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ISED Gives Advance Notice of Update of Basic Amateur Radio Exam Questions

For immediate release – July 6, 2024 On July 5, 2024, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) posted the...

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ARRL Logbook of the World Returns to Service

July 1, 2024 Effective 12:00pm ET / 16:00 UTC we will be returning Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) to service....

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Celebrate Canada Day with us!

Each year on July 1, the anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, Radio Amateurs of Canada sponsors the RAC Canada Day Contest...

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ISED Gives Advance Notice of Update of Basic Amateur Radio Exam Questions

ARRL Logbook of the World Returns to Service

Celebrate Canada Day with us!

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Upcoming CanWarn Training and “Beyond CanWarn” Q&A Event

For immediate release: Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), the national association for Amateur Radio in Canada, is pleased to present its second CANWARN Weather...

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MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2024: RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT

Take to the Skies on November 19th with the All-New Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024! Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S, cloud, or play it...

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ISS Amateur Radio Status

Here’s the latest status of the ARISS #HamRadio gear on the International Space Station. Plan ahead for radio outages the next three Fridays...

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FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions

10/27/2023 ARRL – The National Association for Amateur Radio® welcomes news of a scheduled vote by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider removing symbol...

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Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Prompt Response from Amateur Radio Emergency Service

08/12/2023 – arrl.org ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® is closely following updates from the Hawaii Amateur Radio Emergency Service®, Hawaii ARES®, as amateur...

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Two New Digitpeating Amateur Radio Satellites Approved

08/12/2023 – arrl.org The International AmateurRadio Union (IARU) has coordinated two European digipeating satellites that are scheduled to launch in fall 2023. At...

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ARRL Files Comments Against “Seriously Flawed” HF Rules Petition

08/02/2023 ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio®, as part of its mission to protect Amateur Radio, has filed comments against a proposal that would introduce...

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Youth On The Air Comes to Canada!

The next Youth on the Air Camp for the Americas is being held from July 16-21, 2023 at Carleton University in Ottawa. A...

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Weather Spotter Workshops and Q&A Event: May and June

RAC Event: Weather Spotter Workshop “Beyond CanWarn” and Q&A Event Radio Amateurs...

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Radio Amateurs of Canada Announces a New Section

The number of Sections needed for a clean sweep in the ARRL...

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Sentinel 2.00.08 (NXDN and SDS100 Support)

Software package published by Uniden, for their HomePatrol-1 & HomePatrol-2 or BCD436HP & BCD536HP scanners, now also available for the new...

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Gen. Jonathan Vance obstruction of justice case headed for trial in May 2023

Retired Gen. Jonathan Vance‘s obstruction of justice case will go to trial in...

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VE3RTR/MXR/BUY Repeater Update

Cobourg Repeater Update…. For many years the VE3ULR Link System owned and...

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US Navy finds ham radio training makes “workers better at their jobs”

Can learning amateur radio make for better engineers and software developers? Writing...

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Gen. Jonathan Vance, announces retirement

After five years, Vance is one of the longest serving defence chiefs...

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FreeDMR

FreeDMR The new system is derived from HBlink and is fully-open source...

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Weather Spotter Workshop “Beyond CanWarn”

*UPDATED* For immediate release: Jason Tremblay, VE3JXTRAC Community Services Officer Radio Amateurs...