Skylab and Space Shuttle Astronaut and First Amateur in Space: Owen Garriott, W5LFL Scientist-Astronaut-Amateur Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL, science pilot of the Skylab 3 mission, is stationed at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) console in the Multiple Docking Adapter of the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. From this console the astronauts actively control the […]
Archives for July 2019
Return to St Paul Island: CY9C II July 30: En route to St Paul
In August 2016, RAC Ontario South Director, Phil McBride, VA3QR/VA3KPJ, was part of a team of 11 operators who embarked on a DXpedition to St. Paul Island (IOTA NA-094). Phil is currently a member of a team of eight operators for a return to St. Paul Island from July 31 to August 8. Phil will be […]
New Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite CAS-7B Launched
The Amateur Radio satellite CAS-7B (BP-1B), carrying an FM transponder, was launched at 05:00 GMT on July 25, 2019 and the FM transponder and Telemetry Beacon have been received. The satellite was launched on Hyperbola-1 from Jiuquan into a 300 km 42.7 degree inclination orbit. CAS-7B is expected to have a lifetime of less than a […]
RAC President Attends Annual ARRL Board Meeting: July 19-20
The annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), is underway in Windsor, Connecticut and will conclude tomorrow Saturday, July 20. The above photo shows (from left): RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA; ARRL Chief Executive Officer Howard Michel, WB2ITX; ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR; and International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) President Tim […]
Call for Nominations for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Appel à candidatures pour le « Temple de la renommée radioamateur canadien »
Frank Davis, VO1HP – Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Disponible en français Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. A Call for Nominations is issued annually in the July/August issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Nominations may be submitted […]
Return to St Paul Island: RAC Director Phil McBride part of CY9C DXpedition
In August 2016, RAC Ontario South Director, Phil McBride, VA3QR/VA3KPJ, was part of a team of 11 operators who embarked on a DXpedition to St. Paul Island (IOTA NA-094). In just a few weeks, Phil will be a member of a team of eight operators for a return to St. Paul Island from July 31 […]
Call For Nominations for the RAC Amateur of the Year Award Mise en nomination – Prix Amateur de l’annee
To qualify for the title “Amateur of the Year”, an individual should have made an outstanding contribution to Amateur Radio in the past year, or have contributed consistently to the welfare of Amateur Radio over several years. RAC Directors, Officers and Section Managers are not eligible for the award while in office, and not in […]
Dayton Hamvention 2019 Attendance Approaches All-Time Peak
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: The Hamvention Executive Team announced on July 15 that attendance at Dayton Hamvention 2019 was 32,472. This marks the highest attendance recorded since Hamvention moved in 2017 from Hara Arena to the Greene County Fairgrounds and Exposition Center in Xenia, Ohio. This year’s […]
Chinese Satellite CAS-7B carrying an FM Transponder scheduled to launch on July 22
Another Amateur Radio satellite is set to launch from China. CAS-7B – a combined Amateur Radio and educational satellite which is shown above – is scheduled to launch on Monday, July 22. The Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) is working on the project with the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), one of the most famous aerospace universities […]
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