RAC Bulletin 130420

RAC Ontario Section Bulletin for April 20, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

1. CANWARN Training May 8

CANWARN training will be offered in Toronto on May 8, at 7 pm, at
Environment Canada Headquarters, 4905 Dufferin St. Please RSVP by
email to canwarn.ontario (at) ec.gc.ca if you plan to attend.

-- Geoff Coulson, Environment Canada

2. Toronto Amateur Radio Course

The Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club offers a variety of amateur
radio certification courses throughout the year. The next Basic
Qualification course begins on May 1 and runs for 10 weeks. For more
information, visit www.va3cta.net/get-a-licence

-- RAC Events Database

3. Smiths Falls Flea Market

The Rideau Lakes Amateur Radio Club will hold its 29th Flea Market
on Saturday, May 11, at the Smiths Falls Curling and Squash Club,
Old Sly's Road, in Smiths Falls. This is the same location as last
year. General admission at 9 am; talk-in on VE3RLR repeater, 147.21
(+). For more information visit ve3rlr.dyndns.org

-- RAC Events Database

4. Canadian ARISS Contacts

On April 6, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) Contact was made with participants at 820 Chris Hadfield
Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, Milton, Ontario, starting at about
20:25 UTC. The contact was by a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY.

On April 9, an ARISS Contact was made with participants at Sir George
Simpson Jr. High, Albert, AB, starting at approximately 20:00 UTC,
lasting for about 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact was a
telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD.

On April 12, an ARISS Contact was made with participants at Innalik
School, Inukjuak, Nunavut, starting at approximately 17:30 UTC,
lasting for about 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact was a
telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD.

-- AMSAT News Service

5. Radio Amateurs at the Boston Marathon

Over 200 Amateur Radio operators participated in communications for
the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15. This year's marathon will
be remembered for the bombings that took place at the finish line.
Steve Schwarm, W3EVE, reports that "Within minutes, cell phone
systems became overloaded and making phone calls and text messages
was difficult. Amateur Radio operators performed communication duties
under duress and performed admirably. No Amateur Radio volunteers
were injured on the course in this terrible act."

For a more detailed report of the amateur radio response, visit
tinyurl.com/br52dun (Bravo Romeo Five Two Delta Uniform November).

-- ARRL Web