RAC Bulletin 2014-09-27

RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for September 27, 2014

This is V__3____, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of
Canada, with this week's bulletin

NATIONAL NEWS

1. Ham Radio Saves the Day in Yukon

On September 21, amateur radio operators provided communications for
a Search and Rescue team seeking a missing teenager. The satellite
phone at the SAR command centre, 35 km north of Whitehorse, was not
functioning, so they had no way to call for assistance or send status
reports.

Team member Terry Hauff, VY1MAP, used his mobile 2 metre radio to
contact VY1RF and VY1RM in Whitehorse via repeater, to pass traffic
to and from the command centre. The missing young man was found and
all ended well.

-- RAC News Service

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

2. Montreal South Shore Hamfest

The Montreal South-Shore Amateur Radio Club will hold the "Biggest
Hamfest in Quebec" on Saturday, October 18, at Place Desaulniers,
1023 Taschereau Blvd, Longueuil (10 minutes from downtown Montreal).
General admission at 9 a.m.; talk-in on VE2RSM repeater, 145.390 (-)
103.5 Hz tone. For more information visit www.ve2clm.ca and click the
"Hamfest" link.

-- RAC Events Database

3. U.S. Simulated Emergency Test

The national ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is slated for the
October 4-5 weekend, although the window for local and regional
exercises is September 1 through November 30 each year. All groups
conduct their events over the course of 48 hours.

This is the same weekend as the Canadian SET. Ontario sections
except for GTA are holding exercises on October 4th. For more
information visit wp.rac.ca/welcome/simulated-emergency-test

-- ARRL Web and RAC Web Page

4. Humanitarian Award Nominations Open

Nominations are open for the 2014 ARRL International Humanitarian
Award, conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion
to human welfare, peace, and international understanding through
Amateur Radio. Any radio amateur or group world-wide may be
nominated, by a licensed radio amateur, governmental or any other
organization, that has benefited from the radio amateur's
extraordinary service. Nominations must be received by December 31.
For information, see www.arrl.org/international-humanitarian-award

-- ARRL Web

This concludes this week's bulletin. Does anyone require repeats or
clarifications?
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