RAC Bulletin 2014-12-13

RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for December 13, 2014

This is V__3____, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of
Canada, with this week's bulletin

NATIONAL NEWS

1. RAC Announces 2014 Scholarships

Radio Amateurs of Canada has granted three academic scholarships for
2014. The recipients are Ms. Sonja Andersson, VA7SAA attending
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Mr. Russell Walter, VA3WTR
attending Sheridan College, Institute of Technology, and Mr. Brad
Lane, VE9BML, attending the University of New Brunswick.

Look for more information on each of these recipients in an upcoming
issue of TCA and the RAC Report.

-- RAC Blog

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

2. OPN Seeks Net Controllers

The Ontario Phone Net is seeking Net Control Stations. Shifts are
available on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday. No special
qualifications are required. If you would like to help out, please
contact Shawn VE3PSV on the Ontario Phone Net or via NTS message, or
any OPN Net Control operator. OPN meets every day at 7 pm Eastern
Time, on 3.745 MHz LSB.

-- Shawn Gartley, VE3PSV, OPN Net Manager

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. Sir John A McDonald Special Events

From January 1 to January 31, two special event stations will
commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Sir John A
Macdonald. The Kingston Amateur Radio Club will operate VG3SJAM;
for more information see ve3kbr.com/karc/vg3sjam.htm. QSL via
VA3KGB.

The Delta Amateur Radio Society will operate VC7SJAM. Visit
www.deltaamateurradio.com for information. QSL via VE7CUS.

-- RAC Events Database

4. AMSAT Straight Key Night

You are cordially invited to participate in Straight Key Night on
OSCAR 2015. Participation in AMSAT SKN on OSCAR is easy and fun.
Just operate CW, using a straight key or non-electronic "bug,"
through any amateur satellite between 0000 and 2400 UTC on January 1,
2015. There is no need to send in a log, but all participants are
asked to nominate someone they worked for "Best Fist."

-- AMSAT News

5. SpinSat Now in Orbit

The US Naval Research Laboratory SpinSat satellite was successfully
deployed from the International Space Station on November 28.
The 22-inch diameter sphere carries a 2 W 9600 bps AX.25 packet radio
store-and-forward system on 437.230 MHz. SpinSat is powered by
primary batteries only, and is expected to last up to 6 months.

-- AMSAT News

This concludes this week's bulletin. Does anyone require repeats or
clarifications?
Hearing none, This is V__3____ returning the frequency to net control.