RAC Bulletin 2015-11-28

RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for November 28, 2015

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

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. Amateur Radio Certificate Center e-mail change:

Please note that effective immediately, the Amateur Radio Certificate Service Centre
email has been changed to: ic.spectrumamateur-spectreamateur.ic@canada.ca

Amy Hoffman
Amateur Radio Service Centre
Industry Canada
2 Queen Street East, Sault Ste Marie ON P6A 1Y3 ,
Sault Ste Marie ON P6A 1Y3
Telephone | Téléphone 1-888-780-3333
Facsimile | Télécopieur 705-941-4607

2. Revised RAC 0-30 MHz Band Plan Released

The revised RAC 0-30 MHz Band Plan has been released with the effective date of December 1, 2015.
This replaces the January 1, 2015 Band Plan version.
It incorporates several updates to reflect feedback received on the earlier version.
The Band Plan graphics have also been changed to improve readability and make it easier to determine
which segments are recommended for which modes, especially for those who are colour-blind.

The updated Band Plan is available on the RAC web site: wp.rac.ca/rac-0-30-mhz-band-plan
or by navigating through the “How to Start?” tab on the RAC home page.
A downloadable PDF file is available by clicking the image.
The French version may be found at wp.rac.ca/qc/rac-du-plan-de-bande-0-30-mhz

The RAC 0-30 MHz Band Plan is a living document. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

George Gorsline VE3YV
International Affairs Officer

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. Ham Radio Deluxe Version 6.3.448 Released:

HRD Software, LLC announces the release of Version 6.3.0.448.
This release includes new enhancements and maintenance updates.
Everyone that has purchased HRD since February 2012 will get the fixes at no charge.
The HRD staff continue to work on new features and fixes and is doing more frequent releases.

-- Ham Radio Deluxe.com

4. Martti Laine, OH2BH, Article on Working DX Pileups Now Available

An article by legendary DXer and DXpeditioner Martti Laine, OH2BH, on how to work DXpedition pileups 
is now available. The Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) has published the article,
“The DX Chase: It Takes Two to Tango,” in a special edition of the NCDXF Newsletter. 
The article was written in cooperation with the DX University founded by Wayne Mills, N7NG, 
and the “original” edition appears on the DX University website.

Laine’s “original” article mentions the recent VK9WA Willis Island DXpedition, which he has called a
“very pleasing experience” and “the most balanced and fair” geographically speaking.
Mills will write a follow-up article, “The DX Chase: It Takes Two to Tango — Part 2.”

— Thanks to NCDXF, DX University, and Martti Laine, OH2BH

This concludes this week's bulletin. Does anyone require repeats or clarifications?
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Posted by: Paul Caccamo