For immediate release: Don Studney, VE7DS, of the Delta Amateur Radio Society and Keith Witney, VE7KW, of the North Shore Amateur Radio Club will be presented with the RAC Amateur of the Year award on September 11 at a dinner meeting of the ORCA DX and Contest Club at River House Restaurant in Delta, British […]
RAC Bulletins
New Acting Section Manager for Saskatchewan: Dave Scarfe, VE5UO
I am pleased to announce that Dave Scarfe, VE5UO, has accepted the role of Acting Section Manager of the Saskatchewan Section effective immediately. Welcome aboard Dave! Dave has been an Amateur for 30 years and is active on the HF bands, mainly on CW. He has been actively involved in teaching classes for both the […]
Call For Nominations for the RAC Amateur of the Year Award Mise en nomination : Prix Amateur de l’annee de RAC
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 […]
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 of Candidates for Regional Director: A Reminder Appel de mises en candidature pour le poste de directeur de région siégeant au conseil de direction
Second Notice to RAC members residing in the Atlantic, British Columbia / Yukon, Midwest and Ontario North/East Regions Disponible en français The Secretary of Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc. hereby solicits nominations for the positions of Director for the Regions of Atlantic, British Columbia / Yukon, Midwest and Ontario North/East (postal codes K and P). […]
RAC President Attends Annual ARRL Board Meeting: July 21-22
The annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), is underway in Windsor, Connecticut and will conclude tomorrow Sunday, July 22. The above photo shows (from left): RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA; Rick Roderick, K5UR (ARRL President and Chairman); Jay Bellows, K0QB (International Affairs Vice President); and Tim Ellam, VE6SH (President […]
IARU HF Championship: July 14-15 Good luck to Claude, VE2FK, Frank, VO1HP and Brent, VE9EX
On behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada I would like to wish Claude, VE2FK, Frank, VO1HP and Brent, VE9EX, good luck in the IARU HF Championship this weekend. Thank you all for carrying the RAC flag in this contest. To all others, please look for three RAC stations in the contest: Claude Duberger, VE2FK, will operate […]
Update on Hurricane Chris: Thursday, July 12 Possible threat to the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
Update by Environment Canada: Thursday, July 12, 2018 Environment Canada has issued another Tropical Cyclone Information Statement and it has been provided below. For complete information please visit: https://weather.gc.ca/hurricane/statements_e.html 2:49 PM ADT Thursday 12 July 2018 Tropical cyclone information statement for: Newfoundland and Labrador: Burin Peninsula – Southern Avalon Connaigre St. John’s – Bonavista Peninsula […]
Delay in Delivery of The Canadian Amateur: July-August 2018 TCA
For immediate release: The distribution of the print version of the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine has been unexpectedly delayed. Since this issue of TCA follows immediately after the RAC Annual General Meeting which was held on Saturday, June 16, we decided to delay sending it to the printer so that we […]
July-August 2018 eTCA is now available juillet-août 2018 eTCA est disponible
The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the July-August 2018 TCA is now available for viewing or download. For more information please visit: https://wp.rac.ca/digitaltca/ Table of Contents: https://wp.rac.ca/tca-contents-july-august-2018/ You must have a valid RAC membership to access this material. Please login with your primary call sign and existing password. The print version is now being delivered. […]