The following bulletin has been received from the Radio Amateurs of Canada about a 2019 event
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Vashon Island, San Juan USA works on their emergency preparedness
Although not mentioned in this article I know there are ham operators involved in emergency communication on Vashon Island. This article shows some planning for an emergency, gives so tips on emergency preparedness and increases public awareness
Vashon Island, San Juan USA works on their emergency preparedness
Although not mentioned in this article I know there are ham operators involved in emergency communication on Vashon Island. This article shows some planning for an emergency, gives so tips on emergency preparedness and increases public awareness
Not Sure What the Hamvention is All About..?
Are you wondering what there is so much chatter about Hamvention ? The site noted below will give you a bit of history and other updated information on the Hamvention
[RAC-Bulletin] RAC Website may be Slow Depending on Browser
The Radio Amateurs of Canada have issued the following bulletin
It has been brought to our attention that depending on the platform you are using (mobile, tablet or desktop), the RAC website may be slow both in loading and in navigation if you are using Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer browsers.
If you are experiencing a slow response, we would appreciate it if you would please consider switching to the latest version of the Google Chrome browser as this seems to be the optimal browser for the RAC website.
Additional information:
The technical issues described above may be a result of recent changes to the WordPress website program that we use to create the RAC website. In late January 2019, WordPress changed to a new Gutenberg WordPress editor. We have taken steps to install the plugin to disable the Gutenberg editor, but unfortunately as core platform updates have progressed it has slowed the response time even more. The Gutenberg WordPress editor is a new webpage builder that is being designed to integrate with the WordPress core. With Gutenberg, content is added in blocks of various types from the WordPress backend instead of PHP or HTML coding.
If you install the Chrome browser on your desktop, you will need to modify your Pop-up Blocker. To do this, click on the three dots at the top right corner of Google Chrome and then navigate to “Settings”, go to the “Privacy & Security” setting under the “Advanced” tab at the bottom of the screen, select “Content Settings”, and then go to “Pop-ups and redirects”. Go to “Allow” and then “Add” the URLs for the RAC website “www.rac.ca” and “wp.rac.ca”.
Thank you for your patience as we work through this issue. It may take some time to completely convert the website to block content coding.
Paul Burggraaf, VE3PRBRAC Assistant Webmaster
March-April 2019 eTCA now available
The March- April edition of eTCA is now available. It can be found at
Surrey (BC) Amateur Radio Club March 2019 Newsletter
They are still at it ! Over forty pages of information. An interesting read. To see the newsletter go to
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-QIFOAIji8gjx0F3YWaUp1I1xGHs3hMz/view
A New Seismograph?
VE7DXW has some interesting information on using rf. This could be very interesting. For more information go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/ve7dxw-s-rf-seismograph-may-be-real-seismograph
2019 Scout Pacific Jamboree Looking for Volunteers..
The West Coast Amateur Radio Association will be holding the 2019 Scout Pacific Janboree in Sooke BC in July of 2019. They are currently looking for volunteers to assist in this effort. To learn more go to
Feb 27 2019 ARRL Website Brief Outage
On Feb27 2019 there will a brief outage of the ARRL website to do some testing. For more information go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/brief-arrl-website-outage-planned-for-wednesday-february-27