{"id":2871,"date":"2022-03-07T13:53:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T17:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/?p=2871"},"modified":"2022-03-07T13:53:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T17:53:46","slug":"increase-in-rac-membership-fee-due-to-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.summersidearc.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/07\/increase-in-rac-membership-fee-due-to-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase in RAC Membership Fee Due to Inflation&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e5050c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b4bee7\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc7eb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>The ongoing global pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the international supply chain and this has in turn increased the cost of living and of doing business. Even before the pandemic, RAC already faced increases in the production and mailing costs associated with\u00a0<em>The Canadian Amateur<\/em>\u00a0magazine, but now the cost of\u00a0<strong><em>everything<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is going up.<\/p>\n<p>Each spring, RAC\u2019s programs and services usually switch into high gear and this year is no different as we are currently planning\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/operating\/world-amateur-radio-day-april-18\/\">World Amateur Radio Day<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in April, participation in the Canada-wide Science Fair in May, Field Day in June and the RAC Challenge throughout the year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20888\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RAC Special Advisor Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN, at WRC-19 in Egypt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Behind the scenes, our dedicated volunteers are also working on several regulatory initiatives as described by our Regulatory Affairs Officer Dave Goodwin, VE3KG, in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/regulatory-advocacy\/\"><strong>Regulatory Roundup<\/strong><\/a>\u201d column and in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/darf\/\"><strong>DARF Annual Report 2021<\/strong><\/a>, in which our International Affairs Officer Serge Bertuzzo, VA3SB, describes the important role that our volunteer representatives are able to play at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/wrc\/\">World Radiocommunication Conferences<\/a><\/strong>, thanks to the generous donations of Amateurs concerned about the erosion of our spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>RAC has not increased its membership fees since 2010, but we are now living in a completely different financial reality.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, we need to take steps to ensure that we are able to continue to offer the many important programs and services that Canadian Radio Amateurs rely on.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Effective July 1<\/strong>, the fee for a digital (eTCA) membership will increase by 4% from $48\/year to $50\/year and the cost of a Paper TCA membership will increase by 10% from $56\/year to $62\/year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We don\u2019t take this step lightly and we thank all of you for your understanding and continued support.<\/p>\n<p><em>Phil A. McBride, VA3QR\/VA3KPJ<br \/>\nRAC President and Chair<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42c0651 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38fdddc\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b776af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<h4><strong>Augmentation de la cotisation \u00e0 RAC en raison de l\u2019inflation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cover_March2022TCA_3in.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34503 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cover_March2022TCA_3in-237x300.png\" alt=\"Cover of March-April 2022 TCA (small)\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>La pand\u00e9mie qui s\u00e9vit actuellement \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle mondiale a provoqu\u00e9 de graves perturbations dans la cha\u00eene internationale d\u2019approvisionnement, ce qui a, par voie de cons\u00e9quence, entra\u00een\u00e9 une augmentation du co\u00fbt de la vie et des transactions commerciales. M\u00eame avant la pand\u00e9mie, RAC avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 d\u00fb faire face \u00e0 des hausses des frais de production et d\u2019exp\u00e9dition de la revue\u00a0<em>The Canadian Amateur<\/em>, mais maintenant, c\u2019est le co\u00fbt\u00a0<em>chaque chose<\/em>\u00a0qui augmente.<\/p>\n<p>Chaque printemps, les programmes et services de RAC passent \u00e0 la vitesse sup\u00e9rieure, et cette ann\u00e9e ne fait pas exception \u00e0 cette r\u00e8gle, \u00e9tant donn\u00e9 que nous sommes actuellement en train de pr\u00e9parer la c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de la Journ\u00e9e internationale de la radio amateur en avril, notre participation \u00e0 l\u2019Expo-Sciences pancanadienne en mai, la Journ\u00e9e sur le terrain en juin, et le D\u00e9fi RAC \u00e0 diverses p\u00e9riodes de l\u2019ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>En coulisses, nos d\u00e9vou\u00e9s b\u00e9n\u00e9voles s\u2019affairent \u00e9galement \u00e0 la mise sur pied de plusieurs initiatives portant sur la r\u00e9glementation, tel que d\u00e9crit par notre responsable des affaires r\u00e9glementaires, Dave Goodwin, VE3KG, dans la rubrique \u00ab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/regulatory-advocacy\/\"><strong>Regulatory Roundup<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00bb (Bilan pour les affaires r\u00e9glementaires) et dans le\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rac.ca\/darf\/\">Rapport annuel DARF 2021<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Fonds de d\u00e9fense de la radio amateur), document dans lequel notre responsable pour les affaires internationales, Serge Bertuzzo, VA3SB, d\u00e9crit le r\u00f4le important que nos repr\u00e9sentants b\u00e9n\u00e9voles sont en mesure de jouer dans le cadre des Conf\u00e9rences internationales sur les radiocommunications gr\u00e2ce aux dons g\u00e9n\u00e9reux faits par des amateurs qui se pr\u00e9occupent de l\u2019\u00e9rosion de notre spectre.<\/p>\n<p>RAC n\u2019a pas accru le montant des cotisations depuis 2010, mais nous devons d\u00e9sormais faire face \u00e0 des r\u00e9alit\u00e9s financi\u00e8res tout \u00e0 fait diff\u00e9rentes.<\/p>\n<p>Cela signifie que nous devons prendre des mesures pour nous assurer de continuer \u00e0 offrir les nombreux programmes et services importants sur lesquels les radio amateurs canadiens comptent.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00c0 compter du 1<sup>er<\/sup>\u00a0juillet<\/strong>, la cotisation \u00e0 acquitter pour une adh\u00e9sion num\u00e9rique (eTCA) augmentera de 4\u00a0%, pour passer de 48\u00a0$\/an \u00e0 50\u00a0$\/an, tandis que le montant de l\u2019adh\u00e9sion donnant droit \u00e0 la version \u00ab\u00a0papier\u00a0\u00bb de la revue TCA s\u2019accro\u00eetra de 10\u00a0%, pour passer de 56\u00a0$\/an \u00e0 62\u00a0$\/an.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cette mesure n\u2019a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9cr\u00e9t\u00e9e qu\u2019apr\u00e8s m\u00fbre r\u00e9flexion, et nous vous remercions tous de votre compr\u00e9hension et du soutien que vous continuez de nous accorder.<\/p>\n<p><em>Phil A. McBride, VA3QR\/VA3KPJ<br \/>\nPr\u00e9sident de RAC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing global pandemic has caused significant disruptions in the international supply chain and this has in turn increased the cost of living and of doing business. 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