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 frequency). He’s among the early MF, LF and VLF experimenters in North America. He believes he accomplished a “first” for a Canadian Radio Amateur on […]
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 on Friday, September 29 the ARISS team submitted the InterOperable Radio System (IORS) Safety Data Package to NASA for review! Our next step in this […]
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 1200Z Nov 4 1200Z Nov 5 ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW 2100Z Nov 4 0300Z Nov 6 WAE DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z Nov 11 2359Z Nov […]
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 Contents is provided below. For more information please visit: https://www.rac.ca/digitaltca/ You must have a valid RAC membership to access this material. Please login with your […]
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 program: GOLF. GOLF, an acronym for “Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint,” is a crucial step towards fulfilling AMSAT’s strategic goals involving high altitude, wide access satellite […]
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 certificates and the RAC Winter Contest certificates will feature the Canada 150 logo in recognition of Canada’s 150th Birthday. Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC […]
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 plates – also known as two-letter Call Sign Ham Plates. I personally contacted the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) regarding this matter and they confirmed that […]
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 the Council with the concurrence of a majority of the Member States of the International Telecommunications Union. As part of the International Day for Disaster […]
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 is the Girl Guide Leader for the 2nd Kincardine Girl Guides and they will be doing Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) at the Lion’s Hall location […]
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 15, 2017 and new volunteers will be added as the names are submitted. For more information visit https://www.rac.ca/rac150/ VA2RAC – André Perron, VE2ZT, will operate every […]