The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/slow-scan-tv-transmissions-from-iss-scheduled-for-december-6-8 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced that the Moscow Aviation Institute’s MAI-75 Slow-Scan (SSTV) system in the Russian Service Module of the International Space Station (ISS) will be on the air starting on December 5 at around 1500 UTC […]
Archives for November 2017
ARISS contact with Huntley Centennial Public School in Carp, Ontario Tuesday, November 28 at 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg.
The following news item provides information about tomorrow’s ARISS contact on Tuesday, November 28: ARISS contact on Tuesday, November 28: An International Space Station (ISS) school contact has been planned with students at Huntley Centennial Public School in Carp, Ontario. A telebridge contact via IK1SLD is scheduled for Tuesday, November 28 at 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg. The […]
RAC Canada 150 Award Operations Update RAC Stations Schedule (as of November 27, 2017)
RAC Stations Schedule (as of November 27, 2017) Volunteers are needed to activate the 14 RAC stations for the RAC Canada 150 Award. The following schedule is as of November 27, 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 […]
Update on today’s ARISS contact with Ashbury College in Ottawa ARISS contact also scheduled for Tuesday, November 28 with Huntley Centennial Public School
The following news item provides information about today’s ARISS contact on November 27: ARISS contact on Monday, November 27: An International Space Station (ISS) school contact has been planned with participants at Ashbury College in Ottawa, Ontario for Monday, November 27. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:39 UTC. It is recommended that you start […]
AO-91 Commissioned, Declared Open for Amateur Use
The following news item is courtesy of AMSAT: At 06:50 UTC on November 23, 2017, AMSAT Engineering officially commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B). AMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, turned over operation to AMSAT Operations in a QSO on the AO-91 transponder with Mark Hammond, N8MH, of the AMSAT Operations team during the pass over the Eastern […]
IARU Notes Progress Toward 50 MHz Region 1 Allocation
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union: Significant progress was made in preparing for the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019 (WRC-19) at a two-week meeting at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva in November 2017. However, there remains a lot to do before the reservations and concerns of regulators […]
Upcoming ARISS Contacts in Ottawa and Carp, Ontario Ashbury College: November 27 and Huntley Centennial Public School: November 28
The following news item provides information about upcoming ARISS contacts on November 27 and 28: ARISS contact on Monday, November 27: For an update on the November 27 contact please visit: https://www.rac.ca/update-on-tomorrows-ariss-contact-with-ashbury-college-in-ottawa/ An International Space Station (ISS) school contact has been planned with students at Ashbury College in Ottawa, Ontario. A telebridge contact via VK4KHZ is scheduled […]
Update on the Canada C3 Expedition and the RAC Canada 150 Awards Deadline for Canada C3 submissions: November 30
Update: With the successful completion of the Canada C3 Expedition culminated upon the Polar Prince’s arrival in Victoria, British Columbia it has been necessary to retire the CG3EXP special event call sign. An opportunity arose to have the Polar Prince carry the Ultimate 3 WSPR beacon as the ship returns to the East Coast via the […]
Distracted Driving in Canada: An Update November 22: Awaiting a decision by Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Update: November 22, 2017: we are awaiting a decision by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation RAC Directors Allan Boyd, VE3AJB (Ontario North/East) and Phil McBride, VA3QR (Ontario South), had a very productive meeting with Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) officials on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The purpose of the meeting was to consult with industry stakeholders […]
RAC Canada 150 Award Operations Update RAC Stations Schedule (as of November 20, 2017)
RAC Stations Schedule (as of November 20, 2017) Volunteers are needed to activate the 14 RAC stations for the RAC Canada 150 Award. The following schedule is as of November 20, 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 […]