2025-05-31, 07:29:31
This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
with this week's bulletin.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. First annual Atlantic Canada QSO Party - June 7th.
Atlantic Canada stations work everyone, and non-Atlantic Canada stations (US/Canada/DX) work Atlantic Canada Stations. Modes are SSB and CW. ACQP is an approved State QSO Party Challenge contest so if you are participating in the challenge, you want to work us to keep your streak alive!
We have a number of bonus stations. Please update your N1MM or DXLOG before the contest to make sure you have the latest updates.
Bonus Stations: VE1RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VE0MNA, VE0CMN, and possibly VY2RAC. *note the VE1RAC station ssb & cw operators will be operating from different NS counties, so will have different exchanges. All other Bonus stations will be operating from a single county or division.
For details and rules, head over to our website https://www.ACQP.ca
-- Stuart, VE1RGO - ACQP Organizing Committee
2. Field Day - June 28-29, 2025
Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 31,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.
Use our Field Day Locator to search for a Field Day site near you.
http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
-- arrl news
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
3. Hamvention 2025 Sets Attendance Record
Hamvention has released attendance numbers for 2025, and once again, the premier ham radio event has set an attendance record. For 2025, the official attendance was counted at 36,814. Compared with 2024's attendance numbers of 35,877, that's an increase of 937 attendees over last year.
This marks two years in a row of record setting attendance at Hamvention.
-- Hamvention.org (via daily.hamweekly.com)
4. Weather-Watching Satellites Entering End-of-Life Stage
Three US government weather-watching satellites have been scheduled to formally enter the end-of-life stage on 16th June 2025 by NOAA. NOAA has announced that the satellites - 15, 18 and 19 - which are part of the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites system, (POES) will no longer be updated or repaired.
NOAA said that this means signals will continue to be transmitted but should not be used by anyone for purposes involving safety or other critical matters.
Hobbyists will still be able to download weather satellite imagery either via Automatic Picture Transmission on 137 MHz with a V-dipole antenna or via High Resolution Picture Transmission on 1.7 GHz with a tracking dish antenna.
Like the other POES satellites, this trio had provided data that was used in monitoring the environment, forest fires, volcanic eruptions and global vegetation.
-- Colin Butler (via ICQ podcast.com)
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. First annual Atlantic Canada QSO Party - June 7th.
Atlantic Canada stations work everyone, and non-Atlantic Canada stations (US/Canada/DX) work Atlantic Canada Stations. Modes are SSB and CW. ACQP is an approved State QSO Party Challenge contest so if you are participating in the challenge, you want to work us to keep your streak alive!
We have a number of bonus stations. Please update your N1MM or DXLOG before the contest to make sure you have the latest updates.
Bonus Stations: VE1RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VE0MNA, VE0CMN, and possibly VY2RAC. *note the VE1RAC station ssb & cw operators will be operating from different NS counties, so will have different exchanges. All other Bonus stations will be operating from a single county or division.
For details and rules, head over to our website https://www.ACQP.ca
-- Stuart, VE1RGO - ACQP Organizing Committee
2. Field Day - June 28-29, 2025
Field Day is ham radio's open house. Every June, more than 31,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill and service to our communities. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills all in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933, and remains the most popular event in ham radio.
Use our Field Day Locator to search for a Field Day site near you.
http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator
-- arrl news
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
3. Hamvention 2025 Sets Attendance Record
Hamvention has released attendance numbers for 2025, and once again, the premier ham radio event has set an attendance record. For 2025, the official attendance was counted at 36,814. Compared with 2024's attendance numbers of 35,877, that's an increase of 937 attendees over last year.
This marks two years in a row of record setting attendance at Hamvention.
-- Hamvention.org (via daily.hamweekly.com)
4. Weather-Watching Satellites Entering End-of-Life Stage
Three US government weather-watching satellites have been scheduled to formally enter the end-of-life stage on 16th June 2025 by NOAA. NOAA has announced that the satellites - 15, 18 and 19 - which are part of the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites system, (POES) will no longer be updated or repaired.
NOAA said that this means signals will continue to be transmitted but should not be used by anyone for purposes involving safety or other critical matters.
Hobbyists will still be able to download weather satellite imagery either via Automatic Picture Transmission on 137 MHz with a V-dipole antenna or via High Resolution Picture Transmission on 1.7 GHz with a tracking dish antenna.
Like the other POES satellites, this trio had provided data that was used in monitoring the environment, forest fires, volcanic eruptions and global vegetation.
-- Colin Butler (via ICQ podcast.com)
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