[PARC] Fwd: RAC Online Basic Amateur Radio Course: Spring 2022

[Andrew Bell]

RAC Online Basic Amateur Radio Course: Spring 2022
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*Registration for Spring 2022 RAC Basic Course is now underway!*
https://www.rac.ca/basic-radio-course-spring-2022/
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*For immediate release:*

Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an *online* Amateur Radio
course so that individuals from all across Canada can obtain their Amateur
Radio Operator Certificate with Basic Qualification while continuing to
practise social/physical distancing.

The course will again be conducted with the assistance of the Annapolis
Valley Amateur Radio Club
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(AVARC)
of Nova Scotia.

This course prepares students for the Innovation, Science and Economic
Development Canada (ISED) Basic Qualification Level Operator Certificate
exam to operate on allocated Amateur Radio frequencies.

*Schedule and Cost:*

*Date: The course will start on Thursday, January 27 and will finish in
early April.*

*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
completion of payment.

*Instruction: *

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 Amateur Radio clubs in both
Canada and the United States and currently chairs the International Amateur
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
will be provided to all registered students. Students must have a copy of
the Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide provided by Coax
Publications. For more information please visit the *RAC Study Guides
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 webpage.
It is essential that all students have the necessary equipment and
bandwidth capable of taking the course – at least a tablet or PC and a DSL
broadband connection – which will be conducted 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*
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to
participate.

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 course
syllabus are available at:

https://www.rac.ca/basic-radio-course-spring-2022/
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*Registration: *

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

https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-course-registration-form-spring-2022/
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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
organizations. Please visit the Amateur Radio Courses webpage for more
information at the link provided below.

https://www.rac.ca/amateur-radio-courses/
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*Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA RAC President and Chair*



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*RAC MarCom Director*





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