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    02/27/2012 | Former RAC President Earle Smith, VE6NM (SK)

    Earle Smith, VE6NM, of Grand Prairie, Alberta -- who served as President of the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) from 2004-2007 -- passed away Friday, February 24. He was 81. An active radio amateur since 1948, first licensed as VE1SA, Smith enjoyed meeting
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    05/11/2010 | Canadian Hams Make Use of New Privileges

    After several years of hard work by the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) and Industry Canada (IC) -- Canada’s equivalent to the FCC -- Canadian amateurs received privileges on 2200 meters (135.7-137.8 kHz) at the first of the year. Scott Tilley, VE7TIL, of
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    02/26/2009 | ARRL DX Phone Contest Brings DX in Full Force to HF Bands

    With the 2009 ARRL International DX CW Contest now history, the first full weekend in March brings the next round of competition: The 2009 ARRL DX Phone Contest. Like its CW predecessor, this event focuses on DX station working all US states and Canadian
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  • 09/30/2008 | Canadian and American Hams Provide "Textbook Example" of Amateur Radio's EmComm Role

    On Sunday, September 27, the VoIP Hurricane Net formally activated at 5 PM EDT to provide surface reports as Hurricane Kyle affected portions of extreme Northeastern Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada. The activation was in coordination with WX4
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