When the US Coast Guard Monitoring equipment failed in three Florida counties ARES members responded to a call for assistance. To read the article in the ARES E Letter carry on Continue reading
QNI Newsletter July 2018
The July edition of the QNI Newsletter can be found at
https://qninewsletterdotnet.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/qni-2018-7.pdf
The Emergency Operations Centres In Kelowna BC Area Open July 19 2018.
An evacuation alert has been issued as a result of a wildfire just outside the City of Kelowna. More information can be found at
http://www.rdosmaps.bc.ca/min_bylaws/EOC/2018Fires/20180718_1645_Wildfire_Update.pdf
APRS.FI AND GOOGLE..
It was seem there are some issues between APRS.FI and the Google Map folks. The issue seems to be pricing
EI100MCV Call Sign Active for One Year
The Maritime Radio Museum Club in Ireland will activate E1100MCV call to remember the largest loss of life in a maritime event in the Irish Sea. To learn more go to
CubeSats Transported to ISS for August Deployment
Deployment of the second generation of Birds Cube satellites is set for early August. The launch will come from the International Space Station. To learn more go to
LOYAL NANAIMO BATHTUB SOCIETY Weekend July 21 22 2018 VE7TUB.
The City of Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island will be the site of the annual Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society Race, in addition to concerts and other events. The Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association will hold their annual special event station VE7TUB over the weekend. This will be the 52nd year this special event station has been activated. Given band condition it is suggested you look for them on 20 around 14.650+ or – All in all it is always an interesting weekend
Interested in Hamfest and Other Radio Related Event ?
The site below will take you to a listing of events related to ham radio
Radio Society of Great Britain Creates Operating Advisory Service.
The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has created a new service all the Operating Advisory Service. It will replace the Amateur Radio Observation Service over the next few months.
Attendance at the 2018 Hamvention Held Steady.
Organizers report attendance at the new venue for Hamvention saw attendance hold steady. Improvements are planned for next years event. To see what some of those improvements will be go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/attendance-holds-steady-at-hamvention-2018