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RAC Canada 150 Award Operations Update: December 16
The RAC Canada 150 Award is a celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday since Confederation in 1867. The Award is issued for contacting the RAC stations between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. We are now in the final few weeks of the Canada 150 Celebrations and we hope you are enjoying taking part in this celebration. […]
RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Reset for November 18 "More Foxes to Come!"
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-reset-for-november-18-more-foxes-are-on-the-way The twice-delayed launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket that will transport the AMSAT RadFxSat (Fox-1B) CubeSat carrying an Amateur Radio payload and other payloads into orbit now is set for tomorrow Saturday, November 18, at 0947 UTC. The Joint […]
Warning: Phishing Attempt being sent to RAC emails
Dear RAC Members, It has been brought to out attention that a hacker in Taiwan is phishing (attempting to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, credit card details and indirectly money) using <callsign>@rac.ca addresses. Do not click the icon to “verify email” We have taken steps to block the sender but some cases of […]
ARISS One Step Closer to Flying New Equipment to ISS
The following news item is courtesy of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program: On behalf of the ARISS International team, I am proud to announce that on Friday, September 29 the ARISS team submitted the InterOperable Radio System (IORS) Safety Data Package to NASA for review! Our next step in this […]
GoToWebinar Installation
RAC 2017 AGM requires the installation of the GoToWebinar software in advance of the webinar. Once you have registered in advance, Please use the email link sent by the RAC Corporate Secretary. iPhone, iPad and Tablet users must install the mobile version of GoToWebinar: (Mobile users DO NOT USE GOTOMEETING – suggest removing that application): […]
Table des matières: Juillet-Août 2017 TCA
Bienvenue au numéro de juillet-août 2017 de “The Canadian Amateur”. Mai-Juin 2017 eTCA est disponible Ceci est un avis courriel vous annonçant que la version électronique de TCA (eTCA) pour juillet-août 2017 est disponible pour visionnement ou téléchargement. Pour plus d’informations s’il vous plaît visitez : https://www.rac.ca/digitaltca/ La version imprimée est en cours de livraison. […]
Table des matières: Mai-Juin 2017 TCA
Bienvenue au numéro de mai-juin 2017 de “The Canadian Amateur”. Mai-Juin 2017 eTCA est disponible Ceci est un avis courriel vous annonçant que la version électronique de TCA (eTCA) pour mai-juin 2017 est disponible pour visionnement ou téléchargement. Pour plus d’informations s’il vous plaît visitez : https://www.rac.ca/digitaltca/ La version imprimée est en cours de livraison. […]
Ontario QSO Party: April 15-16
The following information is courtesy of the Ontario QSO Party. The Ontario QSO Party is scheduled for the third weekend of April and you are cordially invited to take part. Date: 1800Z April 15 to 0500Z April 16, and 1200Z to 1800Z April 16 Ontario stations are encouraged to contact as many Amateur Radio stations as […]
Getting Started at TM100VIMY RAC Director Phil McBride, VA3QR/VA3KPJ
RAC Ontario South Director, Phil McBride, VA3QR/VA3KPJ, was selected as an operator by the Vimy Commemorative Station Society and is now in Vimy, France, along with his wife, Cassandra McBride, VA3MEW, to operate from the Canadian National Vimy Memorial to mark the 100th anniversary of the taking of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Armed Forces during World […]