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ISED Gives Advance Notice of Update of Basic Amateur Radio Exam Questions

For immediate release – July 6, 2024 On July 5, 2024, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) posted the...

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ARRL Logbook of the World Returns to Service

July 1, 2024 Effective 12:00pm ET / 16:00 UTC we will be returning Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) to service....

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Celebrate Canada Day with us!

Each year on July 1, the anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, Radio Amateurs of Canada sponsors the RAC Canada Day Contest...

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ISED Gives Advance Notice of Update of Basic Amateur Radio Exam Questions

ARRL Logbook of the World Returns to Service

Celebrate Canada Day with us!

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Upcoming CanWarn Training and “Beyond CanWarn” Q&A Event

For immediate release: Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), the national association for Amateur Radio in Canada, is pleased to present its second CANWARN Weather...

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MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2024: RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT

Take to the Skies on November 19th with the All-New Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024! Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S, cloud, or play it...

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ISS Amateur Radio Status

Here’s the latest status of the ARISS gear on the International Space Station. Plan ahead for radio outages the next three Fridays...

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FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions

10/27/2023 ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio® welcomes news of a scheduled vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider removing symbol...

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Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Prompt Response from Amateur Radio Emergency Service

08/12/2023 – arrl.org ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® is closely following updates from the Hawaii Amateur Radio Emergency Service®, Hawaii ARES®, as amateur...

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Two New Digitpeating Amateur Radio Satellites Approved

08/12/2023 – arrl.org The International AmateurRadio Union (IARU) has coordinated two European digipeating satellites that are scheduled to launch in fall 2023. At...

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ARRL Files Comments Against “Seriously Flawed” HF Rules Petition

08/02/2023 ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio®, as part of its mission to protect Amateur Radio, has filed comments against a proposal that would introduce...

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Youth On The Air Comes to Canada!

The next Youth on the Air Camp for the Americas is being held from July 16-21, 2023 at Carleton University in Ottawa. A...

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Sun Sets on Google Plus

On February 1st, I received the official email from Google, that Google...

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ARISS Outage: EVA to be Executed

Next EVA for the ISS planed on November 25. Outage for both...

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ISS Air Leak Fixed

The International Space Station’s (ISS) oxygen breach was contained by NASA and...

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NIST FY 2019 Budget Would Eliminate WWV and WWVH

UPDATED: White House petition setup. See below. ARRL – The National Institute...

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Restraint Urged in Response to 2-Meter Reallocation Proposal

From: ARRL.org Representatives of International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) member-societies in Europe...

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U.S. Veterans Day 2021 Special Events Announced

Amateur radio special events have been announced to commemorate Veterans Day. In...

Weather

Federal Government Buying New Weather Radar

The federal government is moving to improve Canada’s ability to warn people...

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ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for December 24 to 31

Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Operations on ISS For immediate release: An...

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VA3DBJ.ca Store Now Online

I have added a store, of sorts, alone with some links to...