RAC Bulletin 2015-01-24

RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for January 24, 2015

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

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

1. Special Callsign for February

2015-Feb-04 to 2015-Mar-06 To commemorate the 2015 Canada Winter Games

VE3X QSL's to VE3JO (no announcements as yet for operating times)

2. FCC Licenses wideband HF Data Communications experiments in the US

The FCC recently granted two companies experimental licenses for data
communications at
greater bandwidths and data rates than have been used by amateur radio
operators in the USA

MITRE said it will develop a 100 kHz bandwidth waveform that can achieve
approximately 256 kbps
with forward error correction (FEC) coding.

Read the article at http://www.tvtechnology.com and search for "hf data"

3. Android App shows real time propagation using WSPR network.

WSPR World Watch is a free Android app showing real-time HF propagation
conditions on a world map.

Its available at the google play store. Search for "WSPR World Watch"
for pics and more information.

4. ARRL DXCC rules have been amended.

The ARRL Board of Directors has tweaked the DX Century Club (DXCC) rules
regarding remotely controlled station
technology, putting greater ethical responsibility on operators.

The modified rules make clear that contacts with legally licensed,
land-based, remotely controlled stations
count for DXCC, but the control point operator can be anywhere.
Transmitter location continues to define the station’s location, and,
for DXCC purposes,
all transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500 meter
diameter circle, excluding antennas.

Under the old rules, if either station was operated from a control point
in another DXCC entity, the contact
did not count for DXCC.
The Board further adopted a new rule, puting greater responsibility on
individuals applying remote technology
ethically and responsibly.

-- ARRL News

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clarifications?
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