A 3.1M Earthquake occurred this morning near Ucluelet Bc. More information at
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet May 4th 2025
The Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club will hold their annual swap meet on May 4th 2025. For further information go to
https://mrarc.net/swap-meet/
An Interesting Read From Space Weather April 2025
GEOMAGNETIC GROUND CURRENTS IN NORTH AMERICA: Space weather doesn’t only happen in the sky. It’s in the ground, too. On April 16th, a severe geomagnetic storm caused electricity to flow through the rocks and soil of North America. Red zones in this animated map from NOAA show where voltages were greatest:
This 10-minute animation shows North American ground currents at the apex of the April 16th G4 geomagnetic storm
Geoelectric voltages were more than 70 times normal in the Appalachian mountain range, northern Minnesota, and northwestern Canada. Texas and other western US states were relatively unscathed.
Researchers track ground currents because in extreme cases they can cause power outages like the Great Québec Blackout of March 13, 1989. This week’s storm wasn’t intense or long-lasting enough to bring down power grids, but NOAA’s maps show where power stations are most vulnerable.
“Generally, geoelectric amplitudes are high over metamorphic rock, such as in the Appalachians and northern Minnesota,” explains Jeffrey Love of the US Geological Survey (USGS). “They are usually low over sedimentary rock such as in Texas and northwest of the Appalachians.”
Realtime electric field maps are published 24/7 on the NOAA website. During the next geomagnetic storm, click here to see what’s happening underfoot!
Comox Valley Swap Meet April 27 2025
For all the information you need on this event go to
https://www.comoxvalleyamateurradio.ca/swap-meet
NOTE: This is NOT an all day event.
Former RAC Vice-President Ian MacFarquhar, VE9IM, SK
It Will Be EASTER WEEKEND But April 18 2025 is World Amateur Radio Day
Radio Amateurs of Canada Not Attending Dayton Hamvention 2025
The March April 2025 of TCA is now Available
The print edition will be on its way shortly. The digital version of the March/April 2025 edition is available on line at
Surrey (BC) Amateur Radio Club March April 2025
The Surrey Amateur Radio Club newsletter for March April 2025 has been released. It is 116 pages. The link is below.
https://ve7sar.blogspot.com/
Scroll down
RAC Portable Operations Challenge. Modifications to the Rules
Scroll down the entire page.
https://www.rac.ca/portable-operations-challenge/