Registration is now underway for the next RAC Advanced course!
Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Advanced Qualification Amateur Radio Course so that individuals can upgrade their qualifications while continuing to practise social/physical distancing.
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).
Note: You need to be a RAC Maple Leaf Operator Member (present or future) to register for this course. See below for information.
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 26 and ending on Sunday, December 19
Or
- Monday evenings from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm EDT (5:30 pm to 7:30 pm PDT) starting on Monday, September 27 and ending on Monday, December 20
Note: There will be no classes on Thanksgiving weekend October 10 and 11, on October 31 and November 1 for the CQ SSB Contest and on November 28 or 29 for the CQ WW CW Contest.
Course Instruction:
The course instructor is Dave Goodwin, VE9CB.
Dave has been an Amateur since 1975, is an active HF Contester and DXer and his DXpedition to Point Amour Lighthouse was featured on the front cover of the November-December 2020 issue of The Canadian Amateur (top left; and right photo).
Dave has also volunteered his time at the national level and has served as the RAC President and as the RAC Director for the Atlantic Region. Since 2015, he has also has been teaching Basic and Advanced certification courses with the Fredericton (NB) Amateur Radio Club
Course material pertaining to all topics covered in the course syllabus shown below will be provided to all registered students.
Requirements for RAC Advanced Course for Maple Leaf Operators:
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:
- Participants must already have the Canadian Basic Amateur Radio Qualification and a Canadian call sign.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, but you may have to download a Zoom applet to participate.
- Participants must have a working email address to receive course materials and links to the sessions.
There is room on the conference server for 200 participants in each session. Auditors are welcome to attend on a space-available basis, provided they are RAC Maple Leaf Operator members.
How to Become a RAC Maple Leaf Operator Member:
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.
If you are a RAC Maple Leaf Operator and you want to sign up for the Advanced Course please proceed to the registration page.
If you are not a RAC member and want to join RAC as a Maple Leaf Operator, we look forward to having you as a member. Please choose one of the “Maple Leaf Operator” options under “Checkout Options” in the registration form provided on the registration page.
If you are already a RAC member and you want to upgrade to the Maple Leaf Operator level you can do so by contacting the RAC office at racgm@rac.ca.
Important note: You must be logged in to your RAC account in order to access the registration page. You should be able to see your name in the upper right of the webpage. You also need to be a RAC Maple Leaf Operator Member to register for the course. Please see the information provided at the top of the page.
Note: if you are viewing the website on your smartphone you may need to scroll down so to see the information.