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To learn more about this event please go to https://www.contestuniversity.com/

The following information on SEA PAC 2021 is noted below The Pacific Northwest’s Largest Amateur Radio ConventionThe SEA-PAC 2021 Pin Design Contest is under way.Let your creative juices flow and submit your designfor consideration. The winner will receive 2 tickets tothe next Gala SEA-PAC Banquet. See all the rules andhow to submit your design under the “SEA-PAC Pins”tab on the SEA-PAC Website, www.seapac.org. Thewinning design will also be available on a tee shirts.Your pin design must be received no later thanMarch 1, 2021.Note several new rules; Pins designs can up to a maximum of 6 colors You will now submit your pin design via email topincontest@seapac.org (not by US Mail)SEA-PAC…

Do you know Canada’s National Emergency HF frequencies. If not see the site below https://wp.rac.ca/national-hf-emergency-communications-frequencies/

RAC’s next online Advanced Certificate course for Winter/Spring 2021 is filling up quickly. Since May 2020, 400 Radio Amateurs across Canada have used this course to prepare for the Advanced exam. This instructor-led, 10-session course will begin in early February and end in early May. You can choose to attend either the Sunday afternoon sessions or the Monday evening sessions. Background information:In response to the global pandemic, Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again offering an online Advanced Qualification Amateur Radio Course so that individuals can upgrade their qualifications while continuing to practise social/physical distancing. With your Advanced Certificate, you can run higher power, operate a remotely-controlled station, obtain operating privileges when travelling overseas, set up repeaters, be the trustee…

The Annual BC QSO Party will be held on February 6 2021. All the information you need can be found at https://www.orcadxcc.org/bcqp_rules.html

To celebrate our 40th anniversary IPARC Switzerland issued the special Callsign HB40POLICE.  HB40POLICE will  be active from 01.01.2021 until 31.12.2021 mostly on HF bands 1.8 – 50 Mhz and frequently on VHF UHF and SHF.

RIO1ANT, Alex will be active from Antarctica from Dec 25 2020 until May 30 2021. He will operate on HF Bands. More information will be posted when available. https://dxnews.com/ri01ant/

The first weekend in February will be the time for the 2021 AM Rally. To learn more about this event go to http://www.arrl.org/news/2021-am-rally-set-for-first-weekend-in-february

Newfoundland to Germany on VLF sets a new record. To learn more go to http://www.arrl.org/news/new-amateur-vlf-transatlantic-record-set