For immediate release: On Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 2:54 pm ADT Environment Canada issued a Tropical cyclone information statement for Newfoundland and Labrador: Burgeo – Ramea Burin Peninsula Channel-Port aux Basques and vicinity Connaigre Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Québec – south: Îles-de-la-Madeleine Hurricane Teddy Update: Hurricane Teddy poised to impact Atlantic Canada Tuesday and Wednesday. Hurricane […]
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Preparations Continue for World Radiocommunication Conference 2023
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union: The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) participated in the first online meeting of Project Team A (PTA) of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) CEPT Conference Preparatory Group. PTA has a mandate to prepare the CEPT brief on scientific and regulatory WRC-23 agenda […]
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2019 Results and Soapbox
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2019 Results RAC Contest Managers Sam Ferris, VE5SF and Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU Participation in the 2019 running of the RAC Canada Winter Contest was high again with a total of 905 entries received. Scores were down this year and for the fourth year in a row no new records were established […]
Proposed Two Metre (2m) Band Plan
Band Plan Update | Table | Notes | PDF version | Committee Members RAC Band Planning Committee Update: Proposed Two Metre Band Plan As announced in The Canadian Amateur magazine, the RAC Band Planning Committee has completed the new proposed 2m band plan. Radio Amateurs of Canada band planning committees coordinate the development of National Band Plans to […]
IARU Announces HF Digital Mode Band Plan Review
For immediate release: An International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) working group has been formed to develop solutions to reduce congestion within very popular mode segments while preventing mutual interference between “incompatible modes” as much as possible. The working group includes representatives of the three regional band-planning committees, marking the first time the IARU three regions have […]
Call For Nominations for the RAC Amateur of the Year Award Mise en nomination – Prix Amateur de l’annee
English | French | Through the Amateur of the Year Award, Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes the outstanding contributions made by Canadian Amateurs. To qualify for the title “Amateur of the Year”, an individual should have made an outstanding contribution to Amateur Radio in the past year, or have contributed consistently to the welfare of […]
RAC Online Basic Amateur Radio Course Registration: Summer 2020 Registration has been closed. Thank you for a great response!
Registration Form | Schedule and Cost | Instruction | Syllabus | Other Courses RAC Online Basic Qualification Amateur Radio Course: Summer 2020 Thank you for another great response to our online courses! Registration has now closed! Background information: In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Amateur Radio course so that […]
Call for Nominations for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Deadline for Nominations: Wednesday, September 30
For immediate release: Nominations for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Award are now being accepted. The deadline is September 30. Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The Constitution of the Hall specifies that the appointment as Member of the Hall is for “outstanding […]
Canada C3 WSPR Project video now available for viewing RAC Presentation at 2020 IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation
Canada C3 WSPR Project: Intro | Video | WSPR | Symposium On Thursday, July 9, Radio Amateurs of Canada participated in the 2020 IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation by hosting a virtual presentation on the Canada C3 Weak Signal Propagation Reporting System (WSPR) Project. RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA and Barrie Crampton, VE3BSM, were joined […]
New Web Hosting Service for RAC Affiliated Clubs
For immediate release: The Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce it is now offering a new benefit to our Affiliated Clubs: the ability to host your club’s website on the RAC server. And depending on how you choose to set up your domain, in some cases there will be no cost for this […]