The Hurricane Watch Net plans to activate at 2100 UTC Tuesday OCT 9 2018 in response to Hurricane Michael.
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New Winlink Stations in Central America Oct 2018..
HI8COE Dominican Republic and TI0BCR Costa Rica about to go on line. Coordinating the installations will start on Monday Oct 8th 2018.
3 more to go on this project paid for by ITU Region 2 and local support by Central American amateurs.
All gateways for this project consist of Icom 7300’s, SCS Dragon modems, broadband wire antennas, and are at a government facility with E-Power.
Great work by all involved
New Zealand Prohibits Unrestricted Two Way Radios Effective 18 Oct 2018
Radios such as Baofeng, Pofung and Wouxun will be prohibited in New Zealand unless the factory locks in the amateur bands. For more information go to
Jamboree On the Air Date Set Oct 19-21 2018.
The annual JOTA event will occur in Oct of 2018. To get all the information you need go to the site below
Wave hello: 2018 Jamboree-on-the-Air, Jamboree-on-the-Internet dates set
Hurricane Rosa To Meet California and Arizona Sep 30 2018..
Heavy rain is expected in parts of California and Arizona as Hurricane Rosa comes ashore. Winds and flash floods are issues. As always please ensure the frequency is clear before you use it. Parts of Mexico will also be impacted by this storm
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_ep5+shtml/024023.shtml?key_messages#contents
Communications An Issue Yet Again. This time Ottawa
Communication was again an issue. This time it was during the recent events in the Ottawa area. Interesting to read how people continue to want to rely on cell phone systems even after they have failed. Sometimes the old way of doing things works much much better ! Maybe look at alternatives and not systems you know will fail.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cellphones-emergencies-batteries-tornado-1.4844158
Ham Radio Reports Wildfire
A ham radio operator in Oregon was in the right place at the right time. Using his radio he was able to alert authorities of a downed power line that had sparked a fire. Quick response limited the damage the fire did. More info can be found at
RAC Bulletin Presentation of RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2017: Don Studney, VE7DS and Keith Witney, VE7KW
For immediate release:
On September 11, 2018, RAC Director Allan Munnik, VA7MP/VE7RMP (British Columbia & Yukon Region) presented the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2017to Don Studney, VE7DS and Keith Witney, VE7KW, on behalf of Radio Amateurs of Canada.
The intention of the RAC Amateur of the Year Award is to recognize an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to Amateur Radio in the past year or has contributed consistently to the welfare of Amateur Radio over a period of several years.
Don and Keith richly deserve the award for their outstanding work on the VE100VIMY project in which Canadian special event stations were operated across Canada during 2017 and a special event station using call sign TM100VIMY was operated at Vimy Ridge in France during commemorative ceremonies. In total, this project required planning and work over six years. Don and Keith deserve our gratitude for their perseverance and dedication.
The presentation was held during the regular monthly meeting of the Orca DX and Contest Club (ORCA DXCC) in Delta, British Columbia. The Orca DXCC was established in 2010 and is open to all Amateur Radio operators with an interest in HF DXing and contesting; Don and Keith are both members.
Before presenting the plaques, Director Munnik outlined the history of the Award and the Canadian Amateurs who previously received this honour. The Award was created in 1976 by the Canadian Radio Relay League, one of the two societies that formed Radio Amateurs of Canada 25 years ago.
Ed Frazer, VE7EF, former RAC Director for the British Columbia / Yukon Region and former Chair of Trustees for the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, assisted with the presentation and will be preparing an article about the presentation for the November-December 2018 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine.
For the complete story on the VE100VIMY campaign and on the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2017 please visit: https://wp.rac.ca/canadian-radio-amateurs-of-the-year-for-2017/
For more information on the RAC Amateur of the Year Award please visit: https://wp.rac.ca/rac-amateur-of-the-year/
Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA
RAC President and Chair
Photo: RAC Director Allan Munnik, VA7MP/VE7RMP (left) presents the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2017 to co-recipients Don Studney, VE7DS and Keith Witney, VE7KW at the Orca DXCC meeting.
Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director
RAC MarCom Director
Report on Amateur Radio Activities during Typhoon Mangkhut.
Ham Emergency Radio Operations ( HERO) in the Philippines was activated during a recent typhoon. To read a brief report of activities go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/philippine-amateur-radio-association-activates-hero-for-typhoon-mangkhut
[RAC-Bulletin] RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program: Applications Open for 2019
The following bulletin was received from the Radio Amateurs of Canada with respect to their insurance program
Continue reading [RAC-Bulletin] RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program: Applications Open for 2019