RAC Bulletins

RAC Bulletin 130601

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for June 1, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

1. TPN Seeks Net Controllers

The Trans-Provincial Net is seeking net controllers. TPN meets daily
on 7.055 MHz, lower sideband, from 7 am to 5 pm Eastern Time. If you
can help by taking a regular shift, please contact Shawn VE3PSV, on
the TPN, or via NTS message.

-- Shawn Gartley, VE3PSV

2. Ontario-South Field Day Section Manager Message Traffic.

Field Day digital Radiogram message traffic destined for
Ontario-South SM Ian Snow VA3QT may be addressed to "va3qt at winlink

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RAC Bulletin 130525

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for May 25, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

1. RAC Foundation Grants

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) is seeking applications for grants
from amateurs across Canada in the following categories: Scholastic
Grants for deserving Amateur Radio Operators; Research Grants for
research and development related to Amateur Radio; Community Grants
for charitable institutions, senior homes, and youth centres; and
Emergency Grants for radio equipment for emergency service groups

We are especially interested in awarding grants to young amateurs at

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RAC Bulletin 130518

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for May 18, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

1. RAC Planning Webinars

On May 1st, RAC held the first in a series of webinars with club
presidents and Field Organization volunteers to discuss the
activities of RAC from January 2010 to date and RAC's goals and
2013/14 plans. This first webinar was in the Atlantic region. For a
brief summary, visit the RAC Blog, blog.rac.ca

Over the next couple of months we will have webinars with each
Region. The next will be for Northern and Eastern Ontario with

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RAC Bulletin 130511

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for May 11, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

1. RAC Radio Amateur of the Year

Scott Wood, VE1QD of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been selected as the
Canadian Radio Amateur of the Year for 2012. Scott has been a ham for
sixty years, and his local, regional, and international leadership is
recognized with this award -- in particular, his commitment to
excellence in the area of Amateur Radio DXing through the
establishment and management of the Maritime DX Forum for eight
consecutive years.

A presentation will be made to Scott by the RAC President at the

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RAC Bulletin 130504

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for May 4, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

1. RAC completes Exam Review

RAC and RAQI have completed the second and final phase of the
Industry Canada contract to review the Canadian amateur radio
examination questions. The curriculum has not changed. Rather, the
review concentrated on the accuracy and clarity of the questions and
answers, taking special care that the English and French versions
conveyed the same information. Industry Canada will make the final
decision on all changes, and will publish updated question banks.
For more details visit blog.rac.ca

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RAC Bulletin 130427

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for April 27, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

1. CANWARN Training May 14 and 15

CANWARN training will be offered at the following locations:

Peterborough, May 14, 7 PM, at the Public Library, 345 Aylmer St.
North.

Dufferin County, May 15, 7 PM, at the Centre Dufferin Recreational
Complex, 200 Fiddlepark Lane, in Shelburne.

Please RSVP by email to canwarn.ontario (at) ec.gc.ca with the
session you plan on attending.

-- Geoff Coulson, Environment Canada

2. Weather Newsletter Needs a New Web Home

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RAC Bulletin 130420

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for April 20, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

1. CANWARN Training May 8

CANWARN training will be offered in Toronto on May 8, at 7 pm, at
Environment Canada Headquarters, 4905 Dufferin St. Please RSVP by
email to canwarn.ontario (at) ec.gc.ca if you plan to attend.

-- Geoff Coulson, Environment Canada

2. Toronto Amateur Radio Course

The Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club offers a variety of amateur
radio certification courses throughout the year. The next Basic

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RAC Bulletin 130330

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for March 30, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

1. RAC Section Managers reaffirm support of NTS

Section Managers representing all RAC Sections coast to coast
concluded discussions recently regarding NTS (National Traffic
System), and they confirmed ongoing support of NTS encouraging
operators to continue to support NTS by passing traffic on a regular
basis. NTS digital and Win link 2000 is the preferred system for ARES
Units to remain interoperable and functional in a digital world and
operators who have digital capability are encouraged to keep the
system busy.

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RAC Bulletin 130406

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for April 6, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

1. Ken Pulfer VE3PU, Silent Key

J. Kenneth Pulfer, VE3PU, of Ottawa, passed away Sunday, March 31
after a long illness. He was 80. Pulfer has served as RAC's
Secretary, Secretary/Treasurer, Vice President for Government
Affairs, and Vice President for International Affairs. In 2009
Pulfer became Chairman of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector's Working
Party 5A Working Group 1, which addresses Amateur and Amateur-
Satellite services. He served as an IARU Technical Representative

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RAC Bulletin 130413

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for April 13, 2013

This is V__3____, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of
Canada, with this week's bulletin

NATIONAL NEWS

1. Field Organization on Twitter

To help to improve communications to our ARES members, the RAC Field
Organization is taking advantage of Twitter. Watch us at
"RACARES@ares_rac" for appointment updates and other ARES news.

-- Doug Mercer VO1DTM/VO1DM, RAC Chief Field Services Officer

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

2. CANWARN Training April 25 and May 1-4

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