Image courtesy of the Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club New RAC Online Amateur Radio Courses: Basic | Advanced Important Notice: Both of the Basic and Advanced courses are now full and registration has closed. Thank you for your support! Thank you for the great response to the new RAC online courses! The level of interest […]
Archives for March 2020
Amateur Radio during the current Global Pandemic
A Message from the RAC President The Covid-19 pandemic has been a part of our daily lives for several weeks now and will most likely continue to be for some time. The pandemic is of particular concern for Radio Amateurs because ours is a hobby that can be practised by people of all ages from elementary […]
RAC Welcomes New Special Advisor for World Radio Conferences Paul Coverdale, VE3ICV, is new WRC Special Advisor
The following news item is courtesy of The Canadian Amateur magazine: As we are about to begin another four-year process leading to the next World Radiocommunication Conference in 2023, Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, has decided to step down as RAC Special WRC Advisor to let another RAC representative start the process. Bryan provided his final report […]
Radio Amateurs Team Up to Help University Design Low-Cost Ventilator
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: Amateur Radio volunteers from around the world have volunteered to assist University of Florida Professor Sam Lampotang and his engineering team in their quest to rapidly develop an open-source, low-cost patient ventilator that can be built anywhere from such commonly available components as […]
RSGB HF and VHF contest rules changes
The Radio Society of Great Britain issued the following news release: “As a result of the United Kingdom government’s recent advice on social distancing, it is with regret that the HF Contest Committee (HFCC) and the VHF Contest Committee (VHFCC) have decided that, with immediate effect and until the end of June 2020, we will […]
The Canadian Amateur magazine: Table of Contents
March-April 2020 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine Table of Contents The Canadian Amateur (TCA), Canada’s premiere national magazine devoted to Amateur Radio, is published six times per year and is the membership journal of the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC). It is available in both print and digital versions (eTCA). Members of RAC, Canada’s sole […]
RAC Head Office building has been closed but staff are working remotely
Membership Renewals | Mail delivery | Contacting RAC Update as of March 21, 2020: As previously reported the RAC Head Office in Ottawa has been closed indefinitely due to the global pandemic. The majority of activities and responsibilities of the RAC administration are now being performed remotely. In addition, the RAC Board and Executive and […]
ARISS celebrating successful launch carrying Interoperable Radio System to ISS
March 9, 2020 – The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is pictured attached to the International Space Station’s Harmony module as both spacecraft were soaring into an orbital sunrise 264 miles above the American state of Nevada. Photo courtesy of NASA and SpaceX. The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: Amateur […]
RAC Canada Day Contest 2019 Results and Soapbox: March 2020 update
RAC Contest Managers Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU and Sam Ferris, VE5SF March 2020 update: After the initial results of the RAC Canada Day Contest 2019 were published in the January-February 2020 TCA, there were a few corrections reported. Our apologies for the errors. The following corrections have been made: 1) W8UM was originally reported as SOABLP when […]
RAC Office Phone Service Has Resumed
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 For immediate release: Service to the RAC phone system has been successfully restored and individuals who left messages yesterday will be contacted during the work day. The RAC Office can once again be reached by calling 613-244-4367 or 877-273-8304 from 10 am to 4 pm EST/EDT, Monday through Friday (except statutory […]