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 Canada Day Contest 2020 Results and Soapbox: Updated January 15
RAC Canada Day Contest 2020 Report: RAC Contest Managers Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU and Sam Ferris, VE5SF After the results were published in The Canadian Amateur magazine and on the RAC website, we were notified of some errors. We have revised the contest results and uploaded a new version to our main Contesting webpage. The following update […]
RAC Welcomes New Atlantic and Midwest Directors Al Penney, VO1NO and Ed Richardson, VE4EAR/VE4VT
For immediate release: As reported in the January-February 2021 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine, following the call for nominations for Directors of Radio Amateurs of Canada’s Atlantic, Ontario North/East, Midwest and British Columbia/Yukon Regions, RAC would like to welcome the following Radio Amateurs to our Board of Directors 2021: Al Penney, VO1NO, was elected […]
Former RAC Ontario North Regional Director Larry Thivierge, VE3GT SK
For immediate release: Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that former RAC Ontario North Regional Director Larry Thivierge, VE3GT, became a Silent Key on January 1, 2021. RAC would like to extend its sincere condolences to his family and friends. The following information was extracted from the online obituary notice. “With heavy hearts, […]
Former RAC President Farrell (Hoppy) Hopwood, VE7RD SK
Farrell (Hoppy) Hopwood, VE7RD SK: Member of Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame 2015 Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that former RAC President, Farrell Hopwood, VE7RD, became a Silent Key on December 8, 2020 at age 91. The following information was extracted from the online obituary notice which was published in North Shore News on […]
January-February 2021 eTCA is now available for download janvier-février 2021 eTCA est disponible
Welcome to the January-February 2021 issue ofThe Canadian Amateur The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the January-February 2021 issue of The Canadian Amateur (TCA) magazine 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 and the holiday […]
RAC Online Basic Amateur Radio Course: Winter 2021 Registration has now closed. Thank you!
Course information | Instruction | Syllabus | Registration (CLOSED) Thank you once again for a great response to our course. The course will be starting soon and registration is now closed. Background information: Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Amateur Radio course so that individuals from all across Canada can obtain their Amateur […]
RAC Canada Winter Contest: December 19 Thank you for participating in the Contest!
New “Rookie” Subcategory and Sponsors for the RAC Contests Disponible en français Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce the creation of a new “Rookie” subcategory for both the RAC Canada Day Contest and the RAC Canada Winter Contest. In December each year, Radio Amateurs of Canada sponsors the RAC Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs […]
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 […]
Maurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIG and Doug Leach, VE3XK appointed to Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Maurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIG, et Doug Leach, VE3XK sont nommés au Temple de la renommée de la radio amateur du Canada
Above photo: Maurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIG (left) and Doug Leach, VE3XK (SK) have been appointed to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame! For immediate release: The Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Maurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIG and Doug Leach, VE3XK (SK), have been named to the Hall of Fame. […]