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A competitor to StarLink wants to acquire the 70cm and 33cm amateur radio bands for their use world-wide. Their intended use is satellite service to cellular devices. Ham Radio Users Clash With Starlink Rival AST SpaceMobile Over Spectrum Use This … Continue reading →

Our friends at the Northern Alberta Radio Club are hosting a tailgate flea market on Saturday, August 23. The flea market starts at 10:00. Sellers should show up at 9:30 to get set up. Free hot dogs will be available … Continue reading →

Thanks to Lyle, VE6EMF, and Terry, VE6EM, the VE6OG WSPR beacon has been relocated to its’ new home on Lyle’s property. Power is provided by a 12V lead-acid battery which is kept topped up by a solar panel and a … Continue reading →

Our friends at NARC are hosting a field day event. Field Days are always great fun in the great outdoors and everyone is welcome to attend! More information on this event and all that it entails can be found here: … Continue reading →

It’s time for hams to get their portable radio stations ready for action on Field Day. Any band, any mode, any power source, any antenna. The objective is to get out there, go portable, get on the air and show … Continue reading →

The ARES Edmonton 2m net is held on the first Thursday of each month. It commences at 2030h on the VE6HM repeater and moves to the VE6QCR repeater approximately 15 minutes later. Please join us and check in!

In recent years commercial entities have expressed interested in the 33cm band. They seek to have it reallocated and to monetize it. While 33cm does not enjoy the level of interest and activity that 2m and 70cm do a quick … Continue reading →

The International Amateur Radio Union is the worldwide federation of national amateur radio organizations. The IARU provides a forum for common matters of concern to amateur radio operators worldwide and collectively represents these matters to the International Telecommunications Union. The membership … Continue reading →

All Canadian hams should consider joining our national amateur radio association, Radio Amateurs of Canada. There are benefits to the individual but arguably more important are the ones to all amateur radio operators nationwide. Now more than ever commercial interests … Continue reading →