60 Meters in Canada?

Announcement from RAC:

2012-05-12
RAC Bulletin 2012-025E – Special North East Ontario Regional Directors Report – 60 Metres is Gazetted
2012-05-13

Finally after a two year wait from Industry Canada they have Gazetted the request from Radio Amateurs of Canada for access to 60M

Here is the link to the gazette item: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-05-12/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d108

This has been a long hard go and has taken a lot of time and effort on the part of Radio Amateurs of Canada on behalf of all Canadian Amateurs.

I would encourage you all to submit a positive comment on this proposal in the format required.

If you have any questions or concerns please email me at ve3xt@rac.ca.

Bill Unger,VE3XT
North/East Ontario Regional Director – Radio Amateurs of Canada

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Vernon Ikeda – VE2MBS/VE2QQ
Pointe-Claire, Québec
RAC Blog Editor/RAC E-News/Web News Bulletin Editor

Boy Scouts Morse Code Interpreter Badge

The Boy Scouts of America released the Morse Code Interpreter Strip, an official patch for Scouts and Scouters who can demonstrate their ability to “speak” this special language.

” M O R S E” in morse code

Scouts and Scouters can earn the new Morse code interpreter strip by completing all three requirements: Carrying on a five minute conversation in Morse code at a speed of at least five words per minute, correctly copying a two minute message sent in Morse code at a minimum of five words per minute (copying means writing the message down as it is received) and sending a 25 word written document in Morse code at a minimum of five words per minute.

For more information, here is a link to the announcement on the ARRL web site.

Wonder if Boys Scouts Canada offers the same badge?

Callsign Lookup

From larc.ca, if you use the callsign.ca website to look up Ham Radio call signs, you’ll find that it is no longer operational, and has been replaced by an Industry Canada service. To do a lookup, you can now go to this page:
http://apc-cap.ic.gc.ca/pls/apc_anon/query_amat_cs$.startup.

Callsign Search at RAC

HAMCOW – Ham Radio Communications On Wheels

Ham Radio Communications On Wheels

Posted on one of the QRP lists I receive, this really reminds me of the old milk wagon station used by the radio group in Dorchester, Ontario many years ago.

 

What is a HAMCOW?

The HAMCOW was developed as a mobile communications center that can be used for all sorts of radio events from ECOMMs, Road Races, Amateur Radio contests, Field Day, Public Safety, and Public Service events. It has been designed to sustain operations for days at a time and has been proving its worth on each and every trip.

For more information on this interesting project, here is a link.

Field Day 2012

June 23-24, 2012

The club will be operating Field Day at Shedden’s Keystone Complex again this year. We will be setting up as a QRP station with 3-4 radios in use. Come and join us anytime between 2 pm on Saturday and noon on Sunday.

8640jr

QRP-Tech forum is working on a group project to build the 8640jr RF Signal Generator by Wes W7ZOI. To follow along with the project and perhaps work on other ones, check out the QRP-Tech forum on Yahoo groups. Here is a link to K7QO’s page documenting his build of this project.

Morse Code Day

April 27th is Morse Code Day, to commemorate the birthday of Samuel Morse, inventor of Morse code.