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 […]
Programmes
Registration for the Summer 2020 RAC Advanced Course Now Available Stay tuned for information about upcoming Basic Course
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 […]
RAC is considering offering more online Amateur Radio courses Survey being conducted to determine demand: Ends June 21
Thank you! Thank you for taking part in the survey (see below). We will be providing information about the upcoming Amateur Radio course soon. Stay tuned. For immediate release: In response to the current global pandemic, Radio Amateurs of Canada organized an online Advanced Amateur Radio Certification Course in March 2020 so that individuals could upgrade […]
New RAC Membership Renewal Procedures Renewal reminder notifications are now being sent by email
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 […]
Thank you for your response to the RAC Online Amateur Radio Courses! Both the Basic and Advanced courses are now full
Image courtesy of the Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club New RAC Online Amateur Radio Courses: Basic | Advanced Important Notice: Both of the Basic and Advanced courses are now full and registration has closed. Thank you for your support! Thank you for the great response to the new RAC online courses! The level of interest […]
RSGB HF and VHF contest rules changes
The Radio Society of Great Britain issued the following news release: “As a result of the United Kingdom government’s recent advice on social distancing, it is with regret that the HF Contest Committee (HFCC) and the VHF Contest Committee (VHFCC) have decided that, with immediate effect and until the end of June 2020, we will […]
RAC Canada Day Contest 2019 Results and Soapbox: March 2020 update
RAC Contest Managers Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU and Sam Ferris, VE5SF March 2020 update: After the initial results of the RAC Canada Day Contest 2019 were published in the January-February 2020 TCA, there were a few corrections reported. Our apologies for the errors. The following corrections have been made: 1) W8UM was originally reported as SOABLP when […]
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2019 Logs now available on RAC website
RAC Contest Managers Bart Ritchie, VE5CPU and Sam Ferris, VE5SF, provided the following report: A summary of logs received for the 2019 RAC Canada Winter Contest is now available on the RAC Contesting Rules and Results webpage and has been provided below. The log categorization found within the summary is based on the contents of log […]
RAC Amateur of the Year Award 2019: Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA
For immediate release: The RAC Board of Directors takes great pleasure in selecting Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA, as the recipient of the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2019 in recognition of his tireless efforts to promote Amateur Radio in his home province of Manitoba, throughout Canada and internationally. Through the RAC Amateur of the […]
TCA Contest Calendar: January, February and Early March
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.