RAC Bulletin 120506

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for May 5, 2012

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

1. New ECs in Bruce District

Wayne McLean, VE3WWM, has become the new ARES Emergency Coordinator
for Orangeville and Dufferin County. Wayne has been quite active in
ARES as an assistant to outgoing EC Alex Giger VE3LFJ. Thanks go to
Alex for his years of service as EC.

Also, Tim Eaton, VE3RTE, CEC, has become the new Emergency
Coordinator for Kincardine and Bruce County. Tim has been active for
years in Grey County ARES, and is now filling the long-standing
vacancy in Bruce County.

On behalf of RAC, I thank both Wayne and Tim for taking on these
important positions in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service.

-- Brad Rodriguez, VE3RHJ, Bruce District EC

2. CANWARN Training May 16

CANWARN training will be held on Wednesday, May 16, in Dufferin
County, 7 PM, at the Dufferin County Museum, corner of Hwy 89 and
Airport Road in Mulmur.

To register for any CANWARN training session, please send an email to
geoff.coulson (at) ec.gc.ca

-- Geoff Coulson, Environment Canada

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. U.S. Armed Forces Day Crossband Test

On May 12th, the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard are co-sponsoring the annual Military/Amateur Radio Crossband
Communications Test in celebration of the 62nd anniversary of Armed
Forces Day (AFD).

Participating military stations will transmit on selected military
MARS frequencies and listen for Amateur Radio stations in the amateur
bands. SSB and CW will be used. QSL cards will be provided to those
stations making contact with the military stations. For schedules and
frequencies, download the PDF information file from
tinyurl.com/bwx5pvu (Bravo Whiskey Xray Five Papa Victor Uniform).

-- ARRL Bulletin Service

4. Bailing Out a Radio Club

Is your radio club struggling? You might find this article
interesting, about a tugboat captain who discovered amateur radio
after a career-ending injury, and then proceeded to join and
revitalize his local radio club. It's a story full of ideas and
inspiration. See www.arrl.org/bailing-out-a-radio-club

-- ARRL Web

5. Amateur Radio Posters for Download

The RSGB has made available a collection of amateur radio promotional
posters that can be used when demonstrating the hobby to the public.
The posters can be downloaded from www.rsgb.org/posters

-- Southgate ARC News

6. Understanding Digital Modulation

Confused about QPSK, 16QAM, and 4FSK? Louis Frenzel, W5LEF, writing
in Electronic Design, offers a nice overview of different techniques
for modulating a radio signal with digital data. Find it on-line at
tinyurl.com/crqeqdg (Charlie Romeo Quebec Echo Quebec Delta Golf).

-- ARRL Contest Update