RAC Bulletin 120915

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for September 15, 2012

NATIONAL NEWS

1. Commercial Operations Evicted from Two Meter Band

Recently a transportation company based in Reinfeld, Manitoba was
observed to be operating illegally on 144.100 Mhz. Upon contact from
RAC, the company ceased operating in the two meter band and shifted
to a business band frequency. Industry Canada was notified and is
working with the company to secure a licensed channel.

Also, a home moving company Winkler, MB was observed in Alberta to
be operating on 144.940 Mhz. The moving company was also contacted
by RAC and agreed to move their operations to their correctly
licensed frequencies.

RAC suspects that the radios being used by these companies are
modified Amateur Radio equipment. We thank those amateurs who have
provided assistance in these cases. Reports of confirmed or suspected
illegal operation should be emailed to regulatory (at) rac.ca

-- RAC Bulletin Service

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

2. Brampton Day Event

The annual Brampton Day celebration is set for Saturday, September
22, and ARES has been invited to participate. Our display will
operate a portable station on battery power, as no Hydro will be
available. We plan to operate from 9 am - 2 pm local time, VHF/UHF
on the PARC repeaters - 146.880, 443.550 and 443.600 - as well as
HF. Those who wish to be a part of this event please email rcupfield
(at) rogers.com.

-- via Richard Upfield, VA3RMU

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. Halton County Radial Railway Museum Event

The Mississauga Amateur Radio Club will operate VE3MIS as a special
event station on 22 September, from 1400-2000 UTC, from the Halton
County Radial Railway Museum. SSB Frequencies will be 7.227, 14.240,
21.315, and 28.480 MHz +/- QRM, as propagation permits. Requests for
QSL cards to MARC, c/o Michael Brickell, VE3TKI, 2801 Bucklepost
Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1X6 Canada, with an SASE. For more
information visit www.marc.on.ca and click on "HCRR Event".

-- VA3RJ Events Page

4. NTS Newsletter

A new publication has been created by James Wades WB8SIW, called
"QNI". It deals with all aspects of the National Traffic System and
makes for an excellent read. Jim plans on issuing monthly newsletters
and encourages all amateurs to read along and to supply additional
copy on related subjects. The September issue as a PDF file can be
found at tinyurl.com/sep2012qni

-- Glenn Killam, VE3GNA

5. 100 Years of Standardized Radio Prefixes

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the use of ITU callsign
prefixes, special event station PB100PREFIX will be on the air
between October 4th and the 31st. Visit www.pb100prefix.nl for
details.

Following the loss of the Titanic in April 1912 -- call sign MGY,
with "M" meaning the Marconi company -- there was agreement that
there should be international standards for radio communications.
Several international meetings led to the callsign prefix system that
we use today.

-- Amateur Radio Newsline