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WSJT-X 2.4.0 Introduces New Digital Protocol Q65

From ARRL.org WSJT-X version 2.4.0 has introduced a new digital protocol called Q65, which is designed for “minimal two-way QSOs over especially difficult propagation...

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FCC Reduces Proposed Amateur Radio Application Fee to $35

From: ARRL.org The FCC has agreed with ARRL and other commenters that its proposed $50 fee for certain amateur radio applications was “too...

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AMSAT CW Activity Day 2021 Takes Place On New Year’s Day

AMSAT has announced that its CW Activity Day 2021 will take place all day on Friday, January 1, 2021, starting at 0000 UTC...

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Registration is now underway for RAC Basic Winter 2021 Course!

For immediate release: Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Amateur Radio course so that individuals from all across Canada can obtain...

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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 ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International...

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RAC Canada Winter Contest

In December each year, Radio Amateurs of Canada sponsors the RAC Canada Winter Contest. Amateurs all over the world are invited to participate.  Contest...

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DMR Brandmeister Hotspot Password will be Required!

ATTN – DMR users that use a Hotspot – From Corey Dean, who is in charge of the DMR Master servers for the...

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The Shop – New Additions

I have started to provide links to products from Network Radios, with those that I have already provided from Scanner Master and Amazon....

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Battle of Atlantic and Fern Blodgett Sunde bronze statue unveiling

A Tribute to Fern Blodgett Sunde: first female radio operator to go to sea For immediate release: October 17, 2020 – Cobourg, Ontario The...

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Solar Cycle 25 is Here!

Analysis determines we are in Solar Cycle 25 The solar minimum between Solar Cycle 24 and 25 – the period when the sun...