RAC Bulletin 120707

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for July 7, 2012

NATIONAL NEWS

1. 60 Metre Comments Posted

Industry Canada has been prompt to post the 47 comments to the 60
metre consultation, SMSE 010-12. You can read them at
tinyurl.com/sf10418 (Sierra Foxtrot One Zero Four One Eight)

-- RAC Bulletin Service

2. RAC seeks IT Volunteers

RAC is looking for IT volunteers to be part of the website
restructuring, development and management team. Experience with web
design and programmers with a coding knowledge of PHP 5.3.6, MySQL,
IIS and Apache would be an asset.

The potential for other development platforms and recommendations
will form part of the scope for this website enhancement and
redesign. This will initially include daily support to the RAC HQ
staff on the existing website and MySQL databases. Interested
parties please contact the RAC Corporate Secretary, Linda Friars,
VE9GLF.

-- The RAC Report

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. Special Event Callsign

From July 25 to August 2, call sign CY9M will be used by the 2012 St.
Paul Island DXpedition. QSL via VE3EN. Visit www.cy9m.com for more
information.

-- RAC Special Events Database

4. Ham Nation Changing to Wednesdays

Beginning on July 11th, the TWIT.tv program Ham Nation will be on
Wednesday evenings. Bob Heil, K9EID, who hosts Ham Nation says that
the move is good news for his program due to the strong lead-in shows
that network owner Leo Laporte has chosen to precede it.

The netcast will still take place live at 9 P.M. Eastern Time, with
video and audio podcasts available for download at twit.tv/hn about
24 hours later.

-- Amateur Radio Newsline

5. Canada Scouts ARISS Contact Successful

On Saturday, June 23, Scouts in Halifax called astronaut André
Kuipers, PI9ISS during an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact via telebridge station VK5ZAI in Australia.

Over 150 were in attendance at the event. The contact was Webcast and
the presentation will be transmitted by Aliant IPTV Atlantic during
July/August, and eventually distributed on CD to interested parties.

Media coverage included 3 television stations, two newspapers, a 20
minute radio interview, and articles to appear in the periodicals of
the Royal Astronomical Society, Halifax Public Libraries, and Radio
Amateurs of Canada.

-- AMSAT News