The RAC Winter Contest is December 18th 0000z to 2359Z. Both CW and SSB modes and the exchange is RS(T) plus province for VE stations, RS(T) plus serial number for everyone else. This is always a low key, friendly event – Read more…
Author: Ken McCormick
Italian special event…..
Italian special event Members of the Italian Naval Old Rhythmers Club (INORC) [IQ1NM] will be active as II1TCWC until December 17th. Activity is to to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the first trans-oceanic wireless communication made on 12th of December, 1901, by Read more…
60th anniversary of launch of first ham radio satellite….
Inverse reports on the pioneering Amateur Radio satellite OSCAR 1, launched 60 years ago on December 12, 1961 The Inverse article says: Groups like the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), an international confederation of ham radio operators, have been flying small private satellites Read more…
RAC Canada Winter Contest 2021: December 18….
In December each year, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) sponsors the Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs all over the world are invited to participate. RAC Canada Winter Contest Rules: https://www.rac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/CanadaWinterContestRules2021_English.pdf