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 […]
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Field Day 2020 is now in the history books! Share your stories with us: #RACFD and #ARRLFD
Previous Next RAC Ontario South Director Phil McBride, VA3QR/VA3KPJ, was active for the Field Day weekend and will also be active during the RAC Canada Day Contest on July 1. You can follow Phil on this webpage and on his Twitter account: “VA3QR/P will be 1B ONE on FD, and will also be VA3RAC for 3 x […]
ARISS using new Multipoint Telebridge Amateur Radio Approach
ISS Space Contact: Northern Virginia School Group, Woodbridge, Virginia, April 30, 2020. Click on image for YouTube video. For immediate release: April 28, 2020 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the first use of a concept called Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio, allowing school contacts for Stay-At-Home students […]
Special event VC2STAYHOM is now active: April 6 to May 6
For immediate release: Some countries around the world are now allowing Radio Amateurs to use special “STAYHOME” call sign suffixes. Michael Shamash, VE2MXU, is using VC2STAYHOM to raise awareness for social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic and global public health emergency. He is a member of Radio Amateurs of Canada and is based in Montreal. […]
“Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” special event: Saturday, April 18 Promoting Global Friendship Among Amateurs Worldwide
Overview | RAC “Get on the Air Special Event” | WARD info | French version Image of Certificate for RAC “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” special event RAC “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” Special Event On Saturday, April 18, 2020 (1200Z to 2359Z), Radio Amateurs of Canada […]
Dayton Hamvention 2020 has been cancelled: refunds now available
Refund Procedures are now in Place for Dayton Hamvention-Associated Social Events March 20, 2020 update: Refunds are now being processed for Dayton Hamvention-associated social gatherings, including Contest University, Contest Dinner, and Top Band Dinner. Each event has its own procedures. Those who signed up for the DX Dinner will be able to obtain refunds via PayPal. An email to […]
Friedrichshafen’s Ham Radio 2020 Friday, June 26 until Sunday, June 28, 2020
“Germany plays host to the world” Ham Radio 2020 – the 45th International Amateur Radio Exhibition – will take place from June 26 to 28 in Friedrichshafen, which is located on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance (the Bodensee) in Southern Germany, near the borders of both Switzerland and Austria. The event is organized by the Deutscher […]
Special Event for 90th Anniversary of the Polish Amateur Radio Union
For immediate release: On February 22-24, 1930, the Polish Amateur Radio Union – Polski Zwiazek Krótkofalowców (PZK) – was founded by professor Janusz Groszkowski from the Warsaw University of Technology. He also was elected its first President. World War II broke out in 1939 and Amateur Radio activities went out of existence in Poland. It took years […]
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2019 Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC December 28, 2019.
RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules 2019 Note: the RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules are provided on this page. The rules don’t usually change from year to year and we will highlight any changes if they do happen. In December each year, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the RAC Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs all over the […]
Commemorative ARISS Slow-Scan TV Transmissions Event starts tomorrow Saturday, December 28 to Wednesday, January 1
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program will support slow-scan television (SSTV) transmissions worldwide in memory of cosmonauts Alexei Leonov, Valery Bykovsky and Sigmund Jähn. This event is currently scheduled to begin tomorrow, Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 11:00 UTC and will end at 18:20 UTC on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 when the system is […]