{"id":1222,"date":"2022-12-21T12:42:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T16:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2022-12-21T12:43:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T16:43:31","slug":"rac-basic-qualification-amateur-radio-course-spring-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/rac-basic-qualification-amateur-radio-course-spring-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"RAC Basic Qualification Amateur Radio Course: Spring 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spring-2023_course_header-768x384-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1225\" src=\"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spring-2023_course_header-768x384-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spring-2023_course_header-768x384-1.png 768w, https:\/\/avarc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spring-2023_course_header-768x384-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/avarc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Spring-2023_course_header-768x384-1-500x250.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Registration for the RAC Basic Spring 2023 is now underway!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27106\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27106\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Al_Penney_AtlanticDirector_small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Al_Penney_AtlanticDirector_small-280x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Al_Penney_AtlanticDirector_small-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Al_Penney_AtlanticDirector_small-768x823.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Al_Penney_AtlanticDirector_small.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Al Penney, VO1NO\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Al Penney, VO1NO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an&nbsp;<em>online<\/em>&nbsp;Amateur Radio course so that individuals from all across Canada can obtain their Amateur Radio Operator&nbsp;<a id=\"course\"><\/a>Certificate with Basic Qualification.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Course information:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The course&nbsp;will again be conducted with the assistance of the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(AVARC) of Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>It is open to everyone across Canada and even abroad. Classes will be recorded, so occasional absences are not a problem.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Schedule and Cost:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Date:&nbsp;<\/strong>The course will be held on&nbsp;<strong>Thursdays and Sundays<\/strong>&nbsp;commencing on&nbsp;<strong>Thursday, January 26<\/strong>&nbsp;and ending in early April 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong>&nbsp;Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm (1800 \u2013 2100)&nbsp; Eastern Time and Sunday afternoons 1 pm to 4 pm (1300 \u2013 1600) Eastern Time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost:&nbsp;<\/strong>The registration fee for the course is $50&nbsp;plus GST\/HST. The cost of the Basic&nbsp;<a id=\"instruction\"><\/a>Study Guide is&nbsp;<strong>extra<\/strong>&nbsp;and an order link will be provided upon completion of payment.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Instruction:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The course instructor is Al Penney, VO1NO, and he has taught the Basic Qualification Amateur Radio Course since 1994.<\/p>\n<p>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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Al 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. In addition, he is also currently serving as the RAC Director for the Atlantic Region and is the recipient of the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/rac-amateur-of-the-year-2020-al-penney-vo1no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amateur of the Year Award for 2020<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"syllabus\"><\/a>It is essential that all students have the necessary equipment and bandwidth capable of taking the course \u2013 at least a tablet or PC and a DSL broadband connection.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/basic-radio-course-spring-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit RAC to register.<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration for the RAC Basic Spring 2023 is now underway! Al Penney, VO1NO Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an&nbsp;online&nbsp;Amateur Radio course so that individuals from all across Canada can obtain their Amateur Radio Operator&nbsp;Certificate with Basic Qualification. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/rac-basic-qualification-amateur-radio-course-spring-2023\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4],"tags":[38,72],"class_list":["post-1222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-basic-theory","tag-basic-course","tag-spring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1222"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1229,"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222\/revisions\/1229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/avarc.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}