This year marks 20 years of true continuous volunteer dedication RAC wishes to highlight. The dedication from our volunteers is what brings success to many aspects of our organization.
In 1994, Jacques Dubé took over the VE2 QSL Incoming Bureau from Albert Daemen VE2IJ. Jacques has been handling the Bureau on his own since his wife passed away in 1996.
Jacques worked at Canada Post for 33 years and was able to secure two mail sortation racks that are now being used to sort cards. To date Jacques has handled well over 600,000 QSL cards and uses his own programs to manage the Bureau, credits etc. Jacques was first licensed as a ham in 1987 with call sign VE2JAD and obtained his advanced in 1988 then changed calls to VE2QK. No longer owning a station Jacques remains active using Echolink and is also an administrator with Hamsphere.
From RAC and all those who benefit from your dedication to the QSL VE2 Bureau: A Huge Thank you!
The Provincial Emergency Radio Communication Service arm of Emergency Mamagement Britidh Columbia has a new website. Portions are still under construction, but what is available is informative. Go to the site at http://www.percs.bc.ca/
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police amateur radio Group in Ottawa will be operating a Special Event Station VE3RCMP during the Field Day contest weekend,June 28-29, 2014. We plan also to activate the call sign during the RAC Canada Day Contest July 1st.
The Special Event Amateur Station will be commemorating the 75th anniversary of the first RCMP owned and operated radio-to-patrol-car dispatch system that was commissioned in the fall of 1939 using the call sign VY8T and thus initiated a continuing Radio Support-Service within Force. VE3RCMP during Field Day will be operated by current and retired members of what is currently known as the RCMP National Radio Services Directorate, Ottawa.
The last time VE3RCMP was obtained for field day operations was in 1989 during the the 50th anniversary. We hope the 4 letter suffix will not cause too much confusion to other FD contest station operators.
Special QSL cards are being prepared to confirm contacts with VE3RCMP.
RADIOWORLD will hold an ARES day on June 21th 2014. To have a look at the flyer go to http://blog.radioworld.ca/ and scroll down to see the poster with information
