2021 Canada Call sign prefixes are issued province or territory of residence
HF Transceivers - What do you get for your money Today?
HamRadioNow: Florida Repeater Council?
Bryan
Fields W9CR is accusing the Florida Repeater Council of being corrupt
and inefficient to the point of inaction. It stems from his attempt to
coordinate a 220 MHz band repeater in Tampa Bay, FL. Bryan's account is
that the process went from delay to friction to outright hostility.
Bryan
has launched a reform group with this web site where he makes his case.
He's produced a 15-minute YouTube video that also details the story
(which we've condensed into about 3 minutes and inserted at the very end
of the show), and now this 90-minute HamRadioNow Episode in which host
Gary Pearce KN4AQ grills Bryan mercilessly (OK, he asks a few pointed
questions), and David Goldenberg W0DHG supplies the average ham
perspective, asking questions that have bedeviled frequency coordinators
for decades (where do they get their authority, who do they report to,
who's supposed to fix this?).
We've invited the FRC to appear on
a future show to respond, and Gary realizes (again) how much we need to
do a Repeater Show or two with some of the rich history of ham radio
repeaters, a close look at the issues and problems repeater users,
owners and coordinators face, and some predictions of the future.
Traditionally, amateur radio operators were issued two separate authorizations; an Amateur Radio Operator Certificate and a radio station licence. The Amateur Radio Operator Certificate was issued for life and had no fee associated with it, while the radio station licence was issued on a yearly basis and a licence renewal fee was charged.
DroidStar is an application for Android, similar to the DUDE-Star software
A massive 67761 contacts from the RadioID.net "user.csv" file have been deleted
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It seems that a massive 67761 contacts from the RadioID.net "user.csv" file have been deleted since the last time i downloaded it on Nov 1st. I noticed this today
https://www.facebook.com/groups/radioid.net/
Richie Mills
November 15 2020
Hi guys.
It seems that a massive 67761 contacts from the RadioID.net "user.csv" file have been deleted since the last time i downloaded it on Nov 1st.
I noticed this today when the file went from being over 10mb to around 7mb. Luckily i didn't write this to my D878UV, but did update my Pi Hotspot's "stripped.csv" file with it which meant that so many contacts now didn't show on my Nextion screen anymore. I had kept a folder full of backups...latest being from 1st of November...so managed to SSH that back into the Pi.
Does anybody know if the deletion has happened in error?
Best 73.....Richie M6XRM (qrz.com)
The ARISS team is pleased to announce that set up and installation of the first element of our next generation radio system was completed and amateur radio operations with it are now underway. This first element, dubbed the InterOperable Radio System (IORS), was installed in the International Space Station Columbus module. The IORS replaces the Ericsson radio system and packet module that were originally certified for spaceflight on July 26, 2000.
ISS Voice Repeater is QRV
The call sign will be issued using a prefix based on where the applicant resides. Prefixes currently used for assignment are in accordance with the following table:
| Prefix | Province/Territory |
|---|---|
| VE1 VA1 | Nova Scotia |
| VE2 VA2 | Quebec |
| VE3 VA3 | Ontario |
| VE4 VA4 | Manitoba |
| VE5 VA5 | Saskatchewan |
| VE6 VA6 | Alberta |
| VE7 VA7 | British Columbia |
| VE8 | Northwest Territories |
| VE9 | New Brunswick |
| VE0* | International Waters |
| VO1 | Newfoundland |
| VO2 | Labrador |
| VY1 | Yukon Territory |
| VY2 | Prince Edward Island |
| VY0 | Nunavut Territory |
*VE0 call signs are only intended for use when the amateur radio station is operated from vessels that make international voyages.
The application must be sent by mail, fax or email to the Amateur Radio Service Centre.
For detailed information on the Call Sign Policy and Special Event Prefixes, please refer to RIC-9.
