RAC Bulletin 101127

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for November 27, 2010
NATIONAL NEWS
1. Volunteers honoured for service to RAC
At a recent meeting in Ottawa, Radio Amateurs of Canada recognized
the long term effort by the individuals who have operated the RAC QSL
bureaus.  Plaques were presented to Nenad Stevanovic VE3EXY, the
manager of the National Outgoing Bureau for more than 10 years of
service, and to Len Morgan VE9MY and the Loyalist City Amateur Radio
Club, the manager of the National Incoming Bureau, for more than 15
years of service.  Congratulations and big Thank You to these people
for all their dedicated work from the Radio Amateurs of Canada.
-- RAC Bulletin Service
2. Lanark ARES Balloon Launch, 20 November
The Lanark Amateur Space Agency, comprised of members of the Lanark
North Leeds ARES Group, launched an Amateur High Altitude Balloon
from Perth, Ontario on 20 November 2010. This launch was an  attempt
at the world height record for amateur balloons.
The flight was designated LASA 8 and transmitted as VE3REX-11 via
APRS.  It attained a record setting altitude of 39,899 meters, or
130,903 feet, before bursting and descending by parachute to land in
Jay, Maine, where it was recovered. The balloon reached speeds of 256
kilometres per hour and travelled a distance of 598 kilometres.
-- RAC Bulletin Service
3. CARAB News on Electrical Interference
On November 2, the annual Transmission Telecommunications Task Group
meeting between Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) and Industry
Canada was held.  Industry Canada relayed to the Association concerns
that had been raised by RAC, at the October 28 Canadian Amateur Radio
Advisory Board (CARAB) meeting, relating to electrical
interference. 
The CEA thanked Industry Canada for bringing CARAB's concerns to the
meeting and acknowledged that there are benefits to locating sources
of electrical interference. Industry Canada indicated that the CARAB
would appreciate receiving the CEA's views and reaction to this
matter  and the Association agreed it would respond.
-- RAC Bulletin Service

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
4. Bruce ARES Organizational Meeting
An organizational meeting for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service
(ARES) in Bruce County will be held on Tuesday, December 21, at 7
p.m., at the community room at Legault's Independent Grocer, 1244
Goderich St., in Port Elgin.  All amateurs and interested
non-amateurs are welcome to attend. 
If you have been previously involved with Bruce ARES, please come to
this meeting.  If you are unable to attend, please contact me by
email, ve3rhj (at) rac.ca, so that I may renew your registration.
-- Brad Rodriguez, VE3RHJ, DEC Bruce District

ITEMS OF INTEREST
5. Hams Invited to Listen for New Satellites
Five research satellites were carried to orbit November 19th, aboard
a Minotaur V rocket from Kodiak Island, Alaska. All the satellites
use Amateur Radio frequencies and hams have been invited to
participate in their missions by monitoring and collecting data.
FASTRAC1 and FASTRAC2 are "nanosatellites" from the University of
Texas.  RAX is a CubeSat from the University of Michigan.  O/OREOS is
another nanosat, and NanoSail-D2 is a solar sail experiment.
Information and web links for all these satellites can be found at
tinyurl.com/35k4zyg (Three Five Kilo Four Zulu Yankee Golf).
-- ARRL Web