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Last call for registration | Courses start soon
** RAC Basic and Advanced Courses: Fall 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------
https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-and-advanced-courses-fall-2024/
For immediate release: September 17, 2024
Basic Qualification Course (see below for Advanced (#advanced) )
The Fall 2024 RAC Basic Qualification course began on September 15 but the
re is still space available.
Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Amateur Radio co
urse so that individuals from all across Canada can obtain their Amateur R
adio Operator Certificate with Basic Qualification.
Course information:
The course will again be conducted with the assistance of the Annapolis Va
lley Amateur Radio Club (
https://avarc.ca/) (AVARC) of Nova Scotia.
This course prepares students for the Innovation, Science and Economic D evelopment Canada (ISED) Basic Qualification Level Operator Certificate ex
am to operate on allocated Amateur Radio frequencies.
It is open to everyone across Canada and even abroad.
Classes will be recorded, so occasional absences are not a problem.
Schedule and Cost:
Date: The course will be held on Thursdays and Sundays commencing on Sunda
y, September 15 and end in late November.
Time: Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm (1800
ΓÇô 2100) Eastern Time and Sunday afternoons 1 pm to 4 pm (1300
ΓÇô 1600) Eastern Time. There may also be a handful of additional c
lasses if necessary.
Cost: The registration fee for the course is $50 plus GST/HST. The cost of
the Basic Study Guide is extra and an order link will be provided upon co mpletion of payment.
Registration: Please visit our registration
webpage (
https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-qualification-amateur-radio-course-f all-2024/) .
Read more (
https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-qualification-amateur-radio-course -fall-2024/) …
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Advanced Qualification Course: starts September 22/23
The Fall 2024 RAC Advanced Qualification course is starting soon!
Registration is now underway. (
https://www.rac.ca/amateur-radio-courses/ml o-advanced-course-registration/)
Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Advanced Qualifi cation Amateur Radio Course so that individuals can upgrade their qualific ations.
With your Advanced Certificate, you can run higher power, operate a re motely-controlled station, obtain operating privileges when travelling o verseas, set up repeaters, be the trustee for club stations and even b
ecome an Accredited Examiner (AE) if you have the Morse code qualification
.
Note: You need to be a RAC Maple Leaf Operator Member (
https://www.rac.ca/ maple-leaf-operator/) to register for this course. If you are not already
a RAC Maple Leaf Operator Member, you can upgrade easily. A registratio
n form will be provided but you will need to be a Maple Leaf Operator Memb
er to be able to see it and to register. Please stay tuned for more inform ation.
Course information:
The course will be 10 sessions in length and each session will be two hour
s long.
In order to offer maximum flexibility, we will be running two Advanced c
ourses so students will be able to choose one of the following two options
:
Courses are offered on Sunday afternoons or Monday evenings and two hours
in duration.
Sunday afternoons:
Sunday afternoons at 1 pm Eastern Time (10 am PT / 2:30 NT) starting on Su nday, September 22 and ending on Sunday, December 15
Monday evenings:
Monday evenings from 8:30 pm Eastern Time (5:30 pm PT / 10 pm NT) starting
on Monday, September 23 and ending on Monday, December 16
Note: There will be no classes on these dates:
* Sunday, October 13 and Monday, October 14 due to Thanksgiving.
* Sunday, October 27 and Monday, October 28 due to the CQ WW SSB Conte
st.
* Sunday, November 24 and Monday, November 25 due to the CQ WW CW Cont
est.
Registration: Please visit our registration webpage (
https://www.rac.ca/am ateur-radio-courses/mlo-advanced-course-registration/) .
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Read more… (
https://www.rac.ca/rac-advanced-course-for-maple-leaf -operators-fall-2024/)
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 or ganizations. Please visit the Amateur Radio Courses webpage for more infor mation at the link provided below.
https://www.rac.ca/amateur-radio-courses/
Phil McBride, VA3QR
RAC President
Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director
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