2023-05-20, 08:50:59
This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
with this week's bulletin.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. RAC is at Dayton Hamvention
Radio Amateurs of Canada is very pleased to once again be at the Dayton
Hamvention,
the world’s largest Amateur Radio gathering, which is being held from
May 20 to May 21.
The RAC booth 2504 is in Building 2 next to the Young Ladies Radio
League and near the
International Amateur Radio Union, the American Radio Relay League and
other organizations.
We look forward to meeting you here!
Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter at #RACatDayton.
-- RAC Website
2. Volunteer Opportunities at R.A.C.
RAC continues to provide many programs and services to its members and
strives to adapt
to meet today’s requirements, but we need your help to do so. Please
take a look at the following
opportunities and consider joining the RAC Volunteer Team. Contact
information for each volunteer
position is provided on our website but please contact Alan Griffin at
marcom@rac.ca if you need
assistance.
1) Information Technology (IT) and Website Management
2) RAC Operating Awards
3) RAC Field Organization
In addition to its vital role in protecting our spectrum, RAC also
offers many programs and services
to its members to enhance their enjoyment of Amateur Radio and as you
can see from the pages of
RAC’s membership journal, The Canadian Amateur magazine, the number of
programs and services
have been steadily increasing since the start of the pandemic.
These include providing Amateur Radio courses (both Basic and Advanced),
updating the RAC
Contest System and Operating Awards to take advantage of new technology,
and revamping and
expanding the RAC Field Organization to keep pace with an everchanging
and increasingly challenging
global environment.
The list is extensive and it may surprise you to know that the vast
majority of these programs and
services are provided exclusively by volunteers! Yes, I said volunteers.
RAC only has two paid staff: a RAC Office Manager and MarComDirector/TCA
Editor.
Its Board of Directors, Executive, Committee Member, QSL Bureaus, Youth
Program Coordinators,
ARISS Teams, Section Managers and Field Organization representatives and
almost everyone else
are all volunteers.
-- more info at https://www.rac.ca/volunteer/
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
3. London Vintage Radio Club Flea Market
Sponsor: London Vintage Radio Club
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023
Location: Hammond Mfg.parking lot, 394 Edinburgh Rd. North, Guelph
Times: 7AM for public and vendors alike.
Cost: $10.00 for vendors, no charge to public
Description: This flea market is an annual club event, held outdoors
Bring your own table.
You will find antique and vintage radios, ham / amateur radio
equipment, tubes,
radio collectables, parts, magazines and all sorts of radio
goodies for sale, trade etc.
The club has over 150 members.
For more info: Visit the club website. Google "London Vintage Radio
Club" or "LVRC"
Email contact: larry.asp@sympatico.ca
Webpage: http://lvrc.homestead.com/fleamarket.html
ITEMS OF INTEREST
4. POPULAR SATELLITE DECAYS FROM ORBIT
Satellite enthusiasts have one fewer satellite to rely on now. The orbit
has decayed for the popular
linear transponder satellite known as XW-2A. The satellite was sent into
space in September 2015
from China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite does not
leave space without sharing a
little bit of glory: In August of 2022, two amateurs used XW-2A to
achieve communication over a
record distance for the 25 kg microsat. It was a transatlantic QSO
between EA4NF in Spain and
VE1CWJ in Nova Scotia, a memorable distance of 4,751 km.
-- Amateur Radio Newsline
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
with this week's bulletin.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. RAC is at Dayton Hamvention
Radio Amateurs of Canada is very pleased to once again be at the Dayton
Hamvention,
the world’s largest Amateur Radio gathering, which is being held from
May 20 to May 21.
The RAC booth 2504 is in Building 2 next to the Young Ladies Radio
League and near the
International Amateur Radio Union, the American Radio Relay League and
other organizations.
We look forward to meeting you here!
Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter at #RACatDayton.
-- RAC Website
2. Volunteer Opportunities at R.A.C.
RAC continues to provide many programs and services to its members and
strives to adapt
to meet today’s requirements, but we need your help to do so. Please
take a look at the following
opportunities and consider joining the RAC Volunteer Team. Contact
information for each volunteer
position is provided on our website but please contact Alan Griffin at
marcom@rac.ca if you need
assistance.
1) Information Technology (IT) and Website Management
2) RAC Operating Awards
3) RAC Field Organization
In addition to its vital role in protecting our spectrum, RAC also
offers many programs and services
to its members to enhance their enjoyment of Amateur Radio and as you
can see from the pages of
RAC’s membership journal, The Canadian Amateur magazine, the number of
programs and services
have been steadily increasing since the start of the pandemic.
These include providing Amateur Radio courses (both Basic and Advanced),
updating the RAC
Contest System and Operating Awards to take advantage of new technology,
and revamping and
expanding the RAC Field Organization to keep pace with an everchanging
and increasingly challenging
global environment.
The list is extensive and it may surprise you to know that the vast
majority of these programs and
services are provided exclusively by volunteers! Yes, I said volunteers.
RAC only has two paid staff: a RAC Office Manager and MarComDirector/TCA
Editor.
Its Board of Directors, Executive, Committee Member, QSL Bureaus, Youth
Program Coordinators,
ARISS Teams, Section Managers and Field Organization representatives and
almost everyone else
are all volunteers.
-- more info at https://www.rac.ca/volunteer/
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
3. London Vintage Radio Club Flea Market
Sponsor: London Vintage Radio Club
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023
Location: Hammond Mfg.parking lot, 394 Edinburgh Rd. North, Guelph
Times: 7AM for public and vendors alike.
Cost: $10.00 for vendors, no charge to public
Description: This flea market is an annual club event, held outdoors
Bring your own table.
You will find antique and vintage radios, ham / amateur radio
equipment, tubes,
radio collectables, parts, magazines and all sorts of radio
goodies for sale, trade etc.
The club has over 150 members.
For more info: Visit the club website. Google "London Vintage Radio
Club" or "LVRC"
Email contact: larry.asp@sympatico.ca
Webpage: http://lvrc.homestead.com/fleamarket.html
ITEMS OF INTEREST
4. POPULAR SATELLITE DECAYS FROM ORBIT
Satellite enthusiasts have one fewer satellite to rely on now. The orbit
has decayed for the popular
linear transponder satellite known as XW-2A. The satellite was sent into
space in September 2015
from China's Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite does not
leave space without sharing a
little bit of glory: In August of 2022, two amateurs used XW-2A to
achieve communication over a
record distance for the 25 kg microsat. It was a transatlantic QSO
between EA4NF in Spain and
VE1CWJ in Nova Scotia, a memorable distance of 4,751 km.
-- Amateur Radio Newsline
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