2 September, 2019 Island activities: AS-159. By the time you read this, operators Bulent/TA0TA, Nazim/TA2MN, Adem/TA6CQ and Taskin/TA6N will be active as TC0Z from the Kefken Island Lighthouse until September 4th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using SSB and Read more…
[RAC-Bulletin] September-October 2019 eTCA now available
Welcome to the September-October 2019 issue of The Canadian Amateur. The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the September-October 2019 TCA is now available for viewing or download. The print version is now being delivered. To download your Read more…
[RAC-Bulletin] Update on Two Metres Sharing ProposalCountdown to World Radiocommunication Conference 2019
https://www.rac.ca/update-on-two-metres-sharing-proposal/ There has been a concern – understandably – in the Amateur community over a proposal made by France to study reallocating144 – 146 MHz to the aeronautical navigation service at a World Radiocommunication Conference, likely in 2023, to accommodate the Read more…
Amateur Radio Alliance Web….
The Amateur Radio Alliance Inc. invites all hams to visit our web page. There is nice information and software to download and many other tools to be used by radio operators around the world. The web page is in English and Read more…
DX News from the ARRL….
August 30, 2019 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by 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. FIJI, Read more…
DXpeditions….
Thanks to the OPDX for allowing us to post Events! Somalia DXpedition Ken, LA7GIA, reports: I will QRV from Somalia Sept. 14th to Sept. 28th on all bands 160-10m mainly on CW. Activity on other modes (SSB, FT8) will be Read more…
Why are sunsets turning purple?
WHY ARE SUNSETS TURNING PURPLE? Every year, on average, about 60 volcanoes erupt somewhere on Earth, shooting ashy plumes of sulfurous gas thousands of feet into the air. Rarely do those plumes make it all the way up to the stratosphere. Read more…
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club….
28 August , 2019 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-127; DL, Schleswig-Holstein State South West group: Markus/DJ4EL and a group of Read more…
[RAC-Bulletin] RAC Office Phone Outage
Update: Monday, August 26 https://www.rac.ca/rac-office-phone-outage/ The RAC Office is continuing to have issues with its VoIP phone system. The phone lines are working but there are still intermittent connection issues. If you have difficulties reaching the RAC office Read more…
Automated contacts now prohibited for ARRL Awards….
From the ARRL Web page: Following the direction of the ARRL Board of Directors, ARRL has incorporated changes to the rules for all ARRL-sponsored contests and DXCC, prohibiting automated contacts. These changes also apply to the Worked All States (including Read more…