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** Registration for RAC Basic Course Spring 2024 Closing Soon! Course begi
ns this Sunday!
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https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-qualification-amateur-radio-course-spring-202
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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.

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.

Schedule and Cost:

>Date: The course will be held on Thursdays and Sundays commencing on Sunda
y, April 15 and ending on Thursday, June 20.

Time: Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm (1800
– 2100) Eastern Time and Sunday afternoons 1 pm to 4 pm (1300
– 1600) Eastern 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 instructor is RAC Atlantic Director 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, eme
rgency communications and DXpeditioning.

He has served as the President of six different Amateur Radio clubs in bot
h Canada and the United States and currently chairs the International Amat
eur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Band Planning Committee. Al has taught the
Basic Qualification Amateur Radio Course since 1994.

Requirements:

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 – which will be conducted using the Zoom co
nference platform.

You do not need your own account on Zoom to take part in this course, bu
t you may have to download a
Zoom applet (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697) to pa
rticipate.

Students will receive instructions on how to log on to the online sessions
once they have registered for the course. Classes will be recorded, so
occasional absences are not a problem.

Complete information about the course and a downloadable copy of the cours
e syllabus are available at the link (https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-course-
registration-form-spring-2024/) provided below.

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-registration-form-spring-2024/

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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

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Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director

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