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RAC Canada Day Contest: Celebrate Canada’s Birthday on the air! Concours de la fête Canada RAC 2020

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COVID-19 Update | Contest Rules: English and French Update | Mise à jour Disponible en français The global pandemic continues and we want to make sure that all participants in the RAC Canada Day Contest on Wednesday, July 1 help us to celebrate Canada’s birthday safely.   The RAC Contest Committee is therefore asking all participants […]

Field Day 2020 is now in the history books! Share your stories with us: #RACFD and #ARRLFD

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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 […]

Registration for the Summer 2020 RAC Advanced Course Now Available Stay tuned for information about upcoming Basic Course

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Advanced Course: Registration underway | Basic Course: Stay tuned for information For immediate release: In response to the global pandemic, Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Advanced Qualification Amateur Radio Course so that individuals can upgrade their qualifications while continuing to practise social/physical distancing. With your Advanced Certificate, you can run higher power, operate a […]

The RAC Report | RAC en bref A TCA Supplement – Un supplément à la revue TCA – June | Juin 2020

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RAC Report | RAC en bref – English | French Amateur Radio During the Current Global Pandemic: An Update On March 27, 2020, when I first wrote about “Amateur Radio During the Current Global Pandemic”, I indicated that the pandemic had already been part of our daily lives for several weeks. As I write this […]

New ARISS-USA organization has been launched!

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ARISS USA | ARISS Canada | ARISS Video | Upcoming Contacts ARISS-USA is now the US-based organization connecting students with astronauts in space. Towson, Maryland – June 4, 2020 In late May, the USA team of the ARISS International working group became an incorporated non-profit entity in the state of Maryland, officially becoming ARISS-USA. This move allows […]

ARISS contact with the Airdrie Space Science Club in Alberta: Friday, May 15 Second test of new Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio was a huge success!

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Contact | News Release | Airdrie Space Science Club | Q&A YouTube video of ARISS contact with Airdrie Science Space Camp Update on today’s ARISS Contact: Friday, May 15, 2020 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program conducted its second test of its new distance-learning ARISS radio contacts with astronauts this morning. Youth […]

New RAC Membership Renewal Procedures Renewal reminder notifications are now being sent by email

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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 […]

“Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” special event: Update World Amateur Radio Day Award Certificates now ready for download!

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Overview | RAC “Get on the Air Special Event” | WARD info | French version World Amateur Radio Day 2020 RAC certificate | “We Are All in this Together!” – Image courtesy of Pixabay at https://pixabay.com World Amateur Radio Day Award Certificates: now ready for download for those who successfully contacted a RAC official station […]