Author: Alan Griffin

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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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RAC Grants and Scholarships Available Now!

Deadline for applications: October 31 Al Eros, VE4ZB – RAC Scholarship and Grants Coordinator – The RAC Foundation is now accepting Scholastic Grant applications from eligible Amateurs for the

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RAC Canada Day Contest Rules: July 1, 2024

Each year on July 1, the anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, Radio Amateurs of Canada sponsors the RAC Canada Day Contest and Amateurs all over the world are invited to Canada’s Birthday Party on the air.

Chaque année, le 1er juillet, date anniversaire de la Confédération canadienne, Radio Amateurs du Canada parraine le Concours RAC de la fête du Canada et invite les amateurs du monde entier à nous retrouver sur les ondes pour célébrer avec nous l’aboutissement d’un processus capital pour l’histoire de notre pays.

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CanWarn
Emergency communications

CANWARN Training and Special Event: June 20 and 25

Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to present another CanWarn training sessions for Amateurs and non-Amateurs.
Date: Thursday June 20, 2024, at 7 pm EST. We are also hosting a “Beyond CanWarn 2024: A Fireside Chat” special event on Tuesday, June 25 at 7 pm EST.

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Tom, Jose, VU2TO, Al Boyd, VE3AJB, S. Suri, VU2MY, the founder of the National Institute of Amateur Radio in India, Brent Taylor, VY2HF and Dave Newcombe VE3WI
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Dayton Hamvention 2024

Radio Amateurs of Canada hosted a booth at the Dayton Hamvention from May 17 to May 19 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center near Dayton, Ohio. Thank you for dropping by! It was great seeing everyone.

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Cover of the May-June 2024 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine
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May-June 2024 eTCA is now available

Welcome to the May-June 2024 issue of The Canadian Amateur The digital (eTCA) version of the May-June 2024 TCA is now available for viewing or download.  The paper version is

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