AMSAT news – December 8, 2016 Recent International Amateur Radio Union satellite coordination requests provide new details on several satellites expected to launch before the end of the first quarter of 2017. The first satellite expected to launch is UBAKUSAT. UBAKUSAT, developed by Istanbul Technical University along with TAMSAT, GUMUSH, and ERTEK Ltd. is a 3U […]
Archives for December 2016
QCWA Provides Donation to Support ARISS Hardware Upgrade
ARISS news – December 28, 2016 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Team is very pleased to announce that the Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. (QCWA) is making a notable contribution to support the development and certification of the new ARISS radio system to be outfitted on the International Space Station (ISS). QCWA […]
XK150YUKON CI1AAA VY1AAA Yukon
In celebration of Canada’s 150th Birthday in 2017, the Yukon Canam Contest Club, VY1AAA, will be active using the special calls XK150YUKON, CI1AAA and VY1AAA. We have implemented ClubLog and OQRS for all the calls. We are also implementing real-time log updates to Club Log if in a non-contest QSO. This means Clublog and […]
Table des matières: Janvier-Février 2017 TCA
Bienvenue au numéro de janvier-février 2017 de “The Canadian Amateur”. La table des matières pour le janvier-février 2017 TCA est fourni ci-dessous : Bernie Murphy, VE3FWF – Classic Radio QSO Automation Project – files (23 kb) Vous désirez télécharger TCA? – Vous devez alors vous connecter pour y accéder. Allez à la barre du menu […]
TCA Contents: January-February 2017
Welcome to the January-February 2017 issue of The Canadian Amateur. The Table of Contents for the January-February 2017 TCA is provided below: Bernie Murphy, VE3FWF – Classic Radio QSO Automation Project – files (23 kb) The Canadian Amateur (TCA), Canada’s premiere national magazine devoted to Amateur Radio, is published six times per year and is the […]
Former RAC President William James “Bill” Gillis, VE1WG SK
William James “Bill” Gillis, VE1WG SK Radio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that former RAC President, Bill Gillis, VE1WG, became a Silent Key on Monday, December 26, 2016 at age 87. The following information was extracted from the online obituary notice. RAC extends its sincere condolences to Bill’s family and friends. William […]
Chinese Over-the-Horizon Radar QRMing Low End of 40 metres
The American Radio Relay League provided the following news item: https://www.arrl.org/news/chinese-over-the-horizon-radar-qrming-low-end-of-40-meters The IARU Region 1 (IARU-R1) Monitoring System newsletter reports that one of China’s HF Over-the-Horizon radars (OTH-R) has been transmitting on 6.999 MHz, impinging on the very low end of the 40-metre band. As the newsletter reported: “A jumping Chinese OTH radar covered the […]
Yukon Amateur Radio Association support Whitehorse Christmas Kettle Campaign
Whitehorse Christmas Kettle Campaign Members of the Yukon Amateur Radio Association staffed the Salvation Army Kettle on Saturday, December 17. Shown in the photo is Cathy, VY1CAM. Others who assisted were: VY1GP, VY1JY, VY1KX, VY1DM, VY1MA, VY1DI, VY1MI and VY1BT. 73, Ron McFadyen, VY1RM Vice-President Yukon Amateur Radio Association
News Release: ISED revises RIC-3 Version 4 and CEPT permits
December 13, 2016 – For immediate release Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), formerly Industry Canada, has issued a revised version of RIC-3, Information on the Amateur Radio Service. It replaces RIC-3 Version 3 that was released in July 2005. Radio Amateurs of Canada welcomes the change as it addresses several long-standing issues pointed […]
IARU continues preparations for WRC-19
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union: The Prime roles of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) are to work in the areas of spectrum privileges (gaining or retaining spectrum for the Amateur Radio Services) and spectrum protection (making sure that our spectrum remains available for use and free from […]