Author: Alan Griffin

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Emergency communications

Special Advisory Notice: Hurricane Milton Update

For immediate release | October 8, 2024  Jason Tremblay, VE3JXTRAC Community Services Radio of Amateurs of Canada has received a request from the Winlink Development team to issue the following statement

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RAC President’s Message: September 2024

Finally, it is with mixed feelings that I announce my resignation as President of Radio Amateurs of Canada, effective November 1, 2024. While leading Canada’s national organization has been the pinnacle of my time as a Radio Amateur, my family has moved full-time to Boquete in Panama’s Chiriquí province. Enfin, c’est avec des sentiments mitigés que j’annonce ma démission du poste de président de Radio Amateurs du Canada, à compter du 1er novembre 2024. Il est certes évident que mon accession à la direction de la principale organisation nationale du Canada a constitué le point culminant de mon parcours de radio amateur, mais il se fait que ma famille a déménagé pour s’installer à plein temps à Boquete, dans la province de Chiriqui au Panama.

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News and Features

Call for Nominations of Candidates for Regional Director to serve on the Board of Directors of Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc. 2024

Notice to RAC members residing in the Atlantic, British Columbia / Yukon, Midwest and Ontario North/East Regions | Call for Nominations of Candidates for Regional Director to serve on the Board of Directors of Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc.

Avis aux membres du RAC résidant dans les régions de l’Atlantique, de la Colombie-Britannique/Yukon, du Midwest et de l’Ontario Nord/Est | Appel de mises en candidature pour le poste de directeur de région siégeant au conseil de direction de Radio Amateurs du Canada inc.

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RAC Bulletins

Delivery of July-August 2024 TCA has been delayed

The delivery of the July-August 2024 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine has been delayed as a result of technical issues at the printer. We apologize for the inconvenience. La livraison du numéro de juillet-août 2024 du magazine The Canadian Amateur a été retardée en raison de problèmes techniques chez l’imprimeur. Nous nous excusons pour ce désagrément.

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ARISS

ARISS Contact: YOTA Camp 2024 at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia on July 9

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and youths at the Youth On the Air 2024 camp located in Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia, Canada. The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 9, 2024 at 12:06:38 pm/am ADT (Nova Scotia, CAN) (15:06:38 UTC, 11:06 am EDT, 10:06 am CDT,9:06 am MDT, 8:06 am PDT). Watch the ARISS Contact live via Youth On The Air YouTube.

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