How to Get Training in Amateur Radio
Are you interested in getting your Amateur Radio Certification?
For information from Industry Canada's website, visit https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/licences-and-certificates/radio-authorizations/amateur-radio-operator-certification for a high level description and visit https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/amateur-radio-operator-certificate-services/en for a more interactive view including downloadable files.
News: On July 5, 2024, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) posted the following announcement on its website:
New! RAC announced on Jan 9, 2025 a new set of start dates for the Basic and Advanced Courses Winter 2025.
Basic Qualification Course starts January 30, and the
Advanced Qualification Course starts on January 19.
The Calgary in-person Basic Amateur Radio and CARA Advanced Amateur Radio classes (in Calgary) will start again in Sept 2025.
Note that these classes are based on training books (see below) that you need to purchase prior to the classes.
The Basic class is based on the Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide, and the Advanced class is based on the Advanced Qualification Study Guide .
If you have any questions, please Contact the training coordinator at training@caraham.org .
Where else can I get training?
Meanwhile, there are also other options if you want to get your HAM Certificate on your own.
Here are a few options:
On-line courses:
- The most popular by far is the RAC sponsored Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club (AVARC) of Nova Scotia. These are offered on your chose of 2 days, Either Thursday evenings or Sunday afternoons. (Starts Jan 30th, 2025)
- Also available is online classes at Peterborough Amateur Radio Club . (These start Jan 13th, 2025)
- RAC maintains a list of provincial Basic classes and Advanced Classes https://www.rac.ca/amateur-radio-courses/
Self-Based training:
In addition, there are community provided self-pace training websites that may be of interest.
- HAMSHACK QSL Courses Discover the Basic and Advanced Amateur Radio Courses from Hamshack.ca, optimized for mobile learning and utilizing the proprietary QSL (Question Specific Learning) method. => https://hamshack.ca/qsl-courses/
- VA6HAL has put together a modular course on line for both Basic and Advanced. => http://www.clares.ca/va6hal training.html
There is a lot of valuable video and training based information here. - Ylab's Free Canadian Amateur Radio Training Class ==>> https://www.ylab.ca/radioclass/
This has PDF, PPT, and YouTube Video's of all of the lessons.
Also, this course is also presented as a course on https://quizglobal.com/play/course/203 - Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club (Nova Scotia) offers Course material to supplement their RAC Basic and Advanced courses ==> https://avarc.ca/index.php/online-basic-course/ You will want to take their course through RAC.
- TNARC (The Northern Alberta Radio Club) is offering the Basic course (this year) over 6 weekends spread over 3 months. https://www.tnarc.ca/training
Is getting an Amateur Radio Certificate difficult?
The Certification testing objectives and practice exams are available on line at the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ISED website
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/amateur-radio-operator-certificate-services/en/amateur-radio-exam-generator.
The Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide
The Coax Publications Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide includes all information required to pass the current ISED’s exam. The new 4th printing was reprinted and updated for the 2021 study season.
Coax Publications also publishes the Canadian Amateur Radio Advanced Qualification Study Guide (2nd Edition, 2nd Printing). Written to the same high standards as the Basic Study Guide, this book covers all questions in the Industry Canada Advanced Qualification question bank while providing needed context.
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