Month: July 2018

UK radio amateur John Hey G3TDZ (SK) designed the special low frequency radio equipment, the Heyphone, used in the recent cave rescue in Thailand On Facebook Phil Karn KA9Q posted: Naturally I got interested in the technical aspects of the cave rescue in Thailand, particularly Read more…

Possible threat to the Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador https://wp.rac.ca/update-on-hurricane-chris/   For immediate release:   Hurricane Chris continues to track northeast at 37 kilometres per hour with sustained winds of 165 kilometres per hour and is due to make Read more…

​For immediate release: The distribution of the print version of the July-August 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine has been unexpectedly delayed. Since this issue of TCA follows immediately after the RAC Annual General Meeting which was held on Read more…

9 July, 2018 Island activities: AF-064. A group of 6 operators from South Africa will once again activate Robben Island, in the Western Cape Province South West Group, as ZS9V during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) and between August Read more…

  For immediate release:  Sunday, July 8, 2018 Tropical Storm Chris is currently meandering off the Carolinas, but has a track for a direct hit on the Maritimes and Newfoundland for late Wednesday for the Maritimes and early Friday for Read more…

Tamitha Skov, the Space Weather Woman, reported yesterday: Our Sun wakes up today launching 2 Earth-directed solar storms. Its a 1,2-punch! Early NASA predictions indicate impact late on July 9 or early July 10. Storms are expected to be weak so effects Read more…

6 July, 2018 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. MAURITIUS, Read more…

5 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 NA-121; KL, Dillingham/ Bristol Bay County group: Frederick/VE1FA and Helen/VA1YL will be signing Read more…

Eric, KV1J, will once again be operating from the Island of Miquelon (NA-032, DIFO FP-002 WLOTA 1417, Grid GN17) as FP/KV1J between July 3-17th. This is his 12th trip to the island. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY Read more…

Members of the Vytautas Magnus University Radio Club in Kaunas, Lithuania, and Mysliborz Radio Club in Mysliborz, Poland, will commemorate the 85th anniversary of Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas flight across the Atlantic Ocean. They attempted to reach Kaunas from New York Read more…