September-October 2024 eTCA is now available
Welcome to the September-October 2024 issue of The Canadian Amateur The digital (eTCA) version of the September-October 2024 TCA...
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ARRL Club Grants Will Be Awarded in November
Applications for the 2024 ARRL Club Grants program are now being reviewed (the application period closed July 26, 2024)....
Estate Planning for Hams (What happens to all your stuff?)
August is National Make-a-Will month. Some estimates show that nearly two-thirds of Americans don’t have a plan. For some,...
Resilience Through Amateur Radio for National Preparedness Month
Amateur radio is an excellent tool for community resilience in times of crisis. The utility value of the critical...
V63CB Micronesia. From DXNews.com
Miki, JJ2CJB will be active as V63CB from Weno Island, IOTA OC – 011, Micronesia, 25 – 29 October...
V26B Antigua Island. From DXNews.com
V26B Team will be active from Antigua Island, IOTA NA – 100, in CQ WW DX SSB Contest, 26...
CY9C Saint Paul Island. From DXNews.com
Final preparations are being made for the August 26 – September 5, 2024 CY9C DXpedition.
Top Amateur Radio Websites – Issue 2434
A Shortened 20 thru 40 Meter Vertical for POTA, Moon tracking DLL, Sideswiper Net, Practical Design of Very High...
ICOM IC-7760 HF 200W Transceiver
The ID-50 is a compact VHF/UHF dual bander with both D-STAR and FM dual modes. Connecting to the D-STAR...
Yaesu FTX-1F New product Announcement
Yaesu has announced the FTX-1F, a portable transceiver launching in early 2025. It offers 6W output, 9 hours of...
RAC Auxiliary Communications (AUX-C) Communicator Course
Course Overview | Course Outline | Registration Information Date | Time: The course will be held in person on Saturday,...
C5T C5I Gambia. From DXNews.com
C5T and C5I Team will be active from Gambia, 25 – 29 November 2024.
ARRL IT Security Incident – Report to Members
Sometime in early May 2024, ARRL’s systems network was compromised by threat actors (TAs) using information they had purchased...
ZL7DX ZL7IO Chatham Islands. From DXNews.com
Holger, ZL3IO will be active from ZL7DX station from Chatham Islands, IOTA OC – 038, 15 – 31 October...
XT2AW Burkina Faso. From DXNews.com
Harald, DF2WO will be active again as XT2AW from Burkina Faso, 8 – 22 September 2024.
OJ0JR Market Reef. From DXNews.com
Henri, OH3JR will be active again as OJ0JR from Market Reef, IOTA EU – 053, 18 – 24 August...
XT2AW Burkina Faso. From DXNews.com
Harald, DF2WO will be active again as XT2AW from Burkina Faso, 6 – 19 December 2023.
TX7XG Fakarava Atoll. From DXNews.com
Haru, JA1XGI will be active as TX7XG from Fakarava Atoll, IOTA OC – 066, French Polynesia.
Top Amateur Radio Websites – Issue 2433
A Miniature VSWR Meter for QRP, CQ Zone, ITU Zone and Maidenhead Locator to your leaflet maps, A Four...
A35GC Tonga. From DXNews.com
A35GC Team will be active from Tonga, 25 November – 6 December 2024.
E51SGC Rarotonga. From DXNews.com
E51SGC will be active from Rarotonga, South Cook Islands, IOTA OC – 013, 6 – 24 November 2024.
Hurricane Ernesto Updates
Thursday, August 15, 2024 Midday Update: The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Ernesto had become a Category...
Solar Cycle 25 Producing Record High Sunspot Numbers
By: Frank Donovan, W3LPL Editor’s note: This article was written earlier in the week. The latest measurements show even...