RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA, is currently attending the annual Board of Directors meeting of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) in Windsor, Connecticut. The ARRL Board Meetings are held twice each year, in January and July, and RAC President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA, and IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH, are once again attending the meeting […]
International News
Upcoming ARISS Contact at Ontario Science Centre in Toronto on Wednesday, January 22 In celebration of Amateur Radio station VE30SC volunteer Jean Moffet, VE3WAD
For immediate release: An International Space Station (ISS) contact has been planned with participants at the Ontario Science Centre’s Amateur Radio station VE3OSC in Toronto, Ontario on Wednesday, January 22. The Ontario Science Centre is fortunate to have dedicated and knowledgeable volunteers for its Amateur Radio station VE3OSC. By sharing their knowledge of and passion for […]
YOTA Month a Success in the Americas
For immediate release: The following is a report by Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO and Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, on the “December YOTA month 2019” from the Americas during which Youth-operated Amateur Radio stations in the western hemisphere contributed 12,000+ QSOs to the worldwide special event. December YOTA Month 2019 was a great success in the Americas! Eighteen operators […]
First Element of ARISS Next Generation Radio System Readied for Launch on SpaceX-20
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) reports that its first Interoperable Radio System (IORS) flight unit — serial number 1001 — has been delivered to NASA’s Johnson Space Center for launch in early March. Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair, provided the following information: “The IORS represents the first major upgrade in ARISS equipment […]
CAMSAT Says CAS-6 Activation for Amateur Use has been Delayed
The following item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) CEO Alan Kung, BA1DU, has indicated that some problems with the precise attitude determination of the newly launched CAS-6 Amateur Radio satellite have delayed deployment of the antennas. The satellite was to have been put into service within three […]
Winter Field Day 2020 is January 25-26
Winter Field Day, sponsored by the Winter Field Day Association (WFDA), will take place over the January 25-26 weekend. The following is an extract from their website: “The Winter Field Day Association (WFDA) is a dedicated group of Amateur Radio Operators who believe that emergency communications in a winter environment is just as important as the […]
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2019 Contest Period: 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC December 28, 2019.
RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules 2019 Note: the RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules are provided on this page. The rules don’t usually change from year to year and we will highlight any changes if they do happen. In December each year, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the RAC Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs all over the […]
Commemorative ARISS Slow-Scan TV Transmissions Event starts tomorrow Saturday, December 28 to Wednesday, January 1
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program will support slow-scan television (SSTV) transmissions worldwide in memory of cosmonauts Alexei Leonov, Valery Bykovsky and Sigmund Jähn. This event is currently scheduled to begin tomorrow, Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 11:00 UTC and will end at 18:20 UTC on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 when the system is […]
Youth On The Air (YOTA) Month Expanding into the Americas VE7YOTA will be on the air from Canada
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: December is Youth on the Air (YOTA) Month, when stations operated by young Radio Amateurs around the world will get on the air to celebrate youth in Amateur Radio. YOTA Month began a few years ago in International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region […]
WRC-19 Six-Metre Allocation in IARU Region 1
For immediate release: Bryan Rawlings, VE3QNRAC Special Advisor at World Radiocommunication Conferences On November 21, 2019 at the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference being held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, a new allocation to the Amateur Radio Service for Region 1 was approved. The allocation, as it will appear in the International Table of Frequency Allocations, will be for […]