Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, uses a homemade 60-centimetre dish and relies on software-defined radios (SDRs). The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: As reported on Spaceweather.com, […]
Amateurs in the News
Amateurs in the News: “96-year-old Amateur Radio operator at Ontario Science Centre speaks with astronaut” In celebration of Amateur Radio station VE30SC volunteer Jean Moffet, VE3WAD
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]