Radio Amateurs of/du Canada

Happy Vertical Grey Line Day everyone!

@VE5REV @VE6LK I believe so...

@RACTWEETS @VE6LK Thank you! I used the contact form on the RAC site. Will that filter to Dave?

Hey @VE6LK have you heard any updates on the 2026 update of the Advanced exam question bank? Ballpark idea of when it will be out?

𝗖𝗬𝟬𝗦, 𝗦𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝘀. 𝗗𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 buff.ly/X4fdiSB #hamradio #dx #hamr

Monday Morning Morse Message! 🎶 #hamradio #amateurradio

Don't forget the Commonwealth Contest this weekend, and keep an ear out for VE3RHQ! N'oubliez pas le Concours du Commonwealth ce weekend, et soyez à l'écoute pour VE3RHQ!

To celebrate the centenary of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters, which was formed on 16 August 1926, special callsign ZL100C will be active until August. QSL via the Bureau and Logbook of the World. #amateurradio #hamr

@pierre_fogal is active from VY0ERC till April 2, 2026. QRV as time permits considering heavy workload @charlesm0oxo @RACTWEETS @AMSAT @CandacPearl @DX_World @HalifaxARC @VE2CLM @IntlWspr @VE1RUS

From Stuart Crawford, VE9CF: On March 10, 2026, be on the lookout for CG9T, a special event station honoring the 150th anniversary of one of the most significant moments in communication history: Alexander Graham Bell’s famous telephone call.

The Commonwealth Contest takes place from 1000z March 14 to 0959z March 15 on the five HF contest bands (80, 40, 20, 15, 10 metres). The RAC VE3RHQ station and other RAC call signs will be activated. For more information visit: rac.ca/commonwealth-c…

Certificate Backlog at Amateur Radio Service Centre Retard dans l’émission des certificats au Centre de services de la radioamateur rac.ca/certificate-ba…

WSJT-X v3.1.0 improved PLUS edition with FT2 mode is now available to download from source forge

If you're using the aprs.fi API, please note that the plain HTTP API URLs will stop working on 2026-05-01, and all calls need to be done using https:// URLs. The new HTTPS URLs were already introduced back n 2017-03-09. Using https will keep your API keys safe.

The digital (eTCA) version of the March-April 2026 TCA is now available for viewing or download.  La version électronique (eTCA) du numéro mars-avril 2026 de la revue TCA est désormais disponible pour visualisation ou téléchargement. Visit/Visitez: rac.ca/digitaltca/

Congratulations to Sophia, M7WKG who recently passed her Foundation licence exam. Sophia is the daughter of the Furness Amatuer Radio Society Chairman. Read more at nwemail.co.uk/news/25885328.… If you know any young radio amateurs, let them know about the RSGB DMR Youth Net, which takes place fortnightly. The next net is on Tuesday 3 March at 1900UTC. Find out more at rsgb.org/youth #amateurradio #hamr #YoungstersOnTheAir #YOTA #RSGByouth

@atomirex Completely agree!

@RACTWEETS Very short sighted to shut this down. Having such services available enables a lot more off grid type activity, which really we should be encouraging for resilience.

Radio Amateurs of Canada Responds to the Closure of the Weatherradio Service in Canada Radio Amateurs du Canada réagit à la fermeture du service Radio-Météo au Canada rac.ca/rac-responds-t…

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Colin Thomas, G3PSM. Colin worked tirelessly for the RSGB and was President from 2008 to 2009. He made a great contribution to the acquisition and defence of radio spectrum. Within Region 1, he played a leading role in the acquisition of additional bands including 136kHz, 472kHz, allocations at 5MHz and the expansion of 7MHz. He also led the successful defence of existing allocations. IARU Region 1 radio amateurs owe him a huge debt. Colin was an Honorary Life Vice-President and a recipient of the Founder’s trophy in recognition of his work both for the Society and for the IARU. A full tribute to Colin is being prepared for the RSGB website and for RadCom.

We have another Canadian Amateur on the QSO Today Podcast by Eric, 4Z1UG! Nous avons un autre amateur canadien sur le podcast QSO Today par Eric, 4Z1UG! qsotoday.com/podcasts/ve3gfn

Si vous avez obtenu un certificat canadien de compétence en radioamateur au cours de la dernière année et qu'on ne vous a pas encore offert un abonnement numérique gratuit d’un an à Radio Amateurs du Canada (RAC), veuillez consulter rac.ca/intro.

If you have earned a Canadian Certificate of Proficiency in Amateur Radio in the past year and you have not yet been offered a FREE one year digital membership with Radio Amateurs of/du Canada, please visit rac.ca/intro.