Seven Summit road trip with Canada’s first Double Goat

Many thanks to Malen (VE6VID) – Canada’s first SOTA Double Mountain Goat – who shares the following article about his trip in Alberta, British Columbia, Washington and Montana. Malen and I work together and I can read this in his voice – including his laid-back “Oh well…” – Vince. As a SOTA activator I challenge … Read more

ANS-280 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

In this edition: MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122) ARISS Slow Scan TV Transmissions Begin Tuesday SDRplay Announces the nRSP-ST Networked Receiver VUCC Satellite Standing October 2024 Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for October 4, 2024 ARISS News Upcoming Satellite Operations AMSAT Ambassador Activities Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a … Read more

Helene Aftermath Update: Egress, FEMA, Resource Organization, and the National Guard (Saturday October 5, 2024)

Good Morning, Friends, If you haven’t read my previous posts, here’s the situation in a nutshell: we live in a rural mountain community in Swannanoa, NC, where the bridge connecting us to the outside world was swept away during the 1,000-year flood event caused by Tropical Storm Helene. We’ve also confirmed that a tornado swept … Read more

Sailboats at a lakeside activation

As always there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! ? by Vince (VE6LK) In August and September 2024 I was travelling around Southern Ontario for some family matters and naturally I brought my radio kit with me to squeeze in some radio therapy stops along … Read more

Helene Aftermath Update: Aid, Community Resilience, and Egress/Ingress (Thursday, October 3, 2024)

Good Morning, Friends, Today, I’m taking most of the day to focus on organizing, administrative tasks (FEMA applications, insurance, etc.), and some much-needed cleanup around the house. After several days of intense labor, we all need some time to recuperate. Basically, we all smell like sweat and chainsaw exhaust. If you haven’t read my previous … Read more

QRPer marches along

Hello All, Our friend Thomas and his family are doing well as can be expected in the face of a 500 year flood, washed out roads and bazillions of trees downed around them. He has expressed a desire to post in the evenings after he’s done assisting others in his neighbourhood. I know he is … Read more

MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122)

AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-276 October 2, 2024 In this edition: MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122) The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group … Read more

Experimental Antenna Reins-in Surprising Results

Editor note – Please enjoy this guest post from Jeff Bourgeois VE7EFF. Today, September 6, I hope to POTA activate Inonoaklin Provincial Park CA-3626 in Southern BC, Canada, located on the shores of the Lower Arrow Lakes. On this activation, I will be using my novel experimental homebrewed Coaxial-Sleeve Dipole. The results were surprising! We … Read more