RAC Bulletin 2015-11-21

RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for November 21, 2015

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

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) approves 60m band.

WRC 2015 has approved an allocation of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis
with a power limit of 15 W effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). 
The November 18 decision on Agenda Item 1.4 was adopted on two back-to-back readings.
The Amateur Service has obtained its first new global HF allocation since 1979.
The new band will not become available in each member country until it adopts the Acts of the Conference
and establishes operating rules. Until then, existing rules remain in place.

The IARU team continues to monitor several other WRC-15 items that appear to be headed toward
acceptable conclusions. WRC-15 continues through the signing of the Final Acts on November 27.

-- arrl news.

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

2. Fox-1A (AO-85) has been formally commissioned and turned over to AMSAT Operations.

The Fox-1 Project is a series of CubeSats. A total of five will be built and flown.
Launches already have been scheduled for three more, and a new NASA CubeSat Launch
proposal will be submitted for the fifth launch.
The Fox Team notes that an apparent lack of receiver sensitivity and difficulty in turning or holding on
the repeater with the 67 Hz CTCSS tone are probably the most notable observations about AO-85.

The November/December edition of AMSAT Journal will include full details on these technical issues.
AMSAT has provided guidelines for using AO-85 - see their website for details.

— Thanks to AMSAT News Service via Jerry Buxton, N0JY

3. The DX Magazine Ends its Annual “Most Wanted” Survey

The DX Magazine will no longer solicit input or publish its traditional, annual “Most Wanted” DXCC survey.
The last survey was conducted in the fall of 2014. The list typically has appeared in the newsletter’s 
January/February issue. The DX Magazine’s editor, said the ClubLog website survey and 
“Most Wanted DXCC List” closely paralleled his publication’s survey and feels that should suffice 
going forward.

— Thanks to The Daily DX

4. Radio Waves Magazine available for download

The PDF of the Fall 2015 issue of the Radio Waves Magazine is now available for free download
Radio Waves is published by ARRL Education Services.
Download the Fall 2015 issue from
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Radio%20Waves%20Newsletter/Fall%202015%20Radio%20Waves.pdf

Download previous issues from  http://www.arrl.org/radio-waves

-- Southgate Amateur Radio News

This concludes this week's bulletin. Does anyone require repeats or clarifications?
Hearing none, This is V__3____ returning the frequency to net control.

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Posted by: Paul Caccamo