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RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for April 8st, 2023
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This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
with this week's bulletin.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1.  RAC “World Amateur Radio Day” Special Event: April 18

Every year on April 18, Radio Amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in
celebration of
Amateur Radio and to commemorate the formation of the International
Amateur Radio Union
(IARU) on April 18, 1925.
Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again holding a “Get on the Air on
World Amateur Radio Day”
special event in which we encourage as many Amateurs as possible to get
on the air and contact as
many RAC stations as possible.
RAC official stations will operate across Canada from 0000Z to 2359Z on
April 18.
The RAC official station call signs are VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC, VE4RAC,
VE5RAC,
VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY0RAC,
VY1RAC and VY2RAC.
Those contacting one or more of these stations will be eligible for a
special commemorative certificate
noting their participation. No logs need to be submitted; simply check
back on the RAC website
when instructed and enter your call sign to download your certificate.
For more information on World Amateur Radio Day and the RAC “Get on the
Air on World Amateur
Radio Day”  special event please visit:
https://www.rac.ca/rac-get-on-the-air-on...-april-18/
-- Phil McBride, VA3QR, President, Radio Amateurs of Canada

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

2.  Ontario QSO Party - April 15/16, 2023

Its still not too late to plan to participate in the Ontario QSO party
the weekend of April 15/16, 2023.
All you need do is get on the air and make some contacts. If you do,
please submit a text log to
allow the scorers to verify completed contacts. Full details can be
found on the website at:
  http://va3cco.com/oqp  There will be four bonus stations this year
(Elgin County, Lanark County,
Leeds and Grenville County, and the city of Ottawa). Certificates will
be awarded to the high score
in each Ontario multiplier, so if you are in one of the "rare"
multipliers you could earn a certificate.
If you will operate, please let us know your intentions via
http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/plan
There are also QSO Parties in Michigan, Quebec, North Dakota and
Nebraska.that weekend.
-- Ontario QSO Party Committee

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3. NASA Names Three Hams for Artemis II Moon Mission Crew

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts
who will venture
around the moon on Artemis II. This will be the first crewed mission on
NASA's path to establishing
long-term moon science and exploration development. Three of the four
crew members are
amateur radio operators. The crew will work as a team to execute an
ambitious set of demonstrations
during the flight test.
Their assignments are: Commander Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT, Pilot Victor
Glover, KI5BKC,
Mission Specialist 1 Christina Hammock Koch, and Mission Specialist 2
Jeremy Hansen, KF5LKU.
Koch had planned to study and take her amateur license exam in 2019, but
her flight was suddenly
rescheduled 6 months earlier than originally planned.
The Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch in November 2024. The
approximately 10-day flight
will launch on the agency's powerful Space Launch System rocket, prove
the Orion spacecraft's
life-support systems, and validate the capabilities and techniques
needed for humans to live and
work in deep space.
-- For more information, visit the NASA website at https://www.nasa.gov

4.  Amateur Radio Featured at 2023 National Hurricane Conference

Amateur radio and the work of ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service®
(ARES®) was again
represented at the 2023 National Hurricane Conference, which was held
this year in New Orleans,
Louisiana on April 3, 2023.

During NHC Session #1 – Bob Robichaud, VE1MBR, from the Canadian
Hurricane Centre
presented on hurricane meteorological topics, including the last 2 years
in review and the forecast
for 2023. He also provided a brief overview of Canadian Hurricane Centre
operations.
Julio Ripoll, WD4R, presented WX4NHC operations and an overview of The
Hurricane Watch
Net (HWN). A representative from the National Hurricane Center also
presented on the
importance of amateur radio surface reporting.

During NHC Session #2 - Rob Macedo, KD1CY, presented on the VoIP
Hurricane Net and
best practices in SKYWARN Tropical Systems. Bill Feist, WB8BZH,
presented a SATERN
(Salvation Army Team Emergency Response Radio Network) overview.
This was followed by a Q & A session.

Amateur radio presentations were recorded and will be posted to YouTube
after the workshop
within the month of April.
-- arrl news

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
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