It’s Christmas time already !

I would like to thank each of you for your support and efforts over the past year. Thanks also to those family members who have supported you and the program over the past year. 2011 has been a very busy and interesting year, and while I haven’t completed the year end statistics they are looking very good. I will have them done by the January meeting.

A special thanks to those on the current executive and those who helped form the society. There was a lot of work and many hours put in behind the scenes.

I would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season.

May 2012 bring the answers to your hopes and dreams. May it also be peaceful and prosperous.

73
Paul

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 4.0 Mb
Date-Time
19 Dec 2011 08:12:48 UTC
19 Dec 2011 00:12:48 near epicenter
19 Dec 2011 00:12:48 standard time in your timezone
Location 51.151N 130.014W
Depth 10 km
Distances
184 km (114 miles) WNW (287 degrees) of Port Hardy, BC, Canada
351 km (218 miles) S (177 degrees) of Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
362 km (225 miles) WNW (293 degrees) of Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
532 km (330 miles) WNW (296 degrees) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 21.9 km; Vertical 3.0 km
Parameters Nph = 134; Dmin = 283.9 km; Rmss = 1.54 seconds; Gp = 162°
M-type = Mb; Version = 5
Event ID US c00078eg
For updates, maps, and technical information, see:
Event Page
or
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/

[RAC-Bulletin] SASKATCHEWAN is Missing! Act Quickly. The RAC Winter Day contest is December 17, 0000 to 2359 UTC.
1 message
rac-bulletins@eton.ca Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 7:37 PM
Reply-To: rachq@rac.ca
To: Matthew Lewis

VIA Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW:

SASKATCHEWAN is Missing! Act Quickly. The RAC Winter Day contest is December 17, 0000 to 2359 UTC.

The great province of Saskatchewan is missing from the RAC Winter Day
contest! Traditionally VE5RAC is on the air twice a year for both the Canada Day and Winter Day Contest but is absent this weekend. Unless you VE5s can help.

Is there an HF qualified, RAC member out there that would like the fun of being VE5RAC? International contacts [outside Canada] are worth 2 points, Canadian contacts are worth 10 points and an official RAC station [VE5RAC] is worth 20 points! You will be on the right side of the pile-up!

You can have one or there can be many operators. The rules are available at the RAC website: www.rac.ca .

will get you the rules,

http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/programmes/contests/files/RAC%20Contest%20Software.ZIP

will get you the logging software and
http://www.rac.ca/service/contesting/files/RAC%20Contest%20Entry%20Form%20(C
urrent%20Year).pdf will get you some forms.Everyone that I know thinks that being a RAC operator is great fun.

Use the logging software .. it will make life easy for both the operators and the team that analyzes the results. Send the results to me electronically. Hay-family@shaw.ca . Send me a note if you are interested.

Act fast!

Derek Hay VE4HAY
Mid-Western Regional Director

6.7 Mw – GUERRERO, MEXICO

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.7 Mw
Date-Time
11 Dec 2011 01:47:26 UTC
10 Dec 2011 19:47:26 near epicenter
10 Dec 2011 17:47:26 standard time in your timezone
Location 18.038N 99.795W
Depth 64 km
Distances
35 km (22 miles) S (170 degrees) of Teloloapan, Guerrero, Mexico
43 km (26 miles) NNW (339 degrees) of Chichihualco, Guerrero, Mexico
45 km (28 miles) SW (219 degrees) of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico
133 km (82 miles) N (6 degrees) of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.5 km; Vertical 9.8 km
Parameters Nph = 488; Dmin = 140.3 km; Rmss = 0.78 seconds; Gp = 46°
M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID US c000753u
For updates, maps, and technical information, see:
Event Page
or
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
http://neic.usgs.gov/

Disclaimer

This email was sent to va7mjl@gmail.com You requested mail for events between -90.0/90.0 latitude and 180.0/-180.0 longitude (Default World) for M6.0 between 09:00 and 21:00 and M6.5 other times.

The CECA Emergency Net is held every Tuesday night at 19:00 on 146.64 MHz (VE7ISC Repeater). This net specializes in the handling of National Traffic System (NTS). The CECA Net links with with the BC/Yukon Traffic Net to handle national traffic.

All amateurs are invited to take part in the net. If you have any questions please email us.

2011-11-30

RAC Bulletin 2011-039E – Radio Amateurs of Canada Executive for 2012-2013
2011-11-30

It gives me great pleasure to announce your incoming Radio Amateurs of Canada Executive members for 2012-2013.

RAC President – Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW
First Vice President – Ian MacFarquhar, VE9IM
Chief Field Services Officer – Doug Mercer, VO1DM
Chief Information and Technology Officer – James Hay, VE2VE
International Affairs Officer – George Gorsline, VE3YV
Regulatory Affairs Officer – Bill Gade, VE4WO
RABC Representative Officer – Norm Rashleigh, VE3LC
Honourary Legal Counsel – Marcel Mongeon, VA3DDD
Corporate Secretary – Paul Burggraaf, VO1PRB
There were no candidates for Treasurer, Public Information Officer or the Member Services Officer positions. I would like to thank Nominations Committee Chairperson Ed Frazer VE7EF and the RAC Directors for their assistance in the Executive nomination and election process.

Congratulations are extended to the Executive members above and thank you for your service and willingness to step forward for the national organization.

On behalf of the Board of the Radio Amateurs of Canada, I wish to express a sincere “Thank You and Happy Retirement from the RAC” to VPIA Daniel Lamoureux, VE2KA for his many years of dedicated service in numerous roles to the RAC. Last but not least, a sincere “Thank You” to VPRA Richard Ferch, VE3KI for his three terms keeping the regulatory side on the forefront and to Treasurer Margaret Tidman, VA3VXN for taking on the financial reigns the past two years.

Paul Burggraaf VO1PRB
RAC Corporate Secretary