RAC Bulletin 2014-04-19

RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for April 19, 2014

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

1. CANWARN Training May 1-7

CANWARN training will be offered on the following dates:

Huron County, May 1, 7 PM, Bayfield Community Centre, Municipality of
Bluewater, 4 Jane Street, Bayfield

Toronto, May 3, 9 AM, Environment Canada Headquarters, 4905 Dufferin
St.

Toronto, May 7, 7 PM, Environment Canada Headquarters, 4905 Dufferin
St.

Please RSVP by email to geoff.coulson (at) ec.gc.ca with the session
you plan on attending.

Also, if you know of any repeaters that are used in your area for
CANWARN weather events, please email Ward Kennedy, ve3wgk (at)
hotmail.com, with the frequency, known PL tone and call sign.

-- Geoff Coulson, Environment Canada

2. Young Ham of the Year Nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2014 Amateur Radio Newsline Young
Ham of the Year Award. This award recognizes the achievements of a
radio amateur age 19 or younger. Nominees must reside in the
United States or Canada.

Complete details, rules and a required nominating form in Microsoft
Word format are available on the website at www.arnewsline.org/yhoty.
Nominations must be received by May 30.

-- Amateur Radio Newsline

3. CK3UG50 Special Event

From May 1 to May 31, special event station CK3UG50 will commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the University of Guelph. QSL via VE3ZUP.

-- RAC Special Events Database

4. International Museums Weekends

You, your club, and your local museum are invited to take part in the
International Museums Weekends, the third and fourth weekends in
June. The goal is to set up amateur radio special event stations at
as many museums as possible worldwide.

Stations can be set up from any type of location which might be
broadly classified as a museum, such as air, railway, radio,
agricultural and doll museums. Even entities such as preserved jails
and warships will qualify. To register for the event, or for more
information, visit www.radio-amateur-events.org

-- Amateur Radio Newsline

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