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Month: July 2018

Slow-Scan TV Transmissions from ISS

Posted on July 28, 2018 by VA3DBJ

Slow-Scan TV Transmissions from International Space Station: July 30-31 RAC/ARISS – ARISS Russia is planning another of their popular MAI Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment events. Transmissions are scheduled to begin at 16:00 UTC on July 30, then powered down… Continue Reading →

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HAARP to Use WSPR on 80 Meters

Posted on July 27, 2018 by VA3DBJ

ARRL – Alaska’s super-power High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitters in Gakona, Alaska, will take advantage of the WSPR digital protocol and the Weak Signal Propagation Reporter Network (WSPRnet) during a short experimental campaign, July 30 through August 1.… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio alaska, arrl, haarp, kl3wx, wi2xfx

FCC Proposes $18,000 Fine in Louisiana

Posted on July 27, 2018 by VA3DBJ

FCC Proposes $18,000 Fine in Louisiana Amateur Radio Interference Case ARRL – The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) proposing to fine Jerry W. Materne, KC5CSG, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, $18,000 “for apparently causing intentional interference and for apparently failing to… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio arrl, fcc, materne, nal, usa, w5bii

Software and Downloads

Posted on July 23, 2018 by VA3DBJ

Scanner & Amateur Radio Software  Work in progress… OP25 – OP25 is a not-for-profit project to bring together folks that are interested in implementing APCO P25 using a software-defined radio on Linux systems. Their goal, is to build a software-defined analyzer… Continue Reading →

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Dangerous Street Drug Suspected In Northumberland

Posted on July 16, 2018 by VA3DBJ

Northumberland – The Northumberland OPP is warning the public about a new synthetic street drug called “Flakka” suspected to be circulating in Northumberland County. Some call it the “zombie” drug because it turns it’s victims into zombies. This drug is… Continue Reading →

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Teen Sexually Assaulted At Oshawa Centre

Posted on July 16, 2018 by VA3DBJ

Oshawa – Police are investigating a report that a teenager was sexually assaulted by a stranger at the Oshawa Centre. The young woman was walking in the mall with a friend around 5 p.m., June 30 when she was approached… Continue Reading →

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Port Hope Police Issue Warning

Posted on July 14, 2018 by VA3DBJ

Robert Washburn – Concerns were raised after a Port Hope woman was woken up during the night after she heard someone at the back door of her Trefusis Street home Monday night. The woman through it was a neighbour and went… Continue Reading →

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Obituary of Ruth Bate

Posted on July 12, 2018 by VA3DBJ

Ruth Josephine Bate (Nee Fogg) August 10, 1917 – July 9, 2018 Beloved wife of the late Roland.  Daughter of the late George Valentine Fogg and Emmeline Ada May Standing.  Sister to the late Beverly, John and Brenton.  She is… Continue Reading →

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World JOTA-JOTI Registration Now Open

Posted on July 10, 2018 by VA3DBJ

ARRL – Registration is open worldwide for Scouting’s Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and Jamboree on the Internet. JOTA-JOTI take place October 19 – 21 — always the third weekend of October. JOTA Coordinator Jim Wilson, K5ND, encourages JOTA groups… Continue Reading →

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Hurricane Watch Net on Alert

Posted on July 9, 2018 by VA3DBJ

Hurricane Watch Net on Alert for Developing Atlantic Basin Storms Hurricane Watch New (HWN) Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, says the Atlantic Hurricane Basin seems to want people’s attention. Tropical Depression 3, off the southeastern coast of North Carolina could become… Continue Reading →

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Ferret 8 Band Base Antenna

The "Ferret" is a Multiband Antenna utilizing state of the art engineering techniques. The "Ferret" provides coverage from 25 MHz to 1.8 GHz. The configuration is an array of center fed 1/2 wave elements. Utilization of dielectrically tuned chokes, multi-tuned parallel resonant circuits and asymmetrical elements provides tuned transmit quality on band centers of 40, 100, 122, 146, 155, 315, 465, 865 and 1280 MHz. The "Ferret" can handle transmit power levels of 100 watts.
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Whistler TRX-2 Digital Base/Mobile

The Whistler TRX-2 is multi-system adaptive digital trunking scanners with Motorola P25 Phase I, X2-TDMA, Phase II, DMR, and NXDN making it capable of monitoring the following unencrypted channels/systems: Conventional DMR (Entered as a DMR trunked system, Hytera XPT, MotoTRBO™ Capacity Plus, MotoTRBO™ Connect Plus, and MotoTRBO™ Linked Cap Plus systems
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Radioworld

Radioworld is the largest store of its type in Canada, offering a wide variety of specialty electronics for your hobby needs. They are committed to providing the widest selection, competitive pricing and quality service. As an Authorized Dealer for all the products they sell, they provide full warranty support for any product purchased at Radioworld.

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Scanner Master

Scanner Master Police Scanners Corporation was formed in 1978 and since that time has been producing the nation's most comprehensive communications guidebooks including Scanner Master regional volumes and Monitor America. For the past 15 years, Scanner Master Police Scanners has been a consultant to the scanner-radio industry.

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