RAC Bulletin 120526

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for May 26, 2012

NATIONAL NEWS

1. 60 Metre Consultation Paper

The consultation paper regarding the addition of 60 metre frequencies
to the Amateur allocation can be found at tinyurl.com/consult60m.
Remember that you must submit comments no later than June 12.

-- RAC Bulletin Service

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

2. CANWARN Training June 4-7

CANWARN training will be held:

In Thunder Bay on June 4, at 7 PM, in Room 196 Shuniah Building,
Confederation College, William and Edward St.

In Atikokan on June 5, at 7 PM, at the Atikokan Fire Hall, 101
Goodwin St.

Near Fort Frances on June 6, at 7 PM, at the Lavallee Community
Centre, 78 Colonization Road, in Emo.

In Renfrew on June 6, at 6:30 PM, at the Best Western, 760 Gibbons
Road.

In Kenora on June 7, at 7 PM, at the Fire and Emergency Services
Facility and Regional Training Centre, 100 14th Street North.

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. London Vintage Radio Club Flea Market

The London Vintage Radio Club will hold its annual flea market on
Saturday, June 9, at the Hammond Manufacturing parking lot, 394
Edinburgh Road North, in Guelph. This is not the museum location;
this is the northwest corner of Edinburgh Road and Speedvale Avenue.
Entrance from Speedvale Avenue only. General admission is free and
starts at 7 am. The Hammond Museum of Radio on Southgate Road will
be open for visitors in the afternoon. For more information visit
lvrc.homestead.com/fleamarket.html

-- RAC Events Database

4. Kitchener Special Prefix

From June 12 to June 26, amateurs in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario
may use prefix CJ3 for VA3, and prefix CK3 for VE3. This is to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the City of Kitchener. For more
information search CK3ZUP on qrz.com.

-- RAC Events Database, and qrz.com

5. Syracuse 6m Repeater

Repeater KD2SL, a six meter repeater in Syracuse, New York, is
now on the air. This repeater uses the former Channel 3
television antenna, and is on 53.67 MHz (input 52.67 MHz) with a
103.5 HZ CTCSS tone. For more information visit www.kd2sl.com

-- via Keith Harvey, VA3KRV, OBS

6. AMSAT Field Day Rules

Field Day runs 1800 UTC June 23 to 2100 UTC June 24, and AMSAT will
have a concurrent event for operation via amateur satellites.

The congestion on FM low-earth-orbit satellites was so intense in
prior years that their use is limited to one-QSO-per-FM-satellite.
This includes the International Space Station. You will be allowed
one QSO if the ISS is operating Voice. You will also be allowed one
digital QSO with the ISS or any other digital, non-store-and-forward,
packet satellite (if operational).

The complete listing of the AMSAT Field Day Rules is posted on-line
at: www.amsatnet.com/fd2012.pdf

-- AMSAT News Service