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 […]
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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 […]
RAC Attends Canadian CubeSat Meeting in Fredericton RAC assiste à la réunion canadienne sur les CubeSat à Frédéricton
Disponible en français The following item is courtesy of The Canadian Amateur magazine: On October 7, 8 and 9, 2019, the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and CubeSat NB hosted the first of three Preliminary Design Review (PDR) meetings for the Canadian CubeSat Project initiated by the Canadian Space Agency […]
Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA) 2019 Weekend of October 18-20, 2019
The following information is courtesy of the Scouts JOTA-JOTI website: JOTA-JOTI is the world’s largest digital Scout event taking place online and over the air. This year’s event takes place on the weekend of October 18-20. The educational event brings together more than 2 million Scouts every year in October for a weekend of Scouting and […]
Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Bulgaria: August 11-17
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU): The 9th edition of Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) will be held in Bulgaria, close to the capital city of Sofia. The Bulgarian Federation of Radioamateurs (BFRA) will be hosting the event, which will take place from August 11 to 17. The […]
World Scout Jamboree Gearing Up for Significant Amateur Radio Presence
The following news item is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: Amateur Radio will play a role in this summer’s 24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, the first World Jamboree held in North America since 1983. The Jamboree has chosen the theme “Unlock a New World”. Thousands of Scouts and Scout leaders from some […]
Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Bulgaria: August 11-17
The following news item is courtesy of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU): The 9th edition of Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) will be held in Bulgaria, close to the capital city of Sofia. The Bulgarian Federation of Radioamateurs (BFRA) will be hosting the event, which will take place from August 11 to 17. The […]
Neil Carleton, VE3NCE, appointed to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame
For immediate release: The Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that Neil Carleton, VE3NCE, of Almonte, Ontario has been named to the Hall of Fame. Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The Constitution for the […]