RAC Bulletin 2015-10-31

RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for October 31, 2015

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

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. Jim Dean VE3IQ (SK) and Hoppy Hopwood VE7RD appointed to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame

The Board of Trustees is pleased to appoint Jim Dean VE3IQ (SK) of Ottawa, ON and 
Farrell (Hoppy) Hopwood VE7RD of North Vancouver, BC to the Hall of Fame for 2015. 
The awards will be presented at local ceremonies in coming months.
A summary of their contributions to amateur radio will be published in The Canadian Amateur magazine.

-- read more at the RAC website under news.

2. ITU World Radiocommunication Conference gets underway Nov 2, 2015 in Geneva

Preparations have been under way since the last WRC wrapped up in 2012.
Held every 3 or 4 years, WRCs review, and, if necessary, revise the Radio Regulations — the
international treaty governing the use of the radio frequency spectrum. 
Delegates will consider several items of interest to the Amateur Radio
community during the nearly month-long international gathering.
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA,
and several others will be on the IARU team or in other delegations.

-- read more at arrl.org website under news.

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. North Country DX Association (NCDXA) Operating Event

Operating from several different locations in Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territories using 
KL7RST, VY1RST and VE8RST to further promote Amateur Radio up north, this may just be a first for
the north - a joint-venture KL7, VY1 and VE8 special event.
The object is to work or log (SWL) as many NCDXA “RST” stations as you can from their different 
locations. Watch for DX spots as we plan to have stations on from Whitehorse,
Yellowknife, Anchorage, Fairbanks and many other cities (maybe an Alaskan glacier or two!). 
QSL manager is K7ICE.

SPECIAL EVENT DATE: February 15 (0001Z) through March 27 (2359Z), 2016

-- see qrz.com forums for full details.
-- de “Yukon John”, KL7JR

4. Heathkit is back !

Any ham radio operator who’s been active for more than a few years is familiar with Heathkit radios.
Heathkit hasn’t been doing much kit building in the last generation or so, but that looks like 
it’s about to change…

The Heathkit president wrote to the Heathkit Insiders group:
During the past year: We assembled a team of very talented, hard-working, inventive people.
We acquired another company and merged its management, products, assets,
and operations gracefully into Heath Company.
We ensured we own every last bit of Heathkit intellectual property, unencumbered and in perpetuity.
We built a company division and acquired a line of vintage add-on designs to sustain vintage products.
We developed and integrated our eBay site, so you can buy or bid on auctioned items.
We authored and published an Android software app on Heathkit’s GooglePlay site, 
with more apps to come.

You can see and order the Explorer Jr. at https://shop.heathkit.com/ now., 
with anticipated shipping time of 30 days.
Think about whether there’s anyone who would love one of these kits as a holiday present.
And thanks for your loyalty and patience as we brought back to you
Heathkit’s incredible legacy of the world’s best kits again.

Sincerely, Andy (President) and the team at Heathkit

-- Full News release at https://shop.heathkit.com and click on the News tab.

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

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Posted by: Paul Caccamo