RAC Bulletin 100710

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for July 10, 2010
NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST
1. VOACAP On-line
VOACAP (Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program), a well-known HF
propagation program, is now available online, at web page
online.voacap.com.  The online version uses a QTH locator based on
Google Maps, and gives its prediction as a color-coded "circuit
reliability" graph showing the probability of achieving a CW-grade
transmission quality between the transmitter and the receiver.
-- ARRL Web
2. Two-way contact on 8.97 kHz
What is believed to be the first Amateur Radio two-way contact on
8.97 kHz using truly radiated fields took place on Friday, June 4,
2010 between DJ2LF and DF6NM, over a distance of 20.2 km.  This is
well outside the reactive near field zone.  For details visit
tinyurl.com/8970hz.
-- Southgate ARC News
3. National Traffic System web page
The ARRL has a very useful web page on the National Traffic System,
with introductory and training material, and links to resources.
Much of this information is applicable to Canada.  Visit
www.arrl.org/nts.
-- via Glenn Killam, VE3GNA
4. Coax Cable and Stubs tutorial
Jim K9YC has published a tutorial on "Coaxial Cable and Stubs for
Your HF Station," available as a 10-page PDF file at
tinyurl.com/coaxstubs. This tutorial is in FAQ format and would be
particularly good for contesters that are beginning to optimize or
expand their stations.
-- ARRL Contest Update