Hams and Shortwave listeners, a bit of news.

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June 09, 2026, 10:40 AM

Johnny 3eagles

Hams and Shortwave listeners, a bit of news.

For many of us, CHU Canada was probably one of the first stations we heard

June 22 will be the final broadcast signal.

CHU goes off the air.

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June 09, 2026, 11:16 AM

FiveFiveSixFan

CHU and WWV were among the first stations I listened to when getting started. They were very strong and easy to find.

W1AW was among the next group when I was learning CW.

June 09, 2026, 07:42 PM

DennisM

That's a shame.

CHU was my the first QSL card 16-year-old me received back in the 80's.

When I got back into the hobby thirty years later, it was my first NEW card, confirming that while heavily "compromised" my antenna was actually pulling stuff in.

June 09, 2026, 10:36 PM

Gustofer

^^^^. How did you transmit on those frequencies (3330, 7850, 14670)?

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June 10, 2026, 06:36 AM

DennisM

quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
^^^^. How did you transmit on those frequencies (3330, 7850, 14670)?

I didn't. They were diligent about acknowledging reception reports:

June 10, 2026, 06:51 AM

Gustofer

I didn't know that. I've never been much into QSL cards, but always assumed that they were for acknowledgment of two way comms only.