RAC Bulletin 110129

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for January 29, 2011
NATIONAL NEWS
1. RAC Report
At the Directors meeting in October it was decided to begin an
e-newsletter, called "The RAC Report". It will come out in the months
between TCA, starting in February.  To ensure you receive it, check
your email on the membership page: www.rac.ca/en/members/myprofile
-- RAC Web Page

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
2. HMCS Ojibwa Restoration
HMCS Ojibwa is a cold war Canadian Oberon Class submarine which was
in service in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1965 to 1998. The
submarine has  been acquired by the Elgin Military Museum of St.
Thomas, Ontario and will soon be towed from Halifax, Nova Scotia to
Port Burwell, Ontario where it will be preserved and operated as a
submarine museum.
Plans are being prepared to restore the radio room onboard the
submarine as an active ham radio club station, using call sign
VA3ZFQ, in memory of Ojibwa's former call sign CZFQ.  Volunteers will
be needed to assist in the project.  We will also be looking for old
naval radio equipment. Contact information, and details about the
radio room restoration, can be found at www.qrz.com/db/VA3ZFQ.
-- Donald Courcy, VE2CW, via the RAC Blog

ITEMS OF INTEREST
3. Wish a Happy 100th to a Ham Radio Legend
Leo Meyerson, W0GFQ, a longtime leader in the ham radio industry as
owner of World Radio Laboratories -- reacll the Globe radios from
the 1950s -- will turn 100 years old in February.
To celebrate, QCWA Chapter 154 will operate special event station
W0G on February 24.  Look for W0G on or near 14.260 MHz between 1800
and 2400 UTC. QSL via the operator you contact.  Leo is planning to
listen in, and may make some contacts himself.
QCWA national president Bob Roske, N0UF, suggests that you can also
write "Happy 100th Birthday, Leo" on a QSL card and mail it to: Leo
Meyerson, W0GFQ, 19 Park Lane, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270.
-- CQ News Service
4. Counterfeit IC-V8 Handhelds
Icom is asking amateurs' help in stopping fake IC-V8 transceivers and
accessories.  The differences are small but noticeable.
The number 2 key on the real IC-V8 is for the "P Beep" function; on
the fake radio number 2 is "VOX".  Also, on the back of the real Icom
product the serial number tag is black while it is white on the fake.
On the F21 Battery Pack, the real battery has part number BP209N;
the fake has part number BP-208 and also does not have the ICOM
logo.  Lastly, the real factory remote microphone is designated
HM-133, while the counterfeit is marked HM-133V.  Icom says that a
real HM-133V is for other radios in their product line.
For more information visit www.icom.co.jp/world/notice
-- Amateur Radio Newsline