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Monthly Archives: March 2013
M4.1 – HAIDA GWAII REGION, CANADA
RAC Completes First Phase of Review of Amateur Radio Exam Questions
In December of 2012 Industry Canada put out a Request For Proposals
(RFP) to update the amateur radio question bank. RAC responded and
subsequently entered into a contract with Industry Canada
in January 2013 to update the amateur radio question bank. RAQI was engaged by
RAC to collaborate on the French language Continue reading RAC Completes First Phase of Review of Amateur Radio Exam Questions
DATE ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2013 GREAT BC SHAKEOUT EXERCISE
This year the shakeout exercise will be held October 17th. ARES units should mark this date on their calendars and if at all possible participate. Lets see if we can break last years record number of ham radio participants. Don’t forget to register. For full details go to
http://shakeoutbc.ca/
Earthquake Research on Vancouver Island, some stuff we didn’t know
Why slow slip can portend a major earthquake. WE need to be prepared. The article is interesting and informative. Some think Cascaidia is due or overdue for a very large quake. This would impact Washington State as well as British Columbia. There is a theory the effect would be felt well inland. To read this informative article go to
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/348786/description/Quakes_in_Slo-Mo
Ham Radio Aids Florida Ham
Once again ham radio proves it worth. Out of cell phone range, in the Green Swamp Wildlife Management Area with the water rising is generally not the best time to get stuck in the mud. That’s exactly what happened to one Florida Ham who used his radio to get assistance and out of trouble. For all the details go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/florida-hams-prove-that-ham-radio-works-when-cell-phones-don-t
Clocks Change This Weekend Mar 9th 10th.
This weekend on Sunday, March 10, at 2am clocks spring forward. Don’t forget to the change the clocks AND the battery in the various smoke and CO monitors.
COMMUNICATIONS ACADEMY- APRIL 13-14 2013.
The annual communications academy will be held at South Seattle Community College on April 13/14 2013, This is a training workshop for Volunteers in Emergency Communications. To get all the details go to http://www.CommAcademy.org