Course information | Instruction | Syllabus | Requirements | Registration The RAC Maple Leaf Operator Member Online Course is filling up quickly! RAC’s next online Advanced Certificate course for Winter/Spring 2021 is filling up quickly. Since May 2020, 400 Radio Amateurs across Canada have used this course to prepare for the Advanced exam. This instructor-led, 10-session course will […]
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RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program: Applications Open for 2021
For immediate release: 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 2021. 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 […]
Temporary telephone problems at RAC Office have been fixed November 19 and 20
For immediate release: The RAC office ran into an unexpected technical issue with its telephone service on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19. The issue has now been resolved and telephone service has resumed. Unfortunately any attempt to contact the RAC office between approximately 4 pm EST on Thursday, November 19 and all of Friday, November […]
RAC Online Beginner’s CW Course: Thank you for a great response! Watch for future CW courses in January
Course Overview | Course Instruction | Requirements | Registration RAC Online Beginner’s CW Course: Thank You! In response to the global pandemic, Radio Amateurs of Canada is continuing to offer Amateur Radio online courses so that individuals can obtain their Amateur Radio certification or can upgrade their qualifications while practising social/physical distancing. At the beginning of […]
Registration for the Summer 2020 RAC Advanced Course has ended Stay tuned for information about upcoming Basic Course
Advanced Course: Registration now closed | Basic Course: Stay tuned Thank You! Thank you for another great response to our Advanced Qualification Amateur Radio Course for RAC Maple Leaf Operators. The class will be beginning soon so registration has been closed. We are now working on a summer Basic Qualification Amateur Radio Course and should […]
New RAC Membership Renewal Procedures Renewal reminder notifications are now being sent by email
Renewal Notices | Renewal Options | Membership Benefits | “My Membership” For immediate release: On behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada, I would like to thank you for your continued support of Amateur Radio in Canada and internationally. Your membership has helped RAC in its two primary objectives: to support and promote Amateur Radio in Canada […]
May-June 2020 eTCA now available mai-juin 2020 eTCA est disponible
Welcome to the May-June 2020 issue of The Canadian Amateur The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the May-June 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 […]
Thank you for your response to the RAC Online Amateur Radio Courses! Both the Basic and Advanced courses are now full
Image courtesy of the Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club New RAC Online Amateur Radio Courses: Basic | Advanced Important Notice: Both of the Basic and Advanced courses are now full and registration has closed. Thank you for your support! Thank you for the great response to the new RAC online courses! The level of interest […]
RAC Office Phone Service Has Resumed
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 For immediate release: Service to the RAC phone system has been successfully restored and individuals who left messages yesterday will be contacted during the work day. The RAC Office can once again be reached by calling 613-244-4367 or 877-273-8304 from 10 am to 4 pm EST/EDT, Monday through Friday (except statutory […]
RAC’s First Gold Maple Leaf Operator Member: IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH
For immediate release: At the Dayton Hamvention on Friday morning, May 18, RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA (at left in above photo), presented Tim Ellam, VE6SH, International Amateur Radio Union President, with RAC’s first Gold Maple Leaf Operator Membership. Tim made a special request to become RAC’s first Gold Maple Leaf Operator Member to illustrate […]