Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Update: the ARISS contact was a success! May 27, 2019 – As part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, KG5FYI, will connect with students from Walter Murray Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and answer their questions, live from the International Space Station […]
Archives for May 2019
Field Day 2019: June 22-23 Use #RACFD and #ARRLFD
The above photos are courtesy of the Peel Amateur Radio Club, the Ottawa Amateur Radio Club and the Ottawa Valley Amateur Radio Club. Please see the descriptions provided below. Field Day is always the 4th full weekend in June. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) / Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) Field Day is […]
ARISS Contact with Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife on Monday, May 27 Other May 27 contact: Walter Murray Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Update: the ARISS contact was a success! May 27, 2019 – As part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, KG5FYI, will connect with students from Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and answer their questions, live from the International […]
ARISS Contact with Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife on Friday, May 3
The following exciting announcement is from the Mildred Hall School website as shown above: “Mildred Hall School is excited to announce that its students will be connecting with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques live aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, May 3, 2019. The event will start at the school at 11:30 am MT, followed […]
Radio Amateurs of Canada welcomes new Chief Information Technology Officer and Corporate Secretary
For immediate release: The RAC Board of Directors is pleased to welcome two new officers to the RAC Executive: Doug Schultz, VE1IOU and Al Masse, VE3CWP. RAC Chief Information Technology Officer Doug Schultz, VE1IOU, has been appointed as RAC’s new Chief Information Technology Officer. Doug resides near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, having moved to Canada from […]
Canadian National Parks On The Air Update: May 2019 Canadian National Parks on the Air: January 1 to December 31
The following Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) update was provided by Sheldon Hartling, VE1GPY. May 15, 2019 – Freezing temperatures and snowy conditions have not deterred avid Radio Amateurs from activating Canadian national parks and historic sites as part of the year-long CNPOTA event. To date, there have been 101 successful activations of Parks […]
Dayton Hamvention 2019: May 17-19
Thank you for visiting the RAC booth! Another Dayton Hamvention is now over! It was great to see so many of you dropping by the RAC Booth 2504 in Building 2 to sign our guest book and have a chat. An updated Dayton Hamvention photo gallery and slideshow is provided below. If you click on […]
Northern Ontario High School Students to Launch High Altitude Balloon tomorrow West Ferris School High Altitude Balloon Launch
For immediate release: On the morning of Tuesday, May 14, the students in the Grade 11 University Physics Class at West Ferris Intermediate Secondary School in North Bay, Ontario will proceed with the launch of a High Altitude Balloon from the school’s football field. The launch procedure will commence in room 220 at 9:30 am […]
TCA Contest Calendar: May, June and Early July 2019
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the May-June 2019 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. 10-10 International Spring Sprint – 0001Z, May 4 2359Z, May 5 ARI International DX Contest – 1200Z, May 4 1159Z, May 5 7th Area QSO Party – 1300Z, May 4 […]
Amateurs in the News: “A strong signal: Amateur Radio operators eager to connect worldwide”
An article by Laura Churchill Duke in the Tuesday, April 16, 2019 issue of the Halifax newspaper, The Chronicle Herald, featured a story about Amateur Radio operators in Atlantic Canada. The article provided a glimpse into Amateur Radio from the perspectives of the following Nova Scotia Amateurs: Wayne Blenkhorn, VE1BAB, of Port Williams, Nova Scotia Fred Archibald, […]