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Monthly Archives: November 2013
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NOV 28TH ARCTIC AIR WARNING
At 3pm today, NOV 28 2013 Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for coastal British Columbia. To read the statement go to
Industry Canada posts RAC letter of response to Medical Devices operating in 70 cm band
Any questions and/or comments to this bulletin can go through myself,
contact info provided in my signature file.
Vincent Charron, VA3GX/VE2HHH
Director of Communications and Fundraising – Radio Amateurs of/du
Canada – communications@rac.ca
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In the Sept/Oct 2013 issue of TCA there was an article entitled:
“Industry Canada Releases a Radio Standard Specification (RSS) for
Medical Devices Operating in the Band 413-457 MHz”. In the article, we
mentioned RAC would be responding to IC with a letter of comment. This
letter is now posted for public viewing on the Industry Canada web
site at the URL:
<http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10715.html>.
We encourage members to read it.
Norm Rashleigh, VE3LC
RAC Representative the Radio Advisory Board of Canada
PHILIPPINE UPDATE ON AMATEUR RADIO ACTIVITIES
For an update on amateur radio activities in the Philippines go to
RAC Election of Officers
At its regular monthly meeting, the Board of Directors representing the Radio Amateurs of Canada elected the following officers for a two year term beginning January 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2015
Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW President
Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA First Vice President
Paul Burggraaf, VO1PRB Chief Information and Technology Officer
George Gorsline, VE3YV International Affairs Officer
Doug Mercer, VO1DTM/VO1DM Chief Field Services Officer
Marcel Mongeon, VA3DDD Honorary Counsel
Dorothy E. Brown, VA7DBR Treasurer
Al Masse, VE3CWP Corporate Secretary
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Al Masse, VE3CWP
RAC Corporate Secretary
New Emergency Signs for Colliery Dam area
The City of Nanaimo is moving forward with their updated emergency plan with respect to the Colliery Dam situation. For the updated information go to
Emergency Management Recognizes Volunteers
Emergency Management British Columbia has recognized some of the Lifeline Volunteers. Congratulations to those outstanding volunteers nominated and those selected. All the lifeline volunteers make a difference in this province. To see those recognized this year go to
Another Update on the Philippines.
For more information on the activities in the Philippines go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/hams-up-their-game-in-philippines-typhoon-response
ARES ACTIVITY IN THE US MIDWEST
To get an update on the activities of ARES unit in the recent tornado activity in the US go to http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-volunteers-supporting-emergency-communication-in-storms-wake
SURREY ARC AND SEPAR ARE #1 IN CANADASURREY ARC AND SEPAR ARE #1 IN CANADA
Congratulations to the Surrey Amateur Radio Club and the Surrey Emergency Program Amateur Radio groups for their 2013 Field Day #1 in Canada position in the 3 A category.
Great job by all involved.