RAC Bulletin 100102

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for January 2, 2010

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

1. New EC for Sudbury

Pat Dopson, VE3HZQ has been confirmed the new EC for the Sudbury
region and takes over the helm from Stiig Larsen VE3LBX who has
served double duty as DEC in the Killarney District.

Pat brings dedicated leadership to this very active amateur radio
community and will provide the Sudbury region with co-ordination and
viable emergency communications planning in this new role as the
latest appointed position within the ARES.

-- Bob Gammon, VA3RX, Ontario SEC

2. Who says NTS is obsolete?

Ontario Section Traffic Manager Glenn Killam, VE3GNA, chronicles two
examples of how the National Traffic System can still "hold its own"
in these days of instant communications. His article can be read on
the racaresontario.ca web site -- click "Official Bulletin Service",
then "Extended Bulletin Articles".

-- via Ontario Phone Net blog

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. Amateur Radio Scholarships Available

The non-profit Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR) is now accepting
applications for 48 scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year, to
assist radio amateurs pursuing higher education. Some of these
scholarships are available to non-U.S. amateurs. Applications must be
received by March 31, 2010. For more information about eligibility
and applications, visit www.farweb.org

-- via Handi-Ham News

4. Great Circle Map Software

Roger, SM3GSJ, has recently updated his Great Circle Map software
GcmWin to support VOACAP. It now produces colorful propagation maps
as well as telling you which way to point your HF beam. It's a free
download for Windows or Linux. Find it at www.qsl.net/sm3gsj

-- Southgate ARC News

5. XW-1 is now HO-68

China's first amateur radio satellite, XW-1, has now been designated
Hope-OSCAR 68 by AMSAT. The latest official information about HO-68
can be found at the AMSAT-China web site, www.camsat.cn. Click on
the British flag for the English language version.

-- AMSAT News Service