Youth On The Air (YOTA) Camp: July 16-21
Camp YOTA 2023 | Ottawa | 16-21 juillet

[b]https://www.rac.ca/youth-on-the-air/[/b]
 
OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada – July 12, 2023  —



Youth On The Air (YOTA) campers will be operating special event station VE3YOTA from the camp at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and the Diefenbunker Cold War Museum in Carp, Ontario, Canada.

Additionally, campers will activate a two-for-one Parks on the Air (POTA) location.

Activation of the VE3YOTA call sign will begin on Sunday, July 16 and conclude at 2 pm on Friday, July 21. Youth will operate the station as they finish projects, between sessions, and during free time.

In addition, dedicated HF station operating times will be: Monday, July 17 through Wednesday, July 19 from 2300Z to 0230Z (7 pm to 10:30 pm EDT).

Dedicated satellite station operating time will be: Wednesday, July 19 from 1400Z to 1700Z (10 am to 1 pm EDT).

Fifteen QRP stations will activate a two-for-one Parks on the Air (POTA) location, Central Experimental Farm National Historic Site (VE-5095) and Rideau Canal National Historic Site (VE-4882) on 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m.

Weather permitting, the activation will be on the air on Tuesday, July 18 from 1900Z to 2100Z (3 pm to 5 pm EDT) and Thursday, July 20 from 1300Z to 1600Z (9 am to noon EDT).

The opening and closing ceremonies and the International Space Station contact will be streamed live on the YOTA YouTube Channel. The opening ceremony is Sunday, July 16 from 2100Z to 2315Z, and will feature keynote speaker Phil McBride, VA3QR, the President of Radio Amateurs of Canada.

The ARISS contact is currently scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 18 at 1842Z (2:42 pm EDT). The closing ceremony is Friday, July 21 from 1500Z to 1600Z (11 am to noon EDT). The YouTube channel will also feature a daily highlight video spotlighting the activities of the previous day.

For details about the camp, visit:

• RAC website: Youth On The Air Camp 2023
  
• YOTA website: YouthOnTheAir.org
  
• YOTA YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@yotaregion2
  

• Roger Egan, VA3EGY and Harrie Jones, VE3HYS: yota2023@rac.ca
  
• Camp Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG: director@youthontheair.org
  

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Topic for discussion -

1. QSL cards - Do you have one?  Do you reply?  Do you use the QSL bureau?
2. How do you power your ham radio equipment?  Power supply?  Linear or switching mode or battery?
3. Open Mic

VHF/Echolink

KO4DXQ Bob - Soddy Daisy, TN
VE3PAV Bobby - Lionshead
VE3MIO Maureen - Wiarton
VA3TS Tom - Shallow Lake
VE3BQM Bernie - Red Bay
VE3RQY Greg - Brooke
VA3DNY Dan - Owen Sound
VE3WI Dave - Port Elgin
VE3VCG Marvin - Paisley
VA3MFO Jim - Mount Forest
VA3EAC Janet - Paisley

HF – 3.783 MHz

VA3MFO Jim - Mount Forest
VE3BQM Bernie - Red Bay
VE3VCG Marvin - Paisley
VE3DDU Ray - Nottawasaga
VA3TS Tom - Shallow Lake
VE3WI Dave - Port Elgin
VA3DNY Dan - Owen Sound
VE3RQY Greg - Brooke

Thanks to all, 73

Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Net Report
July 5 2023
Net Control Marvin VE3VCG
Topic: What did you do for Canada Day; radio or other activities?

Echolink:
KO4DXQ Bob / Tennessee
VE3BQM Bernie

2 Meters
VA3WXW Bob (mobile)
VE3RQY Greg
VA3TS Tom
VE3DGY Doug
VE3OZW Richard
VA3MFO Jim
VA3EAC Jan
VE3FP Adam

HF (3783)
VE3DGY Doug
VE3OZW Richard
VE3BQM Bernie
VA3MFO Jim
VA3TS Tom

This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
with this week's bulletin.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1.  Attendance Gain At Ham Radio Friedrechshafen 2023.

This year's attendance at Ham Radio, Europe's largest Hamfest, was up by
10% to 11,100 and the
number of vendors by 15% compared to last year.
While there were no new major radio announcements - other than we
already know of from
Hamvention - it was good to see Kenwood back with a stall but a shame
that only Yaesu's agents
represented them. ICOM was there with their usual impressive large
display area and competing
in size was a new company to the amateur radio market - Aaronia a
manufacturer of high quality
test equipment.
--  Ed Durrant DD5LP via Amateur Radio Newsline

2.  FCC to Consider Keeping FM6 Radio for Low Power TV

It is shaping up to be a busy month for the Federal Communications
Commission, which is considering
whether low power analog TV stations that have a Channel 6 allocation
can continue to broadcast
analog FM radio.
In 13 US markets, FM broadcast audio has long been available from TV
stations making use of a
subcarrier 250 kHz from the top of the Channel 6 frequencies. At the
FCC's meeting on July 20th,
the FCC will look at an option it favors: permitting these low-power TV
stations to continue this
practice as a supplementary service even after the TV stations'
conversion to digital.
FM6 radio is permitted to operate only on 87.75 MHz and the service may
only be offered within the
low-power TV station's coverage area and on a non-interference basis.
-- Kevin Trotman N5PRE. via Amateur Radio Newsline

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. Clipperton Island Dxpedition to Include Satellite

In case you've marked your calendar for January 2024, hoping to make
contact with the
Clipperton Island DXpedition, there's extra good news if you are a
satellite enthusiast.
When the Perseverance DX Group call QRZ next January from Clipperton
Island, they'll have
an extra way to make contact. The team announced that the TX5S
DXpedition will include satellite
operations. The team's satellite station manager, Andreas N6NU, reported
in a recent press release
that the team hopes to use the IO-117 GreenCube satellite, which not
only has a generous footprint
over the island but has passes that last more than an hour.
The uninhabited atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean will be home for the
team for 16 days as they
use SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8. This is the 38th most wanted DX according to
Clublog - and it is
IOTA NA-011.
-- Neil Wrap WB9VPG via Amateur Radio Newsletter.

4. Morse Code is thriving in amateur radio, 24 years after last
commercial use

On July 12, 1999, The final message sent in Morse code for commercial
use was the same one that
Morse hammered out on his telegraph key 155 years earlier in 1844, which
was, "What hath God
wrought?" But this time the message was followed by SK, meaning silent
key, or deceased.
The International Maritime Organization replaced Morse code with the
Global Maritime Distress and
Safety System -- an automated system that use satellites and/or
terrestrial radio systems with digital
selective calling technology. Morse Code is also still used in aviation.
Pilots listen to a Morse code
identifier to verify that their navigation receivers are tuned to the
correct radio aid, such as a VHF
Omni-Directional Range (VOR) or Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach
guidance system.
Railroads stopped using Morse code in the mid-1970s. While Morse code is
no longer used
commercially, it is still an integral part of amateur radio. Amateur
radio operators are no longer
required to learn Morse code to obtain their license, but many learn the
code on their own or by using
study guides and taking classes. Every day, amateurs around the world
use Morse code to communicate
with each other, test their radio equipment, or pass along friendly
information. Morse code is essential
in helping people communicate during disasters and emergencies because
of its ability to penetrate
adverse weather issues and propagation disturbance.
Visit http://www.arrl.org/learning-morse-code for more information.
-- ARRL news

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clarifications?
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At Elsie's restaurant, 9:00a.m. on the 2nd Saturday of each month. On Hwy 6 by Springmout.

A standing reservation has been arranged for July and August 2023 

Directions

Another day to the history books. 

Canada Day Contest was a little disappointing this year. Our sun had lot to do with that. It has been very active, every few days we had radio blackouts in different parts of the world making communications on HF bands difficult. 

This year I only managed to get 335 QSOs compared to 2020 over 600. The highest number I worked was over 800 near the end  of the contest. Canadian stations don't use number in the exchange so won't know how Canadians did till the results are published sometime next year. 

Here are my results: 
Operating time: 8 hrs 11min Operating Mode: All Band, CW (22-28wpm),  Low Power < 100 watts

   

This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
with this week's bulletin.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1.  July-August 2023 eTCA is now available

The digital (eTCA) version of the July-August 2023 TCA is now available
for viewing or download.
The paper version is now at the printer.
To download your copy please visit: https://www.rac.ca/digitaltca/
-- Alan Griffin, RAC MarCom Director

2.  WRTC 2022 (delayed by 1 year) to be held July 8th - 9th, 2023

A sub-contest for WRTC "hunters" with awards for non-WRTC competitors
was just announced.
See the rules at the link below. In a first, all competing stations will
be spotted automatically by the
organizers, SSB as well as CW, so it should be relatively easy to find
the special stations.
Logs and all sorts of real-time information will be available on the
website in almost real time.
Etiquette: no competitor is allowed to say anything that may identify
themselves. It is strongly suggested
that you DO NOT greet by name or show recognition even if you recognize
a voice on SSB. Doing so
robs the competitor of seconds when seconds count, and the competitors
are prohibited from
acknowledging you in any fashion. Just a quick report is the best
response.  Note that a referee is present
and listening at all times, as well as recordings being made for later
checking. The operators will have
unique callsigns and are supposed to remain anonymous until identified
on the website shortly after
the contest.
Finally, WRTC requests that you PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR LOG IMMEDIATELY to
ARRL for
the IARU Championship. A link for this purpose is on the WRTC webpage.
WRTC log checking
commences immediately after the contest and the results are announced
the next evening (afternoon
on East Coast USA), so your log is needed ASAP for cross-checking.  The
judging committee will
have access to logs submitted through the normal ARRL process. Your log
will be used for checking
the competitors’ logs. Your own log checks will be done by ARRL for the
IARU Championship using
their normal process.
View the WRTC2022 website for award rules and categories, announcements
about live streams,
and all other information as it becomes available:
https://tinyurl.com/yhvjx6zv.
-- Dave K3ZJ

3. Canadian Prairies QSO party 2023 results are now Online

The results of the 2023 Canadian Prairies QSO Party are now official and
online at:
https://cpqp.ve6hams.ca/scores-2023/
The certificates are available for download at:
https://cpqp.contesting.com/cpqpcertificates.php
Thanks to all those that participated in the contest.
-- Sam, VE5SF

  ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

4. Ontario Qso Party Scores / Writeup will be posted shortly

The preliminary scores are out, and awaiting final confirmation of one
rover score, will be posted shortly.
The certificates are in process, and will be posted on the Contest Club
Ontario website shortly.
-- OQP committee.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

This concludes this week's bulletin. Does anyone require repeats or
clarifications?
Hearing none, This is V_3___ returning the frequency to net control.

Bulletin sent from Official Bulletin Manager VA3PC

I had a great time at Field day this year.I looked forward to it every year
.I would like to thank everyone who lent there equipment to a great event and there expertise.
After every FD i learned alot about  antennas and techniques in this great hobby.73