RAC Bulletin 110101

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for January 1, 2011
NATIONAL NEWS
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
1. Local Net Activity Reports Solicited
 
I encourage each local level net, whether conducted on VHF/UHF or HF,
to report the net activities to the Section Traffic Manager at the
end of each month. The report need not be long.  Simply list the
number of sessions, the total of checkins, any traffic handled and
the total elapsed time for the month. This will enable us at Field
Services to have an idea of just what net activities are occurring
each month within Ontario. The report should be sent to me via the
Ontario Phone Net no later than the 3rd of the month following.
In addition I encourage any amateurs who regularly participate in
these nets to submit a Station Activity Report (SAR) and/or a Public
Service Honour Roll (PSHR) report to me each month. Samples of these
reports may be found on the RAC website. These reports give me, as
Section Traffic Manager, a better idea of which amateurs would be
available if needed for emergency communications.
-- Glenn Killam, VE3GNA/VA3OPN, STM

ITEMS OF INTEREST
2. SPAR Winter Field Day
The Society for the Preservation of Amateur Radio invites amateurs to
participate in their Fifth Winter Field Day, from 1700 UTC Saturday
January 29, through 1700 UTC Sunday January 30.  Like the June Field
Day, the object is to set up emergency-style communications and make
as many contacts as possible during the 24 hour period.  See the
official rules at the SPAR web site, www.spar-hams.org.
-- via RAC Blog
3. Introduction to CW NTS Operations
The web page www.temples.com/node/2675 gives an excellent indication
of the inner workings of an Area CW traffic net. The story is
fictional, but realistic.  Those interested in traffic handling
beyond the local level should find it interesting.
-- Glenn Killam, VE3GNA
4. NAQCC Newsletter On-Line
The latest newsletter from the North American QRP CW Club is online
at www.naqcc.info/newsletter_current.html.  The newsletter is issued
twice a month, and archived issues back to Number 42 are available on
the web site.
-- NAQCC News