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Academic Paper Predicts Sunspot Cycle 25 Could be Among the Strongest Ever

20 Nov

HF Bulletin #3

Hold onto your HF hats! sunspot cycle

Dust off that ICOM, that Kenwood, that FLEX and those home brew CW rigs, it looks like good band conditions are about to surprise us all.

ARRL bulletin has a research paper predicting a very strong sunspot cycle 25.

http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=current#toc04

Message from the President Sept 17, 2020

17 Sep

Sept. 17, 2020 – Hello fellow WARA Members, As you know, our club meetings and functions have been suspended for several months now because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the Provincial health officials have further tightened the COVID protocols, closing ... Read more »

2-metre, LF/HF, and HF Digital Band-Plans Aug 2020

21 Aug

Aug 21, 2020 – The RAC Band Planning Committee has released 2 updated band plans, and the IARU is conducting a “HF Digital Band Plan Review”. See info and links below. RAC 2-metre Band Plan: https://www.rac.ca/proposed-two-metre-2m-band-plan/ RAC 0 -30 MHz ... Read more »

“Is WARA a VHF only club?”

28 May

Dear WARA member, The question “Is WARA a VHF only club?” is often asked and the answer is usually ‘yes’. As with any organization there is a lot of history involved and WARA is what it is because of that ... Read more »

April 14 – Message from Our President

14 Apr

April 14, 2020 – Hello fellow WARA members, I hope everyone is doing OK during these new and unsettling times. I am hearing some new call signs on the WARA repeater systems. Welcome to all the newly minted operators. During ... Read more »