The inaugural QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is rapidly approaching. In the words of its organizers it is “coming to your laptop, tablet and smartphone on August 8 and 9, 2020.” The event is an ARRL-sanctioned hamfest and its website includes the following information. “Participate in this ground breaking, virtual international Amateur Radio expo. Packed […]
RAC Online Basic Amateur Radio Course Registration: Summer 2020 Registration is ending this Saturday at midnight!
Registration Form | Schedule and Cost | Instruction | Syllabus | Other Courses Time is Running Out! Please register now! Time is running out! Registration for the Summer 2020 RAC Online Basic Amateur Radio Course will end at midnight (EDT) this coming Saturday, August 15. If you would like to take part in this course please register […]
Call for Nominations for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Deadline for Nominations: Wednesday, September 30
For immediate release: Nominations for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Award are now being accepted. The deadline is September 30. Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The Constitution of the Hall specifies that the appointment as Member of the Hall is for “outstanding […]
Canada C3 WSPR Project video now available for viewing RAC Presentation at 2020 IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
Canada C3 WSPR Project: Intro | Video | WSPR | Symposium On Thursday, July 9, Radio Amateurs of Canada participated in the 2020 IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation by hosting a virtual presentation on the Canada C3 Weak Signal Propagation Reporting System (WSPR) Project. RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA and Barrie Crampton, VE3BSM, were joined […]
Radio Amateurs of Canada hosts a virtual presentation on the Canada C3 WSPR Project: Thursday, July 9 2020 IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Science Meeting
Canada C3 was a unique 150-day voyage of a retired Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker, the Polar Prince, commencing in Toronto, Ontario and travelling down the St. Lawrence River and following the three coastlines of the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific Oceans, via the Historic Northwest Passage, terminating in Victoria, British Columbia. Canadian Radio Amateurs led by […]
New Web Hosting Service for RAC Affiliated Clubs
For immediate release: The Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce it is now offering a new benefit to our Affiliated Clubs: the ability to host your club’s website on the RAC server. And depending on how you choose to set up your domain, in some cases there will be no cost for this […]
TCA Contest Calendar: July, August and Early September 2020
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the July-August 2020 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine.
July-August 2020 eTCA now available juillet-août 2020 eTCA est disponible
Welcome to the July-August 2020 issue of The Canadian Amateur The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the July-August 2020 TCA is now available for viewing or download. The paper version is now being processed by the printer, but it will be delayed as a result of COVID-19. Stay tuned to the RAC website for additional […]
Amateurs in the News: “Amid pandemic, amateur radio societies across the North are seeking new recruits”
Avery Zingel – CBC News – April 4, 2020 The following is an excerpt from a CBC news story written by Avery Zingel on April 4, 2020 but you can find the complete article online at the link provided below. Thanks for writing a great article Avery! “The call for recruits went out this month, but with a […]
IARU HF World Championship 2020
IARU HF Championships: July 11 and 12 The aim of the IARU HF Championships is to contact as many other Amateurs, especially International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Member Society HQ stations, around the world as possible using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metre bands, and using phone and CW. The Contest runs […]