Disponible en français Radio Amateurs of Canada would like to welcome Peter Toth, VE4TTH, as the Deputy Director for the Midwest Region. RAC Midwest Director, Bj Madsen, VE5FX, appointed Peter as Deputy Director on January 8, 2018. Peter is very active and he has a varied interest including astronomy, photography, motorcycle racing, scuba diving and, […]
Archives for January 2018
Winter Field Day is underway Saturday, January 27 and Sunday, January 28
Winter Field Day is presented by the Winter Field Day Association (WFDA), “a dedicated group of Amateur Radio Operators who believe that emergency communications in a winter environment is just as important as the preparations and practice that is done each summer but with some additional unique operational concerns.” The Association’s website describes the objective of […]
RAC President attends ARRL Board Meeting: January 19-20
A good first day at the ARRL Board Meeting: The above photo shows (from left) ARRL First Vice-President Gregory P. Widin, K0GW; ARRL Second Vice-President Brian Mileshosky, N5ZGT; ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR; RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA; and IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, at the conclusion of the first day of the ARRL Board […]
ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, to Retire
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL): https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-ceo-tom-gallagher-ny2rf-to-retire Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, the ARRL’s Chief Executive Officer for the past two years, announced his retirement as CEO, as the ARRL Board of Directors prepares to meet January 19-20. He will step down on March 2. Gallagher, who had earlier advised […]
Radio Club of Chile Supporting Communications During Pope’s Visit
Pope Francis was welcomed on January 16 by Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet after arriving in Santiago, Chile on his first visit to Chile since becoming Pope, and his sixth to Latin America — a trip that will also take him to Peru. The Radio Club of Chile (CE3AA) and its Emergency Service are supporting communications […]
FEMA Region 10 Communication Exercises will make use of 60 metres
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/fema-region-10-communication-exercises-will-make-use-of-60-meters The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) will conduct a Communications Exercise (COMMEX) on January 17 and on the third Wednesday of subsequent months during 2018, 1500-2100 UTC. These exercises will use the 60-metre channels and […]
RAC Announces New Partnership with RAQI RAC annonce une nouvelle entente avec RAQI
Disponible en français In October 2017, Marcel Mongeon, VA3DDD, our Honorary Legal Counsel, and I met with the President and Director General of Radioamateur du Québec (RAQI) to consider how our two organizations could work together for mutual advantage. We agreed on a program of closer cooperation and are beginning several initiatives early in 2018. […]
Upcoming Events Hamfests, Fleamarkets and other events
For a list of upcoming events please visit RAC’s Event Database. You can also include your own event’s information by clicking on “Submit New Event” and completing the form. Don’t forget to also send your information to The Canadian Amateur magazine at to have your event listed in the Coming Events section.
RAC Canada 150 Award Program: Updated January 4 Thank you for helping to make RAC Canada 150 a success!
To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, Radio Amateurs of Canada was pleased to present the RAC Canada 150 Award program in 2017. The 14 special RAC call signs were activated by volunteers (see the tentative list of operations below) throughout the second half of 2017 starting with the RAC Canada Day Contest on July 1 and ending […]
RAC Canada Day Contest 2017 Results Available now in the January-February 2018 TCA
Note: The following article by RAC Contest Managers Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU and Sam Ferris, VE5SF (shown in the above photo), is an extract from the RAC Canada Day Contest 2017 Results published on page 43 of the January-February 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Please see the complete PDF version provided below with the […]