Registration is now underway for the Winter 2025 AVARC/RAC Basic Course.
The course will start on January 30 and end on April 6.
Radio Amateurs of Canada, in conjunction with the Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club, 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. To register for the course, go to: https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-course-registration-form-winter-2025/
Course information:
The course will again be conducted with the assistance of the Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club (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.
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 Basic course will be held on Thursdays and Sundays commencing on Thursday, January 30 and ending on Sunday, April 6.
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. There may also be a handful of additional classes 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 completion of payment.
Requirements for RAC Basic Course: Winter 2025
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 webpage.
Course material pertaining to all topics covered in the course syllabus will be provided to all registered students. It is also provided in PDF format above.
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 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.
To register for the course, go to: https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-course-registration-form-winter-2025/
Hello,
I am interested in the Basic Coarse for Winter 2025. I clicked the link and it doesn’t go to anything. I searched the whole site for the Coarse or any Coarse and nothing.
Please help me with this,
Gerard
Hi Gerard. The Winter 2025 Course finished in April, so that’s why the links don’t work. We are about halfway through the latest course, and registration for it has ended. Don’t worry however – the next course will start in February 2026, with registration opening in late December or early January. If you keep an eye on this website, or that of Radio Amateurs of/du Canada (https://www.rac.ca/), then you will see the announcement when registration opens.
Hope to see you in February!
Al
VO1NO
Course Director
Thanks for the reply! Yeah I saw the date after I had posted the question…lol
Great! I will be signing up then.
Is this all on Zoom then?
Do you have an open house for newbies?
The course is conducted completely on Zoom – even the exam can be conducted online if you would like.
The Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club (AVARC) is a virtual club – we don’t have regular meetings, a constitution, bylaws etc. We promote Amateur Radio through this webpage, and through our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/avradioclub/
If you are on Facebook then you are most welcome to join us there. A few of us sometimes (but not always) gather for coffee at the Greenwood McDonald’s at 3:00 PM on Fridays. You are most welcome to drop by if you are in the area.
You might also be interested in the Kings County Amateur Radio Club (KCARC). It is a more conventional club, and meets on the first Tuesday of the month at the Valley Search and Rescue building, 117 Middle Dyke Road in Kentville. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday, 4 November. https://kcarc.ca/