01/03/2020 Well-known DXer and DXpeditioner Roger Western, G3SXW, continues his recovery from serious injuries suffered in a fall on October 27 as he was clearing leaves from a rain gutter. No bones were broken, but he was badly bruised when he fell, and he struck the back of his head. …

01/03/2020 The Perseverance DX Group’s DXpedition to South Orkney, set for February 20 until March 5, will use the call sign VP8PJ. The group initially announced that it would use VP8/VP8DXU. “Alan Armstrong, VK6CQ, a recent addition to the team, holds the call sign VP8PJ that was issued to him …

News has been received that Dave Edmunds VK4FUY went Silent Key in Cooktown Hospital Wednesday morning 1st January. Dave had a very interesting life as a draftsman for the building of Royal Navy Patrol Boats at Portsmouth, England. He had memories of the V2 buzz bombs flying and of the …

The meteor shower occurs every year in late December and early January as the Earth passes through the dusty trail of Asteroid 2003 EH1. It marks the first meteor shower of 2020 and a new decade. However, unlike other meteor showers the Quadrantids tends to peak only on one or two nights rather than …

While many have been preparing for and then getting over Christmas feasts, or those less lucky, protecting their and others home from bush fires some of the CCARC club members have been working hard to make sure the 2020 Wyong Field Day is going to be one to remember for …

Radio Amateurs of Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT, as its new Community Services Officer (CSO) and Margaret Tidman, VA3VXN, as its new Treasurer. Both positions are effective January 1, 2020. Jason has been serving as RAC’s Deputy Community Services Officer and is relieving Doug …

Hello, I’m Geoff Emery, VK4ZPP, and I’ve been thinking. Welcome to the new year. Today we must remember that many people including fellow radio amateurs are dealing with the forces of nature. There are many of our fellows who have lost livelihoods, homes and mementoes. Towns have been changed forever …

A team led by Igor UA9KDF have plans to activate Rastorguyeva Island AS-068 as RI0B sometime in mid-March 2020. Activity is very weather dependent with the team using snow mobiles. Last September the Arctic Legends IOTA team tried to activate AS-068. RI0B AS-068 https://t.co/yfNneBdxpa — Igor Znamenskiy (@ua9kdf) January 3, …

A team consisting XE1SPM, XE1AY, XE1SRD and XE1SY plan activity from Perez Island NA-153 as 6F3A during February 11-17, 2020. This IOTA has been claimed by less than 5% of island chasers. QRV on 80-6m with up to 3 stations using generators and deep cycle batteries. The team will transport …

01/02/2020 The number of Sections needed for a clean sweep in the ARRL November Sweepstakes (SS) will rise to 84 in 2020, with the addition of a new Prince Edward Island (PE) Section. Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) announced this week that the new Section will become effective on April …