Month: August 2019

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…

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…

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…

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…

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? 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…

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…

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…

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…

August 23, 2019 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by KE1R, 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…