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 […]
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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 […]
Call for Nominations for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Appel à candidatures pour le « Temple de la renommée radioamateur canadien »
Frank Davis, VO1HP – Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Disponible en français Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. A Call for Nominations is issued annually in the July/August issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Nominations may be submitted […]
Call For Nominations for the RAC Amateur of the Year Award Mise en nomination – Prix Amateur de l’annee
To qualify for the title “Amateur of the Year”, an individual should have made an outstanding contribution to Amateur Radio in the past year, or have contributed consistently to the welfare of Amateur Radio over several years. RAC Directors, Officers and Section Managers are not eligible for the award while in office, and not in […]
TCA Contest Calendar: July, August and Early September 2019
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the July-August 2019 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. DL-DX RTTY Contest 1100Z, Jul 6 1059Z, Jul 7 Marconi Memorial HF Contest 1400Z, Jul 6 1400Z, Jul 7 Original QRP Contest 1500Z, Jul 6 1500Z, Jul 7 FISTS Summer Unlimited Sprint […]
RAC Canada Day Contest is today! Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC July 1, 2019
Disponible en français Each year on July 1, the anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, Radio Amateurs of Canada sponsors the Canada Day Contest and Amateurs all over the world are invited to Canada’s Birthday Party on the air. Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC July 1, 2019. Download (PDF, 385KB) Bands and Modes: 160, 80, […]
TCA Contest Calendar: May, June and Early July 2019
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the May-June 2019 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. 10-10 International Spring Sprint – 0001Z, May 4 2359Z, May 5 ARI International DX Contest – 1200Z, May 4 1159Z, May 5 7th Area QSO Party – 1300Z, May 4 […]
World Scout Jamboree Gearing Up for Significant Amateur Radio Presence
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: Amateur Radio will play a role in this summer’s 24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, the first World Jamboree held in North America since 1983. The Jamboree has chosen the theme “Unlock a New World”. Thousands of Scouts and Scout leaders from some […]