25 September, 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 AF-054; 5H3, Mafia Island: Elena/RC5A and Yuri/RM0F activate Maffia Island from Sept. 29 Read more…
Year: 2019
Radio station WWV to celebrate 100 years….
Radio station WWV to celebrate 100 years Standard Time and Frequency station WWV celebrate its centenary on October 1. Rado amateurs have been asked to participate by taking measurements and sharing their results The Reporter Herald says: The world’s oldest licensed radio Read more…
Tonga (A35) Operation….
Operators Andrew/VK5AK, Grant/VK5GR (Team Leader), Oly/VK5XDX and Steve/VK5SFA will be active as A35JT from Tonga between September 22nd and October 7th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-10 meters and will include entries in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 28-29th) and Read more…
IOTA News from OPDX….
23 September, 2019 Island activities: AS-131. Zhao, BD7IHN, will be active as B7/BD7IHN from Hai Ling Island between September 23-28th. Activity will be limited mostly during his morning and early evening on 30/20 meters using mainly CW, FT8 and possibly some Read more…
Tokelau Islands ZK3A DXpedition….
The following four updates were posted on the ZK3A DXpedition’s Web page (https://tokelau2019.com/news), September 18th (edited): Post #1 — The advance team consisting of Dusko/ZL3WW, Adrian/KO8SCA and Robert/N7QT, are packed and ready to depart by this weekend bound for Tokelau Read more…
IOTA News from the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club….
22 September, 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 AS-200; JA5, Shikoku’s Coastal Islands: Masa/JR8YLY and Take/JI3DST will sign JR8YLY/5 and JI3DST/5 Read more…
DX News from the ARRL….
September 20, 2019 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by EA4NF, KV1J, 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…
[RAC-Bulletin] Distracted Driving in Canada update: Ontario considering permanent two-way radio exemption for Amateurs
Ministry is seeking comments and suggestions: Deadline November 4 https://www.rac.ca/distracted-driving-ontario-considering-permanent-exemption/ For immediate release: Distracted driving regulations continue to be an area of interest for many Canadian Radio Amateurs. These regulations are made and enforced by provincial governments and Read more…
To all Tower owners in the Amateur Radio Community – a must read!
To all Tower owners in the Amateur Radio Community – a must read! By Mark Pride, K1RX Many old timers in the hobby that own a tower, perhaps in the air for 20, 30, 40 or 50 years, need to Read more…
[RAC-Bulletin] Thank you for attending the RAC AGM and thank you MAARC!
“Radio Amateurs of Canada Annual General Meeting hosted by MAARC considered a huge success!” https://www.rac.ca/thank-you-for-attending-the-rac-agm-2019/ Thank you Moncton Area ARC! Radio Amateurs of Canada held its biennial Planning Meeting in Riverview, New Brunswick (near Moncton) on Thursday, September 12 and Read more…