For immediate release: RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA, on behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada, extends sincere congratulations to the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club as it celebrates its 100th Anniversary with a Hamfest and Conference tomorrow, Sunday, June 2, 2019. As described below, the event will feature “notable speakers, plenty of junk, commercial sponsors and of course lots […]
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VECTOR Announces Pacific North Northwest VHF QSO Party: November 17
The Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization (VECTOR) is sponsoring an unusual event in the Greater Vancouver area on November 17, namely a 2 metre FM QSO Party. This event is similar to an HF radio contest, except that it will be conducted on 2 metre FM simplex (no repeater contacts or internet linking). Here is […]
RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program: Applications Open for 2019
Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications from Amateur Radio clubs across the country for our Liability Insurance Program for 2019. RAC runs the RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program each year to provide Canadian Amateur Radio clubs with liability insurance coverage – often needed by clubs in order […]
Upcoming Hamfests and Fleamarkets June to November 2018
The Hamfests and Fleamarkets season is well underway and we are pleased to help you promote your events: on the RAC website at the RAC’s Events Database: just click on “Submit New Event” and complete the form in the pages of The Canadian Amateur magazine by sending them to the Editor at The following […]
VB18FIFA: World Cup 2018 Football Amateur Radio Marathon June 1 to July 15
For immediate release: The special call sign VB18FIFA will be on the air from June 1 to July 15 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Members of the Maritime Contest Club (MCC) will represent Canada and Radio Amateurs of Canada at the request of the Russian Amateur Radio Union (SRR), the national organization […]
Upcoming Events Hamfests, Fleamarkets and other events
For a list of upcoming events please visit RAC’s Event Database. You can also include your own event’s information by clicking on “Submit New Event” and completing the form. Don’t forget to also send your information to The Canadian Amateur magazine at to have your event listed in the Coming Events section.
VA3RAC goes underground for the RAC Canada Winter Contest! Ottawa Amateur Radio Club operates as VA3RAC on December 30 and 31
This year VA3RAC will operate the RAC Canada Winter Contest on December 30 from the Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum (https://diefenbunker.ca/). The Diefenbunker, now a National Historic Site, is a four-story underground building located in Carp, west of Ottawa. The Diefenbunker was originally designed to house key elements of the Government of Canada and military […]
Canada-Wide Science Fair and STEAM 2017: May 18-20 Radio Amateurs of Canada and the Regina Amateur Radio Association
The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) is now underway in Regina, Saskatchewan. As described on their website, “CWSF brings science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) out of the classroom – engaging youth in STEM solutions to real world issues. CWSF is a celebration of Canada’s brightest young minds and an inspiring exploration in STEM for the […]
XM3CARF Special Event Station 50th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Amateur Radio Federation
The following news item is courtesy of the Southgate Amateur Radio News: https://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/may/xm3carf.htm#.WRsvboFE3YU The Frontenac Amateur Radio Club will be sponsoring the special event call sign XM3CARF to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Amateur Radio Federation (CARF), which was founded in 1967 in Kingston, Ontario. CARF was Canada’s first successful […]
Special Event Station VC3C2C 85th Anniversary of the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club
Announcing a Special Event Station , celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday and the 85th Anniversary of the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club VC3C2C will be on the air: from Temiskaming County in Northern Ontario, the evening of April 7, daytime April 8 and April 9, 2017 from Haldimand County, South of Hamilton for the Ontario QSO Party […]