RAC Bulletin 100206

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for February 6, 2010
NATIONAL NEWS
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
1. Sunday ARES Net Frequency Change
The Sunday afternoon Ontario ARES HF net has moved to 7080 kHz to
take advantage of improving propagation and to keep away from the
heavy US usage of 7100 and up.  The net meets at 1 pm EST (1800
UTC).
-- Bob Howard VE3YX
 
ITEMS OF INTEREST
2. Thinking Day on the Air
The Girl Guides' 2010 World Thinking Day on the Air (TDOTA) will be
February 20 & 21.  This is an opportunity for the members of the Girl
Guides and Girl Scouts  to talk to other members all over the world
via Amateur Radio. 
To celebrate the centenary of Guiding, several special event stations
will be on the air from the U.K.  In Ontario, the 95th Hamilton
Guides will operate station VA3TVW. For more information see
www.guides-on-the-air.co.uk
-- via RSGB News
3. Canada Day Results Available
The results for the 2009 Canada Day Contest have been published on
the Radio Amateurs of Canada Web site, in PDF format at
tinyurl.com/y8nyvzn (Yankee Eight November Yankee Victor Zulu
November).  Plaques and certificates will be going out in the next 30
days. Plaques will be mailed as in previous years and the
certificates will be emailed out as PDF files suitable for printing.
-- ARRL Contest Update
4. Field Day Packets Now Available
Field Day 2010 is June 26-27, and the ARRL has already made its Field
Day packet available for download.  It includes the complete rules
(including changes for 2010), as well as other reference items such
as forms, ARRL Section abbreviation list, entry submission
instructions, a Frequently Asked Questions section, guidelines for
getting bonus points, instructions for GOTA stations, a kit to
publicize your event with the local press and more. Find it at
www.arrl.org/contests/forms/fd-2010-packet.pdf
-- ARRL Web
5. Hams in Haiti
Spectrum magazine, the official publication of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), has a great article
about the success of ham radio operations in Haiti.  Read it online
at spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/wireless/hams-in-haiti
-- via RAC Blog