RAC Bulletin 130928

RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for September 28, 2013

NATIONAL NEWS

ONTARIO SECTIONS NEWS

1. New EC for Renfrew County East

As of September 27, Debra Anne Bee, VE3IEH is the ARES Emergency 
Coordinator for Renfrew County East. Debra is the new  President of
the Champlain  Regional RPT Association, a CANWARN spotter for three
years, has her Basic, Morse, and Advanced privileges, and has 
leadership and management experience.  Congratulations go to Debra
for accepting this important position.  Please help me welcome her 
aboard.

Her predecessor, Ron Sinclair, VE3JRN, has been EC of Renfrew County
East since December 2011.  Ron is stepping down primarily due to
health reasons.  We thank Ron for the time he served and wish him 
well in all his future endeavors.  

-- Michael Hickey VE3IPC, Ontario East Section  Manager.


ITEMS OF INTEREST

2. Nominations open for International Humanitarian Award

Nominations are now open for the 2013 ARRL International Humanitarian
Award, conferred upon an amateur or amateurs who demonstrate devotion
to human welfare, peace and international understanding through
Amateur Radio.  

Nominations should include a summary of the nominee's actions that
qualify the individual (or individuals) for this award, plus
verifying statements from at least two people having first-hand
knowledge of the events warranting the nomination.  All nominations
and supporting materials  must be submitted in writing in English to
ARRL International Humanitarian Award, 225 Main St, Newington, CT
06111 USA, no later than December 31, 2013. 

For details see www.arrl.org/international-humanitarian-award

-- Southgate ARC News
 
3. Jamboree On The Air, October 19-20

Scouting's 56th Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is the weekend of October
19-20, from 0000 local time Saturday to 2400 local time Sunday. JOTA
provides an opportunity for Boy Scouts to experience Amateur Radio
firsthand. It is the largest Scouting event in the world, with nearly
750,000 Scouts participating from 6000 stations in 150 countries. 

JOTA is not a contest.  The idea is to contact other Scout stations
and allow as many Scouts as possible to talk to other Scouts and
learn about who they are and what they are doing. Licensed amateurs
often open their stations to Scouts on JOTA weekend, serving as
control operators.  Operation will be on 80 through 6 meters and 2
meters and 70 centimeters FM simplex, all modes. 

For more information visit www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota

-- ARRL Web

4. ConSat-1 CubeSat

The Canadian ConSat-1 CubeSat is one of the educational CubeSats
chosen for Phase 1 of the "Fly Your Satellite!" initiative. It aims
to analyze radiation characteristics in the South-Atlantic Anomaly, a
plasma cloud 200 km from the Earth's surface, located above the east
coast of South America. It appears to be constantly growing in size
and a NASA report speculates that by 2240 it might cover
approximately half the southern hemisphere.

A launch date has not yet been announced.  For updates, visit 
www.spaceconcordia.ca

-- AMSAT News

5. QScope Log Statistics

QScope.org is a new online application that provides statistics and
charts from amateur radio logs. While some features are designed with
contesting in mind, most of the statistics will be useful for DXers
and DXpeditions.  You just import your ADIF 2 or Cabrillo logs into
QScope database and then browse the statistic and charts pages. 
Registration and access to the website are free at www.qscope.org  

-- Amateur Radio Newsline