RAC Online Basic Amateur Radio Course: Spring 2021


** Registration for Spring 2021 RAC Basic Course is now underway
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https://www.rac.ca/rac-online-basic-...e-spring-2021/

For immediate release:

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 while continuing to pra
ctise social/physical distancing.

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.

Course material pertaining to all topics covered in the course syllabus wi
ll be provided to all registered students. Students must have a copy of th
e Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide provided by Coax
Publications. For more information please visit the RAC Study Guides (htt
ps://www.rac.ca/study-guides-2/) webpage.

It is essential that all students have the necessary equipment and bandwid
th capable of taking the course – at least a tablet or PC and a DS
L broadband connection.

Schedule and Cost:

Date: The course will start on Thursday, April 15 and will finish in lat
e June.

Time: Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 8:30 (1800
– 2030) Eastern Time (1900 – 2130 Atlantic Time) and Sund
ay afternoons 1 pm to 3:30 pm (1300 – 1530) Eastern Time (1400 â
€“ 1630 Atlantic Time).

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.

Instruction:

The course will use the GoToMeeting web-based service. Students will recei
ve instructions on how to log on to the online sessions once they have reg
istered for the course. Classes will be recorded, so occasional absences
are not a problem.

The course instructor is Al Penney, VO1NO. Al was first licensed in 1977
and has been active in many areas of Amateur Radio including contesting
, DXing, VHF/UHF weak signal, satellites, emergency communications
and DXpeditioning. He has served as the President of six different Amateu
r Radio clubs in both Canada and the United States and currently chairs th
e International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Band Planning Committe
e. Al has taught the Basic Qualification Amateur Radio Course since 1994.

Complete information about the course and a downloadable copy of the cours
e syllabus are available at:

https://www.rac.ca/rac-online-basic-...e-spring-2021/

Registration:

If you would like to take part in this course please register now by compl
eting the registration form provided on the RAC website at:

https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-course-...m-spring-2021/

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/

Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA
RAC President and Chair

Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director

www.rac.ca (http://www.rac.ca/)
720 Belfast Road, #217
Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5
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