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2022 FALL RAC ADVANCED COURSE

The next RAC Advanced Courses start on Sunday, September 11 and Monday, September 12. You need to be a RAC Maple Leaf Operator Member (present or future) to register for this course. See below for information.

Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Advanced Qualification Amateur Radio Course so that individuals can upgrade their qualifications.

With your Advanced Certificate, you can run higher power, operate a remotely-controlled station, obtain operating privileges when travelling overseas, set up repeaters, be the trustee for club stations and even become an Accredited Examiner (AE) if you also have the Morse Code qualification. 

Course information:

The course will be 10 sessions in length and each session will be two hours long.

In order to offer maximum flexibility, we will be running two Advanced courses so students will be able to choose one of the following two options:

  • Sunday afternoons from 3 pm to 5 pm EDT (12 pm to 2 pm PDT) starting on Sunday, September 11 and ending on Sunday, December 18.

Or

  • Monday evenings from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm EDT (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm PDT) starting on Monday, September 12 and ending on Monday, December 19.

Note: There will be no classes on Thanksgiving weekend (October 9 and 10) and also during the month of November due to travel requirements by the instructor.

Course Instruction:

The course instructor is Dave Goodwin, VE3KG. Dave has been an Amateur since 1975, is an active HF Contester and DXer and his DXpedition to Point Amour Lighthouse.

Dave has been a RAC volunteer for many years. He is currently RAC’s Regulatory Affairs Officer and previously served as RAC Atlantic Director, RAC President and in other roles. From 2015-2020, Dave taught both Basic and Advanced courses with the Fredericton (NB) Amateur Radio Club. He is an Accredited Examiner (AE) for ISED and gives many Basic, Advanced and Morse Code exams over the web.

Course material pertaining to all topics covered in the course syllabus will be provided to all registered students and is available online at:

https://www.rac.ca/rac-advanced-course-for-maple-leaf-operators-fall-2022/

Course Requirements:

The RAC Advanced Qualification Amateur Radio course is being offered at no charge to RAC Maple Leaf Operator Members – both current and future as described below.

Participants in the course will need to meet all of the following requirements:
  1. Participants must already have the Canadian Basic Amateur Radio Qualification and a Canadian call sign.
  2. Participants must already be a RAC Maple Leaf Operator Member or become one by joining RAC at the Maple Leaf Operator level or upgrading to that level.
  3. Participants must have a copy of the Canadian Amateur Radio Advanced Qualification Study Guide provided by Coax Publications. For more information please visit the RAC Study Guides webpage.
  4. Participants must have a computer and Internet connection capable of using the Zoom conference platform. You do not need your own account on Zoom to take part in this course.
  5. Participants must have a working email address to receive course materials and links to the sessions.

There is room on the conference server for 250 participants in each session. Auditors are welcome to attend on a space-available basis, provided they are RAC Maple Leaf Operator members. You can sign up by following the instructions on the registration page. 


Other Amateur Radio Courses:

Amateur Radio Basic and Advanced Qualification courses are also now being provided both online and in person by Canadian Amateur Radio Clubs and organizations. Please visit the Amateur Radio Courses webpage for more information at the link provided below.

Amateur Radio Courses
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RAC Canada 2022 Conference and AGM

We are pleased to present the “Canada 2022 Conference” to give all Amateurs a chance to get together and see what’s happening in Amateur Radio – now and in the future. 

Date: Sunday, September 18

Place: The Canada 2022 Conference and the RAC Annual General Meeting will be an online virtual event via Zoom as in the last two years.

Time: Conference 12 noon until 3:50 pm followed by the RAC Annual General Meeting at 4 pm.

Description: An interactive mini-conference that will feature interesting presentations on a wide range of topics followed by the AGM.

Info: Please stay tuned to the RAC website for more information.

W. https://www.rac.ca/rac-canada-2022-conference-and-agm/