CubeSat VIOLET launch into space coming soon

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2024/03/17 - 10:42

"CubeSat VIOLET is soon going to launch into space".  That's the word from Dr. Brent Petersen (VE9EX, VE9UNB VE9VLT VE9CNB) of the Electrical Engineering Department at UNB.  "The date and time can often change due to weather on launch day. The best manner to find the launch date and time is to keep checking online."

Here is a link to check the date, the time, and to watch the launch:
https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/falcon-9-block-5-dragon-crs-2-spx-30/

River Watch 2024 begins

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2024/03/13 - 08:51

FREDERICTON (GNB) – 12 March 2024  -- The annual River Watch program was launched today to provide New Brunswickers with information on the status of rivers, potential ice jams and other flood issues across the province during the coming weeks.

Win a LaCrosse weather station

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2024/02/08 - 08:44

Update!  The winner of the draw for the new LaCrosse weather station was VE9GM, Gino Mazerolle of Drummond, NB.   Congratulations, Gino!  Thanks to all who participated, and keep on providing those observations.

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the WeatherNet, Scott VE1CSA and Rick VE9MTB want to thank everyone who’s checked in over the years allowing the reporting of over 600,000 pieces of data to the Atlantic Storm Prediction Center.

Resolved: Repeater and linking outage affecting IRG North East and East Zones

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2024/01/04 - 19:30

Update (January 04):  North-East and East Zone are back in the link system and operating as normal.  North-West, West and Stanley Zone are still hard-linked with each other.  To link to this 3-zone temporary group, use the Stanley Zone link code.  You will not get a voice confirmation when linking here.  Mount Carleton Park has been added to this group at this time.

IRG Weather Net to start for season on October 23

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2023/10/19 - 09:00

Hey, weather watchers! Dust off those snow boards, metre sticks and thermometers, because the IRG Weather Net will start for the 2023-2024 season on Monday, October 23, 2023 and run every morning at 7:30 a.m. Atlantic Time. Net control will be shared by Rick VE9MTB and Scott VE1CSA. They will gather your local observations and send them off to Environment and Climate Change Canada. ECCC uses the reports to fine tune their predictions and issue alerts in severe weather conditions. The reports are also used by other agencies such as River Watch and news media.

IRG system update - July 26

As of today, the VE1BM  147.120 repeater in Fredericton has been upgraded to full CTCSS - (PL tones) on transmit and receive.  Users will need to set their radios to transmit a sub-audible tone of 151.4 to access the repeater. 

The Fredericton VE1BM repeater joins those in Elmtree, Campobello, Maces Bay, and the new UHF repeaters as requiring a PL tone.  For an up-to-date list of all new repeaters and PL tones, go to https://ve9irg.net/revamp/ctcss_chart

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