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March 3rd 2014

RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA PARTNER UP WITH RFINDER

“THE WORDLWIDE REPEATER DIRECTORY”

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) and RFinder are excited to announce a new business partnership

agreement effective March 1st. RAC endorses RFinder as the official Worldwide Repeater Directory for

all Canadian amateur radio operators.

The RFinder is a steadily growing worldwide repeater directory including IRLP, Echolink, AllStar, DStar,

MotoTRBO, and even Winlink information. RFinder currently have over 175 countries in the directory.

Access to the World Wide Repeater Directory is provided by any version of the RFinder smartphone

apps on Android, iPhone and iPad/iPod Touch. The same user-id enables access from any version

of the RFinder app, the browser interface (web.rfinder.net), or through a growing list of third-party

memory programming applications such as RT Systems radio programmers and CHIRP open source

software. One subscription, access to worldwide repeater data from any computing device on

Windows, Linux, OS X, web, Android iPhone and soon on Windows Phone!

Canadian hams purchasing the RFinder application will financially benefit the Radio Amateurs of Canada

through the terms of this new agreement.

“Obviously, going forward, we encourage all Canadian Amateurs to consider RFinder as their repeater

directory provider. RAC staff and volunteers will proactively work with RFinder on providing repeater

directory information updates for Canada as repeater directory information is a constantly changing

environment” notes Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA, RAC Vice-President.

“Our partnership with RAC and the Amateur Radio community in Canada is a milestone in the

development of RFinder – The World Wide Repeater Directory. We offer the same agreement with

Radio Amateur societies world wide. This is a unique opportunity for each geography on Earth to have

their own branded Repeater Directory while giving their local Hams access to repeaters all over the

world, and financially supporting the local Amateur Radio advocacy group. We will translate to any

language!” says Bob Greenberg, W2CYK, creator of RFinder.

Canadian RFinder users will see a new graphic feature; the RAC logo appearing on their app as well.

RAC is the voice of amateur radio for all Canadians and is also a member society of the IARU

(International Amateur Radio Union).

Contact information:

RAC: Vincent Charron, VA3GX/VE2HHH, Dir. Comm. & Fundraising – hq.communications@rac.ca

RFinder: Bob Greenberg, W2CYK, creator – w2cyk@rfinder.net

Personally I prefer www.repeaterbook.com  Why wouldn’t I, it’s free!!!!!!!!!!