The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/iaru-president-traditional-aspects-of-ham-radio-may-not-be-attractive-to-newcomers The 24th General Conference of International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1) convened September 17-23 in Landshut, Germany, with representatives of 40 member-societies present and another 13 represented by proxy. IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, welcomed the attendees, urging them to reflect […]
Archives for September 2017
RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program: Applications Open for 2018
Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications from Amateur Radio clubs across the country for our Liability Insurance Program for 2018. RAC runs the RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program each year to provide Canadian Amateur Radio clubs with liability insurance coverage – often needed by clubs in order […]
ARRL responds to Red Cross request for support in Puerto Rico
The following news items is courtesy of The American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-s-force-of-fifty-answers-the-red-cross-call-in-puerto-rico Note: the ARRL response to the crisis in Puerto Rico has received international attention in the following CNN article. https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/27/us/puerto-rico-maria-ham-radio-operators-trnd/index.html Fifty of the nation’s most accomplished Amateur Radio operators responded within 24 hours to the call of the American Red Cross to […]
Successful ARISS Contact on October 3: Kugluktuk High School in Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Report on Kugluktuk ARISS Event: October 3, 2017 Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD, provided the following report: The ARISS contact with Kugluktuk High School in Kugluktuk, Nunavut was very successful with all 14 questions answered. There was time left for a brief exchange. 400 students and community present. We did manage to receive the video feed from Claudio […]
Update on Canada C3 Expedition Award: September 25 An Epic Journey to Celebrate Canada and Connect Canadians: June 1 to October 28
Update: September 25 | September 1 | August 25 | Background Information | QSL card The Canada C3 Expedition CG3EXP is the cover story of the September-October 2017 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine which is now available online to members of Radio Amateurs of Canada. The feature article by organizers Barrie Crampton, VE3BSB and John […]
Caribbean Emergency Weather Network Handling High Volume of Post-Storm Traffic
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/caribbean-emergency-weather-network-handling-high-volume-of-post-storm-traffic The Caribbean Emergency and Weather Network (CEWN) on 7.188 and 3.815 MHz continues actively handling emergency and priority traffic in the wake of Hurricane Maria — especially for Dominica and Puerto Rico but for any storm-affected area in the Caribbean where storm […]
Arecibo Observatory Dish Sustained Serious Damage from Maria
The following report is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-reports-arecibo-observatory-dish-sustained-serious-damage-from-maria Articles on the National Geographic and Space.com websites report that scientists and Amateur Radio operators have confirmed that Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory came through Hurricane Maria largely intact but “with some significant damage.” Universities Space Research Association (USRA), which helps to operate the Observatory, said it learned via “short […]
FMRE Coordinates Communications after Earthquake in Mexico
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2: https://www.iaru-r2.org/fmre-coordinates-communications-for-the-earthquake-of-sept-19-2017/ The Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores (FMRE; the Mexican Federation of Radio Experimenters) reports that it has the National Emergency Network operating on extended mode because of yesterday’s earthquake (September 20). “Our operating frequencies are on 80m 3.690, on […]
IARU Administrative Council Addresses New Radio Spectrum Pollution Threat
The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual in-person meeting on September 15 and 16 in Landshut, Germany, immediately prior to the IARU Region 1 Conference. The AC reviewed its priorities and positions with regard to the agenda items for the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) of the International […]
TCA Contest Calendar: September to Early November 2017
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the September-October 2017 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Note: In the above chart an * indicates Local Time. For more contest information check out these sites: https://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/; https://www.contesting.com; https://www.sk3bg.se/contest/; https://www.arrl.org/contests/; https://www.arrl.org/contests/calendar.html; https://www.arrl.org/dxcc; https://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/index_cq_contests.html. The “Contest Calendar” […]