The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay Leaque: https://www.arrl.org/news/tiny-lf-signal-makes-the-hop-from-newfoundland-to-the-uk For Joe Craig, VO1NA, in Torbay, Newfoundland, things have been pretty exciting lately on VLF (very low […]
Archives for October 2017
ARISS One Step Closer to Flying New Equipment to ISS
The following news item is courtesy of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program: On behalf of the ARISS International team, I am proud to announce that […]
TCA Contest Calendar: November to Early January 2018
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the November-December 2017 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Ukrainian DX Contest […]
TCA Contents: November-December 2017 Table des matières: novembre-décembre 2017 TCA
Welcome to the November-December 2017 issue of The Canadian Amateur. The electronic TCA (e-TCA) version of the November-December 2017 TCA is now available for viewing or download. The Table of […]
AMSAT-NA Announces GOLF CubeSat Program
The following news item is courtesy of AMSAT-NA: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-na-announces-golf-cubesat-program/ At the AMSAT-NA Annual General Meeting in Reno, NV, AMSAT-NA President Joe Spier, K6WAO, announced the next phase of AMSAT’s CubeSat […]
RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules 2017
In December each year, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the RAC Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs all over the world are invited to participate. This year, the RAC Canada Day Contest […]
Problem with Registration of BC Amateur Radio Vehicle Licence Plates
As the RAC Director for the British Columbia / Yukon Region, it has been brought to my attention that there is a problem with renewing the existing five-digit BC Amateur […]
WTDC-17: The Amateur Radio Service is key in emergencies and disasters
The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 9 to 20 at the invitation of the Government of Argentina and with the approval by […]
VA3RAC will be active for Jamboree On The Air: October 20-22 RAC Canada 150 Award
Rob Noakes, VE3PCP, and his family Alicia and Justin, will be set up at the Lion’s Hall in Tiverton, Ontario during the day on Saturday October 21. Rob’s XYL, Alicia […]
RAC Canada 150 Award Operations Update RAC Stations Schedule (as of October 15, 2017)
RAC Stations Schedule (as of October 15, 2017) Volunteers are needed to activate the 14 RAC stations for the RAC Canada 150 Award. The following schedule is as of October […]