows (from left): RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA; Rick Roderick, K5UR (ARRL President and Chairman); Jay Bellows, K0QB (International Affairs Vice President); and Tim Ellam, VE6SH (President International Amateur Radio Union). The meeting provides an … [Read More...]
Publications
Delay in Delivery of The Canadian Amateur: July-August 2018 TCA
For immediate release: The distribution of the print version of the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine has been … [Read More...]
July-August 2018 eTCA is now available juillet-août 2018 eTCA est disponible
The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the July-August 2018 TCA is now available for viewing or download. For more information please … [Read More...]
RAC Community
Upcoming Hamfests and Fleamarkets June to November 2018
The Hamfests and Fleamarkets season is well underway and we are pleased to help you promote your events: on the RAC website at the RAC’s Events Database: just click on “Submit New Event” and complete the form in the pages of The Canadian Amateur magazine by sending them to the Editor at … [Read More...]
RAC Bulletins
RAC President Attends Annual ARRL Board Meeting: July 21-22
The annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), is underway in Windsor, Connecticut and will conclude tomorrow Sunday, July 22. The above photo shows (from left): RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA; Rick Roderick, K5UR (ARRL President and Chairman); Jay Bellows, K0QB (International Affairs Vice President); and Tim Ellam, VE6SH (President International Amateur Radio Union). The meeting provides an … [Read More...]
IARU HF Championship: July 14-15 Good luck to Claude, VE2FK, Frank, VO1HP and Brent, VE9EX
On behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada I would like to wish Claude, VE2FK, Frank, VO1HP and Brent, VE9EX, good luck in the IARU HF Championship this weekend. Thank you all for carrying the RAC flag in this contest. To all others, please look for three RAC stations in the contest: Claude Duberger, VE2FK, will operate as VA2RAC on 10 CW, 15 CW, 20 CW, 40 CW and 80 CW Frank Davis, VO1HP, will operate as VO1RAC on 160 SSB and 160 CW … [Read More...]
Update on Hurricane Chris: Thursday, July 12 Possible threat to the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
Update by Environment Canada: Thursday, July 12, 2018 Environment Canada has issued another Tropical Cyclone Information Statement and it has been provided below. For complete information please visit: https://weather.gc.ca/hurricane/statements_e.html 2:49 PM ADT Thursday 12 July 2018 Tropical cyclone information statement for: Newfoundland and Labrador: Burin Peninsula - Southern Avalon Connaigre St. John's - Bonavista … [Read More...]
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