*2014 Radio Amateurs of Canada Scholarships application deadline
approaching*
Earlier this year, RAC announced the availability, once again, of
scholarship availability to young Continue reading .RAC-Bulletin] Radio Amateurs of Canada Scholarships application deadline approaching.
The initial results are in for the WRTC 2014 contest. For more information go to
Amateurs in Portugal, Thailand and Germany have received permission to use additional frequencies . At this point the use is temporary. For more information go to
Nova Scotia endured some communications issues during and after the storm known as ARTHUR. In these times people need instant communication; when that doesn’t happen they get upset. Instant communication requires electrical power of some sort. ARES folks, this may be a good scenario for you to review as part of your training. Communications issues come up in nearly every debrief of serious events. We need to use these debriefs to learn, identify issues of concern and improve the delivery of ARES service
In the lower mainland there of BC there are several amateur radio clubs. The Surrey Amateur Radio Club is just one. Here is a press article on their Field Day activities.
http://www.thenownewspaper.com/amateur-radio-enthusiasts-have-a-field-day-in-surrey-1.1197264
A real time score will be available to you during WRTC 2014. This event will run from July 8th to 14th 2014. For more information go to the noted websites
http://www.arrl.org/news/wrtc-2014-will-offer-online-scoreboard-to-track-team-standings
The WRTC will commence on July 12th 2014 and run for 24 hours. There will be 59 teams from 38 countries. All teams will have 2 letter call signs.. The various station locations will be revealed just prior to the event,but all will be in the New England area of the United States.
It is requested if you make contact with these stations that you submit your logs to
http://www.iaruhg@arrl.org . This will assist in scoring.
For more information go to http://www.wrtc2014.org/
The big convention is nearly here. The ARRL Centennial Convention starts July 17th 2014. For all the information go to
https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1248082
An interesting article on one of the teams in the WRTC 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/07/11/for-these-vets-amateur-radio-is-hardly-dead/
Talk about a way to impress new hams ! This dispatch from the President of the Langley Amateur Radio Assoication. “ We had 9 confirmed contacts which was a huge high especially for some of our newer members. Our system tracked the ISS station until they were out of range. The Mike was passed from ham to ham. First pass we got 4 contacts the next pass we got 5 . Meals were provided by the club from one of our members. We did not have a lot of contacts but the setup and experience for our new hams was great. Cleanup as usual goes quicker than the setup and we all went home. “