The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the January-February 2020 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine.
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RAC Canada Winter Contest 2019 Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC December 28, 2019.
RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules 2019 Note: the RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules are provided on this page. The rules don’t usually change from year to year and we will highlight any changes if they do happen. In December each year, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the RAC Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs all over the […]
Ed Frazer, VE7EF, appointed to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
For immediate release: The Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame (CARHOF) is pleased to announce that Ed Frazer, VE7EF, of West Vancouver, British Columbia has been named to the Hall of Fame. Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The […]
TCA Contest Calendar: November, December and early January 2020
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the November-December 2019 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Additional information Note: In the above chart an * indicates Local Time. For more contest information check out these sites: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/ http://www.contesting.com http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/ http://www.arrl.org/contests/ http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html http://www.arrl.org/dxcc http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/index_cq_contests.html The […]
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2019 Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC December 28, 2019.
RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules 2019 In December each year, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the RAC Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs all over the world are invited to participate. Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC December 28, 2019. Next year the contest will be held on December 19, 2020. A bilingual PDF version […]
Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA) 2019 Weekend of October 18-20, 2019
The following information is courtesy of the Scouts JOTA-JOTI website: JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest digital Scout event taking place online and over the air. This year’s event takes place on the weekend of October 18-20. The educational event brings together more than 2 million Scouts every year in October for a weekend of Scouting and […]
RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program: Applications Open for 2020 Deadline for Applications: December 20, 2019
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 2020. 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 order […]
Larry E. Price, W4RA, SK Honorary Member of Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
Larry E. Price, W4RA, Silent Key – ARRL and IARU President Emeritus and Honorary Member of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) President Emeritus, Larry E. Price, W4RA, of Statesboro, Georgia, died on September 10 at the age of 85. At the age of […]
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2018 Results and Soapbox
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2018 Results RAC Contest Managers Sam Ferris, VE5SF and Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU Participation in the 2018 running of the RAC Canada Winter Contest was high once again with a total of 851 entries received. Generally, scores were down this year and for the third year in a row no new records were […]
TCA Contest Calendar: September, October and early November 2019
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the September-October 2019 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Additional information Note: In the above chart an * indicates Local Time. For more contest information check out these sites: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/ http://www.contesting.com http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/ http://www.arrl.org/contests/ http://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html http://www.arrl.org/dxcc http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/index_cq_contests.html The […]