For immediate release: A successful International Space Station (ISS) contact was held yesterday with participants at the Ontario Science Centre’s Amateur Radio station VE3OSC in Toronto, Ontario. As described below this was no ordinary ARISS contact. “Jean Moffet, VE3WAD, has been a volunteer at the VE3OSC station for more than 30 years. Having recently celebrated […]
Amateurs in the News
Amateurs in the News: More women taking up Amateur Radio in Prince Edward Island
Sunday, June 23, 2019 — An article by videojournalist Stephanie vanKampen on the CBC News website has some exciting news for Amateur Radio in Prince Edward Island. “There are approximately 200 registered Amateur Radio operators in PEI. In order to become an operator, people have to take a test. On the Island, that test is administered […]
Amateurs in the News: “A strong signal: Amateur Radio operators eager to connect worldwide”
An article by Laura Churchill Duke in the Tuesday, April 16, 2019 issue of the Halifax newspaper, The Chronicle Herald, featured a story about Amateur Radio operators in Atlantic Canada. The article provided a glimpse into Amateur Radio from the perspectives of the following Nova Scotia Amateurs: Wayne Blenkhorn, VE1BAB, of Port Williams, Nova Scotia Fred Archibald, […]
“Eureka researchers bring niche radio to High Arctic”: Amateurs in the News
The March 8, 2019 issue of the Nunatsiaq News, the “newspaper of record for Nunavut and the Nunavik territory of Quebec”, features an article by Beth Brown about Amateur Radio in the High Arctic and specifically the Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC. The article features Pierre Fogal, VE3KTB, and Alexey (Alex) Tikhomirov, VE1RUS. Pierre is a station […]
Amateurs in the News: “Why ham radio still has an enduring appeal”
CBC news story: “Like ‘human hair in the ocean’: Why ham radio still has an enduring appeal” The following article was written for CBC Newfoundland by Paul Colbourne, a film and video producer now living back home in Newfoundland. His career spans 30 years and he has won and been nominated for several awards, included a […]
Update on RAC 25th Anniversary Challenge Coin Program Congratulations to Patrick Speer, VE7PJS
To commemorate our 25th Anniversary, Radio Amateurs of Canada launched the special RAC 25th Anniversary Challenge Coin program in May. Under the program, individuals who pledge donations to RAC of $100 or more receive a special serialized coin commemorating RAC’s 25th anniversary. Through the RAC Challenge Coin program, we hope to raise sufficient funds to […]
Amateurs in the News: “PEI ham radio operators celebrate Marconi Day in international event”
CBC News coverage of International Marconi Day event George Dewar, VY2GF, and Bernard Cormier, VE9BY, participated in International Marconi Day on Saturday, April 21, which is a 24-hour Amateur Radio event that is held annually by the Cornish Amateur Radio Club in the United Kingdom to celebrate the birth of Guglielmo Marconi on April 25, 1874. […]
Amateurs of the Year for 2017 Don Studney, VE7DS and Keith Witney, VE7KW
On September 11, 2018, RAC Director Allan Munnik, VA7MP/VE7RMP (British Columbia & Yukon Region) presented the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2017 to Don Studney, VE7DS and Keith Witney, VE7KW, on behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada. Please see the Presentation Ceremony page for more information. Through the Amateur of the Year Award, […]
Amateur Radio at the Ready During Atlantic Canada Telephone Outage
The following report is courtesy of Rick MacMillan, VE9MTB, President of the International Repeater Group: New Brunswick Amateur Radio operators proved they were ready to get the message through “when all else fails” during the recent telephone outage. Last Friday August 4, 2017, Bell and other telephone carriers experienced a widespread failure of the telephone network in Atlantic […]
Amateurs in the News: “‘Hotbed’ amateur radio waves getting bigger”
The March 23, 2017 edition of The Richmond News features an article by Alan Campbell: “’Hotbed’ amateur radio waves getting bigger” Here is an excerpt from the article: “Amateur radio is on the rise across Canada due to the interest in emergency preparedness and the growing participation of women, such as Richmond’s Carole Eng. A […]