Amateur Radio Training
Radio Amateur of Canada (RAC) online training can be completed from home. Once you have completed the training and are ready to take the exam, please contact our training coordinator to set up an exam session.
To write your exam, please contact either of these members:
Stephen Conrad
Email: ve9sc@rogers.com
Phone: (506) 227-4036
Matthieu Dugas
Email: ve9mdb@gmail.com
Phone: (506) 588-4368
Also, for a list of qualified Amateur Radio Examiners in your area, please click here.
What do I need?
It is recommended that students should have in their possession the 9th Edition of the RAC Study Guide for the Basic Exam, which can be purchased online here. The cost of purchase is $50.00 plus tax & shipping. There are also special packages which are optional and which include the RAC Operating Manual and a six-month trial membership in RAC.
Another recommended but optional reference is the the student manual from Coax publication. If a student has already purchased the Sixth Edition of the RAC Study Guide instead, it is OK.
If a student has a computer with access to the internet, it is strongly recommended that they download practice exams from Industry Canada.
Other Amateur Radio Clubs
Here are a couple of other organizations to consider joining as part of your Amateur Radio Hobby:
Where do I train?
All training has now moved to online format. However, exams may be provided in person.
How does the Licensing exam work?
The exam is made up of 100 multiple choice questions taken from a database of 958 questions.
Basic Passing Grade = 70%
HF Privileges = 80%
Regulations & Policies
25 questionsStation Assembly, Practice & Safety
21 questionsBasic Electronics & Theory
13 questionsFeed-line & Antenna Systems
13 questionsOperating Procedures
9 questionsRadio Wave Propagation
8 questionsCircuit Components
6 questionsInterference & Suppression
5 questions
Training Resources
The chapter references below apply to the Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide from Coax Publications.
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
Chapter 14: