When a tornado struck in Mississippi ARES folks from one county responded. The effectiveness and efficiency of the responded was credited to ongoing training by the unit.

More information at

http://www.arrl.org/news/mississippi-ares-emergency-coordinator-credits-training-for-effective-tornado-response

They did it again… 71 pages of interesting ham radio related material in this edition. To read the newsletter go ro

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_nfM5NR8nv_ZCYhoWvRkbc2VuHU6DBKt/view

Northern Florida will hold an ARES exercise and part of the exercise will contain formal traffic. Radio Relay International stations will participate.

http://radio-relay.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RRI-Support-NFL-ARES-Exercise-011830Z-Mar-2020.pdf?fbclid=IwAR06f6VEkZGNunvJev8Qch9p99vVjP9yJAA3NkDSJX8DCAEsNgwYLyoEb6k

The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the March-April 2020 TCA is now available for viewing or download.
The print version is now being delivered.
To download your copy please visit: https://www.rac.ca/digitaltca/

Distracted Driving Regulations in Canada Update:
February 26, 2020
In light of the recent decision by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to make permanent the exemption for handheld two-way radios for commercial drivers and Amateur Radio operators, we have reviewed the regulations in Canada and, to the best of our knowledge, the exemptions in all other provinces and territories are “permanent” (i.e., with no defined end date). The one exception is Nunavut where there is apparently no exemption.
These regulations are made and enforced by Provincial and Territorial governments and can vary considerably from province/territory to province/territory and over time and are subject to change. In addition, in some cases the text of the exemption may be somewhat ambiguous and open to interpretation.
The review and the updated links are available on the Distracted Driving webpage at:
https://www.rac.ca/distracted-driving/
Richard Ferch, VE3KIRAC Regulatory Affairs Officer

Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director

The French Government has authorized the use of 60M by French Amateurs. Max EIRP will be 15 watts. More information at

http://www.arrl.org/news/france-authorizes-use-of-60-meter-band

LOTW will not be affected by this event. More information can be found at

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-website-other-services-to-be-offline-on-february-28

The Burnaby Amateur Radio Club will hold their swap meet on Saturday Feb 29 2020. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT AN ALL DAY EVENT. More info at

LOTW will not be affected by this event. More information can be found at

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-website-other-services-to-be-offline-on-february-28

Attached is an article from a Virginia Newspaper reporting on ham radio activities during the January 2020 Winter Field Day

https://www.richmond.com/news/local/central-virginia/powhatan/powhatan-today/ham-radio-enthusiasts-hold-winter-field-day/article_1015f052-52c2-11ea-9f4a-c79c02f2a7c2.html