Month: January 2020

Are you ready for the Apr 1st ARRL/RAC Section changes? Here are the latest maps and section definitions: http://www.mapability.com/ei8ic/maps/sections_2.php “The number of Sections needed for a clean sweep in the ARRL November Sweepstakes (SS) will rise to 84 in 2020, Read more…

6 January, 2020 Island activities: AS-068. Igor, UA9KDF, will lead a team of operators to activate Rastorguyeva Island sometime in mid-March (depending on WX). No other details are available. AS-207. (NEW) Victor, UA3AKO, will lead a team of Russian Robinson Read more…

Amateur Radio ‘Winter Field Day’ to demonstrate science, skill, and communication services National Amateur Radio Winter Field Day Exercise, January 25 and 26, 2020. For the last few years (Amateur Radio Operators) operators across North America have established temporary ham radio Read more…

January 3, 2020 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by KM3T, 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…

    https://www.rac.ca/rac-appoints-new-community-services-officer-and-treasurer/ Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT, as its new Community Services Officer (CSO) and Margaret Tidman, VA3VXN, as its new Treasurer. Both positions are effective January 1, 2020.   Read more…

2 January 2020 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AN-011; various, Antarctica: Felix/DL5XL operates as DP1POL during January and February from the Read more…

  https://www.rac.ca/update-on-the-amateur-radio-emergency-service-ares-program/ For immediate release There have been some recent developments with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) program in Canada. First, a bit of background. There are four levels of ARES organization: National, Section, District and Local. Sections are Read more…