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Antenna Use by Frequency Band Among Canadian Amateur Operators

20 September 2024 at 20:37
This is the final installment on my analysis of the RAC Survey 2021 on Canadian amateur operators. The previous article examined RF power reported by this national sample of ham operators. The other shoe on power use is the prospect of gain residing in the antenna used for transmitting. I begin with the HF through […]

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Antenna Use by Frequency Band Among Canadian Amateur Operators

20 September 2024 at 20:37
This is the final installment on my analysis of the RAC Survey 2021 on Canadian amateur operators. The previous article examined RF power reported by this national sample of ham operators. The other shoe on power use is the prospect of gain residing in the antenna used for transmitting. I begin with the HF through […]

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Power on HF and Microwave Frequencies in Canada:

31 July 2024 at 20:04
Results from the RAC 2021 Survey In this brief article, I focus on how much transmit power is typically used on the HF and microwave bands. Survey respondents were asked about what they consider β€œtypical” usage although these settings can certainly be different at any given operation. The results do give the reader a picture […]

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Power on HF and Microwave Frequencies in Canada:

31 July 2024 at 20:04
Results from the RAC 2021 Survey In this brief article, I focus on how much transmit power is typically used on the HF and microwave bands. Survey respondents were asked about what they consider β€œtypical” usage although these settings can certainly be different at any given operation. The results do give the reader a picture […]

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Band use by Canadian Amateurs

19 July 2024 at 16:11
Results from the national RAC Survey 2021 The 2021 RAC Survey asked about the use of frequency band segments and hours per month devoted to each one. This identifies where Canadian amateur operators transmit to complement what type of communications they reported (see Full Report). The bands used and the amount of time per month […]

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Demographic Trends Facing Amateur Radio in Canada

10 July 2024 at 18:59
Results from the RAC Survey 2021 and Statistics Canada One of the pressing issues facing all amateur radio organizations in the modern world is what appears to be a rapidly aging set of participants. We mostly base this belief on various observations at in-person amateur radio activities since licensing bodies rarely ever collect or release […]

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Age Patterns in Operating Activities Among Canadian Amateurs

5 July 2024 at 18:35
Results from the RAC Survey 2021 In a previous blog post, I showed the popularity of some 39 specific operating activities among Canadian hams using the national RAC Survey 2021. There were very small age differences in the average total number of activities. However, there are indeed clear age patterns in specific operating activities. This […]

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The Popularity of Specific Operating Activities Among Canadian Hams

3 July 2024 at 15:27
Results from the 2021 RAC National Survey Author’s note: a version of this appeared in the May 2024 issue of The Canadian Amateur, available to members only. I retain copyright to the material. After numerous requests from non-members of RAC, I have posted the material here for all to read. What are the most popular […]

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Demographic Trends Facing Amateur Radio in Canada

10 July 2024 at 18:59
Results from the RAC Survey 2021 and Statistics Canada One of the pressing issues facing all amateur radio organizations in the modern world is what appears to be a rapidly aging set of participants. We mostly base this belief on various observations at in-person amateur radio activities since licensing bodies rarely ever collect or release […]

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Age Patterns in Operating Activities Among Canadian Amateurs

5 July 2024 at 18:35
Results from the RAC Survey 2021 In a previous blog post, I showed the popularity of some 39 specific operating activities among Canadian hams using the national RAC Survey 2021. There were very small age differences in the average total number of activities. However, there are indeed clear age patterns in specific operating activities. This […]

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The Popularity of Specific Operating Activities Among Canadian Hams

3 July 2024 at 15:27
Results from the 2021 RAC National Survey Author’s note: a version of this appeared in the May 2024 issue of The Canadian Amateur, available to members only. I retain copyright to the material. After numerous requests from non-members of RAC, I have posted the material here for all to read. What are the most popular […]

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Do Hams Still Listen to Shortwave? They do in Canada!

18 June 2024 at 16:05
Listening to the shortwave commercial stations (along with CB radio) has been a key gateway activity for entry into amateur radio. That was back when commercial shortwave was vibrant and perhaps in its heyday. There is still a very active set of SWLs contributing to the popular SWLing.com website and the legacy work by the […]

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