Month: August 2020

  https://www.rac.ca/september-october-2020-etca-now-available/ Welcome to the September-October 2020 issue of The Canadian Amateur https://www.rac.ca/september-october-2020-etca-now-available/ The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the September-October 2020 TCA is now available for viewing or download. Note: Due to technical issues, the FlipHTML5 version is not ready Read more…

  RAC Band Planning Committee Update: Proposed Two Metre Band Plan https://www.rac.ca/proposed-two-metre-2m-band-plan/   As announced in The Canadian Amateur magazine, the RAC Band Planning Committee has completed the new proposed 2m band plan. Radio Amateurs of Canada band planning committees coordinate the development of Read more…

August 21, 2020 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by LU5AG, 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…

19 August Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AS-117; JA3/4/9, Honshu’s Coastal Islands West: Kenji/JA4GXS plans to activate Read more…

17 August, 2020 Island activities: The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between August 10-15th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes —— ———- ————- ———— AF-004 EA8CMW CANARY 20m; SSB AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 20m; Read more…

For the first time in their history all three IARU Regions have joined together to directly coordinate band planning efforts to accommodate the the explosive growth in HF digital modes The announcement from the IARU Secretary Dave Sumner K1ZZ reads: Because frequency allocations and Read more…

August 14, 2020 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. MEXICO, Read more…

12, August Island activities: Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz EU-024; I*0, Sardinia Island: Gil/IZ2DLV will be active holiday-style from Read more…

10 August, 2020 Island activities: The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between August 3-8th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes —— ———- ————- ———— AF-003 ZD8RY ASCENSION 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8ACW CANARY 30m; Read more…

August 7, 2020 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. BARBADOS, Read more…