RAC Bulletin 2015-01-24
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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 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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