In 2018, the Belgian International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) society, Union royale belge des amateurs-emetteurs (UBA), celebrates its 70th anniversary. To celebrate the event, 59 special event stations will be […]
Archives for March 2018
A Visit to Amateur station V55V in Namibia, Africa
The following item is courtesy of Rudi Klos, DK7PE: The Amateur Radio Station V55V in Namibia is known to have one of the biggest signals in the southern part of Africa. […]
VB18FIFA: World Cup 2018 Football Amateur Radio Marathon June 1 to July 15
For immediate release: The special call sign VB18FIFA will be on the air from June 1 to July 15 for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Members of the […]
Amateurs of the Year for 2017 Don Studney, VE7DS and Keith Witney, VE7KW
On September 11, 2018, RAC Director Allan Munnik, VA7MP/VE7RMP (British Columbia & Yukon Region) presented the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2017 to Don Studney, VE7DS and Keith […]
TCA Contest Calendar: March to Early May 2018
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the March-April 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. NAQCC Sprint 0030 […]
Chinese Lunar-Orbit Amateur Radio Payload Could Launch this Spring
The following report is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/chinese-lunar-orbit-amateur-radio-payload-could-launch-this-spring-1 China’s twin-launch Chang’e 4 mission to the far side of the moon will place a pair of microsatellites […]
Swedish Regulator Proposes Amateur Radio Power Reduction
The following news report is courtesy of Southgate Amateur Radio News: Sweden’s International Amateur Radio Union’s member-society, Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer (known as the SSA), reports that the Swedish Post and […]
Upcoming Events Hamfests, Fleamarkets and other events
The following events are featured in the Coming Events of the March-April 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. For these and other upcoming events please visit RAC’s Event Database. […]
DX News: March 1, 2018
The following information is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by W3UR, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX […]
ARRL Requests Expanded HF Privileges for Technician Licensees
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-requests-expanded-hf-privileges-for-technician-licensees The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand HF privileges […]