Check the attached URL to see if your area is covered in an Arctic Air Outflow Warning with very chilly temperatures. Snow is also possible on Vancouver Island
Check the attached URL to see if your area is covered in an Arctic Air Outflow Warning with very chilly temperatures. Snow is also possible on Vancouver Island
A Weather warning has been issued for Vancouver Island. Check your local forecasts and go to the URL for the bulletin
YOU WILL HAVE TO COPY THIS URL TO YOUR BROWSER IT WILL NOT LINK
http://weather.gc.ca/warnings/SWS_bulletins_e.html?prov=bc
Just a reminder for those of you with emergency kits. The water and appropriate food items should be rotated every six months. Now may be a good time to do that, what with all the shopping and celebrations ongoing at this time of year. There should be ample “presents” to give to your emergency kit.
What do you think of your smartphone becoming an earthquake detector? This is something being worked on in California. Very interesting considering the number of smartphones in the world. For more information go to
http://phys.org/news/2013-11-smartphone-app-earthquake.html
YOU WILL HAVE TO COPY THE URL TO YOUR BROWSER; IT WILL NOT LINK
Amateur Radio uses latitude and longitude all the time. Do you understand what they are really all about. If not the site below may provide you with some interesting information. You will have a better understanding of the importance of lat and long and amateur radio, For more information go to
At 3pm today, NOV 28 2013 Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for coastal British Columbia. To read the statement go to
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
**- – – – -**
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
For an update on amateur radio activities in the Philippines go to
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
**—-**
Al Masse, VE3CWP
RAC Corporate Secretary
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