12/01/2017 Jean Touzot, F8IL, of Albi, France — said to have been the world’s oldest radio amateur — has died. The “dean of French radio amateurs,” Touzot was 109 and enjoyed operating CW with an old-fashioned hand key and a modern Yaesu transceiver. He “retired from the airwaves for health Read More …
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Coquitlam amateur radio operator to take to the airwaves at Vimy Ridge
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 …