Second Notice to RAC members residing in the Atlantic, British Columbia / Yukon, Midwest and Ontario North/East Regions Disponible en français The Secretary of Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc. hereby solicits nominations for the positions of Director for the Regions of Atlantic, British Columbia / Yukon, Midwest and Ontario North/East (postal codes K and P). […]
Archives for July 2018
Slow-Scan TV Transmissions from International Space Station: July 30-31
ARISS Russia is planning another of their popular MAI Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment events. Transmissions are scheduled to begin at 16:00 UTC on July 30, then powered down at 19:30 UTC. The next day (July 31), the system will be active from 13:25-19:15 UTC. Downlink should be on the traditional 145.80 MHz frequency […]
RAC President Attends Annual ARRL Board Meeting: July 21-22
The annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), is underway in Windsor, Connecticut and will conclude tomorrow Sunday, July 22. The above photo shows (from left): RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA; Rick Roderick, K5UR (ARRL President and Chairman); Jay Bellows, K0QB (International Affairs Vice President); and Tim Ellam, VE6SH (President […]
BIRDS-2 Constellation CubeSats are set for August Deployment
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: The second generation of CubeSats in the BIRDS constellation now is onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and set for deployment in early August using the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) module’s remote manipulator arm. The June 29 SpaceX Falcon 9 launch carried […]
Friedrichshafen Emergency Communications Report now available
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Emergency Coordinator Greg Mossup, G0DUB, has posted a report on the Emergency Communications Meeting which was held at June’s Ham Radio event in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Mossup said some 20 emergency communicators attended the June 1 meeting, sponsored […]
Upcoming Events: July-August 2018 TCA Hamfests, Fleamarkets and other Events
The following events are featured in the Coming Events of the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. For these and other upcoming events please visit RAC’s Event Database. You can also include your own event’s information by clicking on “Submit New Event” and completing the form. ARES Hamfest 2018 Sponsor: Association Radio Expérimentale […]
IARU HF Championship: July 14-15 Good luck to Claude, VE2FK, Frank, VO1HP and Brent, VE9EX
On behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada I would like to wish Claude, VE2FK, Frank, VO1HP and Brent, VE9EX, good luck in the IARU HF Championship this weekend. Thank you all for carrying the RAC flag in this contest. To all others, please look for three RAC stations in the contest: Claude Duberger, VE2FK, will operate […]
TCA Contest Calendar: July to Early September 2018
The following Contest Calendar was prepared by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, as part of “The Sports Page” column in the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. FISTS Summer Sprint 0000Z Jul 14 0400Z Jul 14 IARU HF World Championship 1200Z Jul 14 1200Z Jul 15 DMC RTTY Contest 1200Z Jul 21 1200Z Jul 22 […]
Update on Hurricane Chris: Thursday, July 12 Possible threat to the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador
Update by Environment Canada: Thursday, July 12, 2018 Environment Canada has issued another Tropical Cyclone Information Statement and it has been provided below. For complete information please visit: https://weather.gc.ca/hurricane/statements_e.html 2:49 PM ADT Thursday 12 July 2018 Tropical cyclone information statement for: Newfoundland and Labrador: Burin Peninsula – Southern Avalon Connaigre St. John’s – Bonavista Peninsula […]
Delay in Delivery of The Canadian Amateur: July-August 2018 TCA
For immediate release: The distribution of the print version of the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine has been unexpectedly delayed. Since this issue of TCA follows immediately after the RAC Annual General Meeting which was held on Saturday, June 16, we decided to delay sending it to the printer so that we […]