RAC 25th Anniversary Challenge Coin Order Form (click here) In May 2018, Radio Amateurs of Canada was pleased to introduce the special 25th Anniversary Challenge Coin as part of its year-long celebrations. The coin was designed by Mike Hutchison and was custom-designed and manufactured by KingPins for RAC.“ Its design depicts the commitment to a […]
Archives for November 2018
RAC Alias Email Address Targeted by Scammer Information on handling malicious emails now available
For immediate release: We have been informed that a small number of @rac.ca alias users have received threatening scam/ransomware emails apparently both sent from their @rac.ca address and sent to their @rac.ca address. All of the individuals who have contacted us recognized the email as being a scam and several have forwarded a copy to […]
Update on AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat Launch Now scheduled for Sunday, December 2
SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: Smallsat Express mission is scheduled for launch on Sunday, December 2. The SSO-A mission will carry several Amateur Radio satellites including AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff, FUNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT, K2SAT and ExseedSat. The launch window opens at 18:31:47 UTC and will extend for approximately 30 minutes. Background information: AMSAT reports that […]
ARISS Contact with IMP Aerospace & Defence in Goffs, Nova Scotia: Saturday, November 24
The following news item provides information about tomorrow’s ARISS contact on Saturday, November 24: An Amateur Radio International Space Station (ARISS) school contact has been planned for tomorrow, Saturday, November 24 with participants at IMP Aerospace & Defence in Goffs, Nova Scotia. The IMP Company makes the Robotic Arms for the International Space Station (ISS) […]
RAC supports Canadian National Parks on the Air event (CNPOTA) January 1 to December 31, 2019
Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce its support of the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) event which will be held next year from January 1 to December 31. The CNPOTA Event Committee describes the event in this way: All Radio Amateurs worldwide will have an opportunity to operate portably from any […]
Montenegro and Lithuania Join the 60 metre Band Community
Montenegro and Lithuania are the latest countries to announce adoption of a new Amateur Radio band at 5 MHz. Both countries have authorized Amateur operation on a secondary allocation of 5,351.5 – 5,366.5 kHz at up to 15 W EIRP, per the Final Acts of World Radiocommunication Conference 2015. Montenegro’s International Amateur Radio Union member-society, […]
Amateur Radio Issues under Discussion in Geneva in Advance of WRC-19
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: As part of the run up to World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19), three International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) Study Group 5 (SG 5) Working Groups have been meeting this week in Geneva, Switzerland. ITU-R Study Groups develop the technical bases for decisions […]
RAC Corporate Secretary Sukwan Widajat, VA3WID SK
For immediate release: Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that RAC Corporate Secretary Sukwan Widajat, VA3WID, has become a Silent Key while in Indonesia. Sukwan became RAC’s Corporate Secretary in June 2015 and he made a significant contribution to our operations for the past three and a half years. I worked closely […]
IARU Region 2 ARDF Survey Underway
To better understand the needs of enthusiasts in Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF), International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 (IARU-R2) Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF) Coordinator Ken Harker, WM5R, is undertaking an online ARDF survey. “This is the first IARU Region 2 ARDF Community Survey, and I hope that this is something we can […]
VECTOR Announces Pacific North Northwest VHF QSO Party: November 17
The Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization (VECTOR) is sponsoring an unusual event in the Greater Vancouver area on November 17, namely a 2 metre FM QSO Party. This event is similar to an HF radio contest, except that it will be conducted on 2 metre FM simplex (no repeater contacts or internet linking). Here is […]