RAC Bulletin 111015

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for October 15, 2011
NATIONAL NEWS
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
1. Killarney District ARES activity
It was a busy September for ARES members from the Manitoulin Amateur
Radio Club. Members provided communications for the Snowbirds Air
Show in Gore Bay, at the annual Terry Fox Run in Little Current, and
during a 911 outage. Thank you all - well done.
-- Stiig VE3LBX, DEC, Killarney District
ITEMS OF INTEREST
2. Special Event Stations
From October 28 to November 28, special event station CF3A will
commemorate the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011).
QSL via VA3RVK.
From November 1 to 30, special event station station VE3FRST
will commemorate the UN International Year of Forests.
QSL via VE3NOO.
-- RAC Special Events Database
3. RF Technology web pages
Radio-Electronics.com provides concise guides, information, tutorials
and data about radio frequency, RF, technology and RF design on their
web page at www.radio-electronics.com/info/rf-technology-design
-- AMSAT News Service
4. Radiogram Videos
K.C.Richey KD8LZB has produced several "cheap and dirty" YouTube
videos on the various aspects of radiogram generation and handling.
They are not official or professionally produced, but they are quick
and simple, and suited for the rookie Radiogrammer. Find them on
YouTube at tinyurl.com/kd8lzb
For the diehard traffic handler, there is also a Yahoo email group.
Sign up at groups.yahoo.com/group/radiograms
-- via Glenn Killam, VE3GNA
5. The Six and Ten Reporting Club
The Six and Ten Reporting Club is an informal group of radio
amateurs, mostly from the UK, who are interested in propagation
studies at frequencies around the HF to VHF boundary -- the 6 and 10
meter amateur bands.
The club produces a monthly newsletter that includes analysis of
28MHz propagation based on beacon monitoring, analysis of 50MHz
activity reports broken down by propagation mode, and more.
Find it online at g7kse.co.uk/6and10
-- Amateur Radio Newsline