The Formula one is in Canada this week-end and it appears that they use frequencies assigned for amateur radio. All those frequency are broadcasted constantly since they setup the site. The most troublesome is at 444.1Mhz witch is the output of a local repeater…https://youtu.be/58eEm4c8mwg…
While there is probably not much that can be done this year, what would be the procedure to try to prevent this from happening next year?
Thanks for your hint!
de VE2XJS, 73
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) is pleased again to announce that in 2015 we will be offering scholarships to young Amateurs who are enrolled at the post secondary level in Electrical, Electronic and Software engineering. Students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs will be considered on a case by case basis. You must be an Amateur and the deadline for applications is July 31, 2015.
June 9th 2015, the BC Government has asked users, both private and commercial to reduce water consumption by 20 % in view of the drought conditions. To see the story go to
We have officially cut over to our Word Press based Radio Amateurs of Canada website. This site can be accessed via wp.rac.ca or www.rac.ca. The old site will no longer be available.
Please ensure you login in with your call sign and password (Associate Members use their membership number). There is an option to reset your password below the login screen. The math question is a security requirement to ensure human input and not a robot program trying to hack your password.
We are still moving content over from the old site as required. If there is a particular article from the old site that you cannot locate please email the webmaster and we will endeavour to port that content over to the new site.
In the coming weeks we will be changing the URL to www.rac.ca and launching further enhancements to the site.
The RAC Board has formally recognized VE9IM for his long term contributions to RAC. Ian has been a pillar of RAC for over a decade. He has served as Vice President through a number of Presidents and filled in as Acting President on many occasions. At our recent public meeting in southern Ontario RAC honoured Ian with a plaque presented before his colleagues.
Ian is currently RACs representative to Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). The Space Agencies have entrusted ARISS with the task to organise ARISS School Contacts. When a contact is scheduled, volunteering amateur satellite operators set up a ground station in the selected school.
Ian is a resident of New Brunswick and is a consulting electrical engineer.
With the recent severe weather in Ontario some folks have started to realize the value of amateur radio. Here is some positive press with even a mention of BC