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 …

ARISS contact planned for school in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

On Friday, January 8, 2016 at approximately 08:47 UTC, an ARISS contact is planned for Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Amateur radio station GB1SAN, will operate the contact. The ARISS HAM radio station GB1SS on the board of the International Space Station will be operated by Timothy Peake Read More …