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Summerside Amateur Radio Club

Fri May 18, 2012

This Week On The Air....

18 May, 2012

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
7X2DD, JH1BXH, NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX,
DXNL, The Weekly DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest
Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

ALGERIA, 7X. Members of the Djelfa Radio Club will be QRV as
special event station 7U50ND from May 20 to 26 during the 4th
International HAM radio meeting in Djelfa in celebration of the 50th
anniversary of Algerian independence and the 20th jubilee of their
club. QSL via operators' instructions.

UGANDA, 5X. Freddy, F5IRO is QRV as 5X5RO until June 8. Activity
is on the HF bands using mostly CW, and possibly PSK, during his
spare time. QSL via F8DFP.

BHUTAN, A5. Members of the Foundation for Global Children will be
QRV as A5A from May 24 to June 6. Activity will be on 80 to 6
meters using CW, SSB and RTTY with at least three stations active.
QSL via operators' instructions.

ANGOLA, D2. Mike, UA1QV is QRV as D3AA. QSL to home call.

PALESTINE, E4. Vlad, UA4WHX is currently QRV as E40VB. Activity is
on most HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. His length of stay is
unknown. QSL to home call.

FRANCE, F. A group of operators are QRV as TM12O from Oleron
Island, IOTA EU-032, until May 20. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters,
and possibly 6 meters, using SSB and RTTY. QSL via EA2TT.

MONGOLIA, JT. Mike, UA4NW is QRV as JT5NM. Lately he has been
active on 20 and 15 meters using CW. His length of stay is
currently unknown. QSL to home call.

ARUBA, P4. Operators OK7MT, OK5MM and OK2PP are QRV as P4/homecalls
and P40H until May 31. Activity is on the HF bands. This includes
an entry in the upcoming CQ WW WPX CW contest. QSL via operators'
instructions.

SWEDEN, SM. A group of operators are QRV as 7S6W from Vinga Island,
IOTA EU-043, until May 20. Activity is on the HF bands using mostly
SSB with some CW and RTTY with three stations active simultaneously.
QSL via operators' instructions.

GREECE, SV. Laci, HA0HW will be QRV as SV8/HA0HW from Thassos
Island, IOTA EU-174, from May 24 to June 3. Activity will be on the
HF bands using CW, with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31. He will be active
as J48HW in the upcoming CQ WW WPX CW contest as a Single Op/All
Band/High Power entry. QSL both calls to home call.

UKRAINE, UR. Special event station EM100RU is QRV until May 31 in
celebration of 100 years of amateur radio in the Ukraine. QSL via
UT1RT.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Operators JH1BXH and JA1EAX will be
QRV as VP5/homecalls from May 21 to 24. Activity will be on 80 to 6
meters using CW and SSB. QSL both calls via JH1BXH.

MACAO, XX9. A group of operators are QRV as XX9E from Coloane
Island, IOTA AS-075, until May 23. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters
using CW, SSB and RTTY with at least three stations active. QSL via
EB7DX.

VENEZUELA, YV. A group of YL operators are QRV as YW5YL from Isla
la Playita until May 20. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB
and various digital modes. QSL via YV5AJ.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO:
His Majesty King of Spain CW Contest,
NCCC RTTY Sprint,
NCCC Sprint,
The Day of YLs,
UN DX Contest,
Aegean RTTY Contest,
EU PSK DX Contest,
Feld Hell Sprint,
Baltic Contest
and the UA2 QSO Party are all on tap for this weekend.

All dates, unless otherwise stated, are UTC. See the ARRL Contest Branch page: http://www.arrl.org/contests ,
The ARRL Contest Update: http://www.arrl.org/The-ARRL-Contest-Update ,
and the WA7BNM Contest Calendar: http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/index.html ,
for more information. Looking for a Special Event station be sure to check out the
ARRL Special Event Stations Web page: http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations


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Wed May 16, 2012

Follow The Torch Award....

The 'Worked All Britain Awards Group' supports a special award on the
occasion of the Olympic torch relay through Great Britain.

The torch relay will take place from Lands End through the whole United Kingdom to the Olympic Park in London between May 19 and July 27.

The WAB calls G4WAB and G7WAB are following the torch using the prefixes GX, GT, GN, GH, GS, GP and GC.

See also: http://www.worked-all-britain.co.uk and http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17358291

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RAC Bulletin 2012-027E - Booth change at Dayton.

RAC Bulletin 2012-027E - Booth change at Dayton.
2012-05-15

Just a last minute bulletin for Canadian hams going to Dayton, we've been moved to Booth number BA0436.

Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW
President - Radio Amateurs of Canada

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Vernon Ikeda - VE2MBS/VE2QQ
Pointe-Claire, Québec
RAC Blog Editor/RAC E-News/Web News Bulletin Editor

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Tue May 15, 2012

RAC Bulletin 2012-026E - 60 metre Consultation Bulletin


As of May 12th, Industry Canada has begun the consultation process to see final approval for the use of six channels on the 60 metre band. As part of the consultation, Industry Canada is seeking input on five items. RAC feels it is important for amateur radio operators to comment on this proposal and indicate their preference for the rules governing the frequencies going forward. The five items are explained below.

Item One: Should Industry Canada allow amateur radio operators the use of five frequencies that are harmonized with the US on a no-protection, no-interference basis? These channels are 5332kHz, 5348kHz, 5358.5kHz, 5373kHz, 5405kHz. Transmissions would be limited to a 2.8Khz bandwidth centered on these frequencies.

- The obvious answer to Item One is that as amateur radio operators, these additional frequencies are needed for additional emergency communication capacity and having harmonization on frequency with the US will allow for cross border operation.
Item Two: Should Industry Canada harmonize the emission modes and designators on these five channels? In the US they are limited to telephony, data, RTTY and CW.

- In Item Two, IC asks if the operating modes should be the same as the US on the five harmonized channels. It was assumed prior to consultation that this was not optional but in the consultation, it appears that input will be taken on this item. However in the proposed revisions to RBR-4, these designators are in place. Unless reason is shown to not harmonize this item, it will likely be implemented.

Item Three: Should Industry Canada specify a maximum radiated power of 100 watts peak envelope power?

-Again, in Item Three, IC asks if there should be harmonization on the output power on the five channels. In the US, the FCC has limited transmit power to 100 watts. In the proposed revisions to RBR-4, these designators are in place. Unless reason is shown to not harmonize this item, it will likely be implemented.

Item Four: Should Industry Canada allow Canadian amateurs access to the 5329kHz channel? Transmissions would be restricted to 2.8 kHz centered on this frequency.

In Item Four, IC asks if they should allow a sixth, Canadian only channel. Originally, RAC had requested two Canadian only channels but one was found to be un-useable. RAC recommends Canadian Amateurs support the allotment of a sixth channel.

Item Five: Should Industry Canada specify emission designators and peak power for this sixth channel? If so, what would those be?

-Given that the channel referred to in Item Five is domestic only there is little need to harmonize emission types with the US. RAC recommends that as few limits as possible be placed upon the sixth channel to encourage development of domestic communications on this channel.

Those wishing to provide their comments to Industry Canada are asked to do so in the following ways:

In electronic format (WordPerfect, MS Word or PDF) sent to spectrum.engineering@ic.gc.ca . RAC requests a copy of your comments also be sent to regulatory@rac.ca so that we may track response from amateur radio operators.

In written format by mail to Manager, Mobile Systems, Industry Canada, 300 Slater Street, 19th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C8. RAC requests that if possible, a copy of written comments be faxed to RAC at 866-660-1187 so that we may track response from amateur radio operators. Please note that Industry Canada will not accept comments by fax.

Comments on these items must be received prior to June 12th. All comments will be posted publicly on the Industry Canada website after the consultation process closes.

The Radio Amateurs of Canada has been working to obtain permanent authorization for Canadian Amateurs on the 60 metre band since 2010. This consultation process represents one of the last steps in that work. Development Licenses continue to be available for those operators who wish to have temporary use of the five frequencies identified in Item One. There is a small cost for the development license. If you wish to obtain a temporary development license, please contact your local District Office of Industry Canada.

We thank Industry Canada and all respondents for their continued work to see the completion of the process to obtain permanent authorization. If you require help sending comments to Industry Canada or have additional questions for RAC on this or any other regulatory matter, please email regulatory@rac.ca

Bill Gade, VE4WO
Regulatory Affairs Officer - Radio Amateurs of Canada

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Vernon Ikeda - VE2MBS/VE2QQ
Pointe-Claire, Québec
RAC Blog Editor/RAC E-News/Web News Bulletin Editor


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