RAC Bulletin 120811

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for August 11, 2012

NATIONAL NEWS

1. New Ontario Section Boundaries

On September 1, the current Ontario Section will be replaced by four
new Sections: Ontario North (ONN), Ontario East (ONE), Ontario South
(ONS), and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The new sections are
described on the RAC blog at blog.rac.ca, or see the map at
tinyurl.com/rac2012map. All four Section Manager Positions have
been filled and will be announced shortly.

The ARRL has recognized the four new sections and they will be
effective for the ARRL November Sweepstakes. Several other vendors of
logging/contest software have also announced changes, some not
effective until January 2013. Please verify with your vendor well in
advance of upcoming contests.

-- RAC Bulletin Service

2. VE3LC to Represent RAC on 700 MHz Group

Recently, the Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group
(CITIG) invited RAC to appoint a representative to the 700 Mhz
definition working group. This group will help to define the network
architecture and technical interoperability requirements for a
nationwide broadband mobile data network operating in this band.

RAC has appointed Norm Rashleigh VE3LC. Norm is currently the RAC
Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC) representative, and he has just
completed a term as Vice President Industrial Liaison. We thank
Norm for volunteering yet again.

-- RAC Bulletin Service

3. RAC Incoming QSL Bureau

RAC members are reminded that all VE/VA cards to VE/VA amateurs are
to be sent to the RAC Incoming Bureau in Saint John, not to the
Outgoing QSL Bureau. QSL's sent to the Outgoing Bureau will
experience delivery delays. This QSL service is only available to
RAC members.

Also, if you choose not to receive QSL cards via the bureau, please
notify your respective bureau and also post your QSL requirements to
services such as QRZ.com. Thousands of QSL's are received annually,
sorted, sent to the various Provncial/Territorial Bureaus at RAC's
expense, only to never be claimed.

-- Len Morgan, VE9MY, RAC Incoming Bureau Manager

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

4. Junk-in-the-Trunk Swapmeet

The 4th Annual Junk-in-the-Trunk Loonie Event will be held on
Saturday, August 25, in the parking lot of the Newmarket Theatre,
505 Pickering Crescent, Newmarket. Open to all at 7:30 am; admission
is free to buyers. Talk-in on 146.52 simplex or the 147.225 repeater.
For more information visit www.ontarioswapshop.com

-- RAC Events Database