CB (citizens band) radio became popular in the early 1970s and Penney and his father got their licences at that time. A couple years later, Penney and his father took an amateur radio course offered by the federal Department of Communications, now Industry Canada, and were licenced in 1977. Continue reading →

Whether it’s a hurricane, ice storm or flood, no matter what the disaster, emergency officials all over North America will be better able to communicate thanks to the efforts of amateur radio operators and their annual Field Day exercise from June 25-26. Continue reading →