After nearly eight years of service, Ed Frazer, VE7EF, is retiring as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame (CARHOF). RAC would like to thank Ed for his years of dedicated service to the Hall of Fame and to Amateur Radio in Canada.
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Health and Welfare Traffic Being Queued.
The ARRL reports that only Emergency and Priority Traffic is being moved at this time. Health and Welfare traffic is being queued and will be moved when traffic eases
Sept 9 2017 Hurricane Watch Net is Active.- CATASTROPHIC RESPONSE MODE LEVEL 5..
PLEASE CHECK THE HURRICANE WATCH NET WEBSITE WHICH IS NOTED BELOW. INFORMATION ON OTHER NETS IS NOW INCLUDED
The Hurricane Watch Net is now active. The site below will advise you of the frequencies in use. As always please ensure the frequency is clear
Ham Radio. Irma and the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
The following bulletin has been issued by the ARRL on communications between Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the US Mainland
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Hurricane ” Frequencies In Use” Sept 7 2017..
The following information with respect to frequencies in use has been issued by RAC
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Sept 6 2017 Hurricane Watch Net is Active
The Hurricane Watch Net is now active. The site below will advise you of the frequencies in use. As always please ensure the frequency is clear
FEMA MAY Use 60 M during Hurricane Irma Response
To see the FEMA areas and call signs that may be used in response to Hurricane Irma go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/fema-announces-regions-that-could-activate-on-60-meters-for-hurricane-irma
Salvation Army Net ( SATERN) Activates Sept 5 2017
The Salvation Army will activate their SATERN Net in response to Hurricane Irma
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Washington State Opens Their Emergency Operations Centre – Declares State of Emergency
The state of Washington has issued a state of emergency and opened their state Emergency Operations Centre. This is a result of the wildfires currently burning. They, like BC, are concerned about available resources to battle these fires. To read the proclamation go to
http://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/proc_17-12.pdf
2017 CECA AGM
The 2017 CECA AGM will be held Thursday Sept 28, 2017 at the Nanaimo EOC #1 Fire Hall on Fitzwilliam St at 1900 hrs.