Month: July 2018

​ RAC President Attends Annual ARRL Board Meeting: July 21-22 https://wp.rac.ca/rac-president-attends-annual-arrl-board-meeting/   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 Read more…

Members of the ‘Green Bay Mike & Key Club‘ will be activating Lighthouses #334 and #339, in Green Bay, WI, otherwise known as the Grassy Island Range Lights on August 4th, between 1400-1800z. Activity will be near 7270 and 14270 Read more…

20 July, 2018 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by KI1U, W3UR, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to Read more…

ARRL reports RadioShack ‘Express Stores’ are to open in HobbyTown USA locations According to a July 13 article in the New York Post, RadioShack is planning to open “express stores” within HobbyTown USA locations. The nearly century-old, twice-bankrupt retailer has signed a Read more…

18 July, 2018 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz EU-053; OJ0/SM, Market Reef: The Finnish Lighthouse Society and the Amateur Radio League of Read more…

Mike, VE2XB contacted Southgate News to say: Hello all: I will be active from Iqaluit, Nunavut as VY0BRR using all modes and all bands except 160. Iota na-047, starting July 14, 2018 at 0000z, for several months, at least until Xmas 2018. Read more…

[RAC-Bulletin] IARU HF Championship: July 14-15 – Good luck to Claude, VE2FK, Frank, VO1HP and Brent, VE9EX https://wp.rac.ca/iaru-hf-championship-july-14-15/ On behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada I would like to wish Claude, VE2FK, Frank, VO1HP and Brent, VE9EX, good luck in Read more…

14 July, 2018 Island activities: AS-008. Takeshi “TAKE”, JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/1 from Shikine Island (North Izu Island) between 0600z, July 25th and 2300z, July 30th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters using CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, PSK31, Read more…

13 July, 2018 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by N1DC, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. Read more…

12 July, 2018 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz EU-004; EA6, Balearic Islands: Andreas/DK5ON will be active from Mallorca Island (WLOTA 1902, WW Read more…