A Coquitlam man will play a unique role next month at the 100th anniversary commemorative services at Vimy Ridge, France. Between April 1 and 9, Keith Witney and 13 other Canadians — as well as two French citizens — will run an amateur radio station near the historic battleground to Read More …
Category: DXpeditions
Ham Radio Operating: More sophisticated ‘sport’ than you think
It was the end of a hard-fought contest at the 2014 World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC). The first- and second-place winners had been agreed upon; the third-place contenders had yet to be determined. The judges were exhausted. The time limit was almost up. The scores of the contenders for the bronze—the Read More …
ISS SSTV activity this weekend
From the Southgate Amateur Radio News The ARISS Russia Team is planning to support a couple of Slow Scan Television (SSTV) events in the next few months on 145.800 MHz FM The first session is being targeted for Saturday, January 16 (may be subject to change) to celebrate 15 years Read More …
“Cows Over the World” CW DXpeditions Planned
Via ARRL Tom Callas, KC0W, has announced the all-CW “Cows Over the World” DXpeditions for 2016. All call sign suffixes will contain “COW.” The schedule calls for a summer departure to (in this order): American Samoa, Samoa, Tokelau, Solomon Islands, Temotu Province, and Bangladesh. He may add Nepal and Bhutan. Read More …
Contester, DXpeditioner William Vanderheide, N7OU, SK
Well-known contester and DXpeditioner William “Bill” Vanderheide, N7OU (ex-AA7KF), of Portland, Oregon, died December 31 after a lengthy illness. He was 70. A member of the ARRL and the Willamette Valley DX Club, he had operated from a dozen islands in the South Pacific as well as from several in Read More …