An Email from Spaceweather.com
SOLAR FLARE AND CME: Big sunspot AR2473 erupted on Dec. 28th, producing an M1.9-class solar flare, a minor radio blackout in the southern hemisphere, and a coronal mass ejection (CME) that appears to be heading directly for Earth. This explosion sets the stage for possible geomagnetic storms later this week when the CME reaches our planet. Visit Spaceweather.com for more information.
Annoucment from Director Gipps
Eric Manning VA7DZ has been appointed RAC Assistant Director for the Island – Contesting & DX. He is an enthusiastic contester and IEEE Fellow.
73 Bill Gipps VE7XS – Director, Radio Amateurs of Canada, BC & YT
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas. May your wishes and dreams come true. Have a wonderful holiday season.
It would appear from the attached article that the FCC is spinning words in their plan not to chase pirate radio stations. For more information go to
http://www.radioworld.com/article/fcc-commissioner-questions-enforcement-actions/277676
Just east of Vancouver BC in Maple Ridge there is a beautiful park, Golden Ears. It is a “black hole” for communications. A cell company is now talking of putting a tower in the area. Maybe that would help. Search and Rescue has their hands full with comms in this area. Interesting no mention of ham radio.
Gabi San Martin Hernandez,EB1BT, was part of a police protection unit. He was killed protecting the Spanish embassy in Afghanistan. For rest of the story go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/gabi-san-martin-hernandez-eb1bt-dies-in-afghanistan-violence
The West Coast Amateur Radio Association will be holding a ham course in January 2016. This course may make a nice Christmas present….. For more information go to
http://www.ve7vic.ca/education-department/
http://www.ve7vic.ca/amateur-radio-class-starts-january-4th/
The Storm rapidly weakened as it approached the Philippines. Please watch transmissions on 7.095 For the full press release go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/philippine-radio-amateurs-respond-to-typhoon-threat
Looking for a Christmas present ? How about a basic radio course. The Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society has a course in early January 2016. For more information go to
Alex received this award for the development of a cw contesting tool. For the entire story go to the ARRL website at
Interestingly this award was presented October 31 2015 in Ontario and as of December 14th 2015 there is still nothing on the RAC website.