To earn your certificate with Basic Qualification, you’ll need to pass a written exam. This is a 70% pass-grade, 100-question multiple-choice test, covering such topics as radio operating practices, basic electrical theory, and the Radiocommunication regulations that apply to amateur radio. A mark of 80% or more gives the candidate the additional privileges of Basic […]
Archives for February 2014
Call Signs
The Certificate of Proficiency in Amateur Radio is accompanied by a call sign used to identify the station. Canadian call signs normally have a national prefix consisting of two letters and a number, followed by a two- or three-letter suffix e.g. VE1AB, VA3ABC, VO1ZZ or VY2ZZZ. Call signs are allocated with different prefixes depending on […]
Requirements
How are Amateur Radio operators “authorized” in Canada? There is only one authorization to transmit – an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate with the Basic Qualification and Call Sign. Morse Code is no longer required! With the Morse Code Qualification for 5 words per minute sending and receiving, added to your Basic Qualification, you receive all […]
What Is Amateur Radio?
a form of communication; a hobby; a community service. It could be a school teacher in Nova Scotia making friends over the radio with another Radio Amateur in New Zealand; an Alberta teenager using her computer to upload a chess move through her radio which is retrieved by a fellow chess fan in Florida via […]
RAC Bulletin 2014-004E – RBR 4 Confirms Access to 137 Khz
RAC Bulletin 2014-004E – RBR-4 Confirms Access to 137 Khz. 2014-03-15 Industry Canada approved access by Canadian radio amateurs to the Low Frequency (LF) band 135.7 -137.8 kHz, subject to certain conditions in late 2009. This was a direct result of implementing changes from the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) 2007, which added amateur use of […]
RAC Bulletin 2014-003E – Deputy Director – Mid-West region
RAC Bulletin 2014-003E – Deputy Director – Mid-West region 2014-02-14 The RAC Mid-West Director would like to thank Bill Boskwick, VE4BOZ for accepting the position of Deputy Director for the Mid-West region of Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC). He subsequently took on a role there as a RAC ARES CEC for the St. Paul/Bonnyville area. […]
RAC Bulletin 2014-002E – Industry Canada’s Antenna Tower Siting Policy.
RAC Bulletin 2014-002E – Industry Canada’s Antenna Tower Siting Policy. 2014-02-06 On February 5th, Industry Canada’s Minister made an announcement bearing the title “Harper Government Making Changes to Cell Tower Placement Rules”. Industry Canada’s current governing document is CPC-2-0-03. A notice has been posted stating that changes to the document will be made subsequent yesterday’s […]
RAC Bulletin 2014-001E – Radio Amateurs of Canada applauds 60 metre band frequency allocations
RAC Bulletin 2014-001E – Radio Amateurs of Canada applauds 60 metre band frequency allocations 2014-01-22 Industry Canada has announced that a number of specific frequencies within the 60 metre high frequency band have been approved for amateur radio use. A total of five specific frequencies within the 5 MHZ band have been allocated, 5332 kHz, […]