GUYWIRE
NOVEMBER 2009
Editor VE5SC sewert@sasktel.net
The online publication of the REGINA AMATEUR RADIO
ASSOCIATION is published monthly except July and August
and is distributed free of charge as a service of RARA
to all licensed hams in the Regina Area who have e-mail
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should send an e-mail to the editor and your name will
be removed from the mailing list.
The RARA WEBSITE can be found at:
www.ve5nn.ca
The website contains RARA news, repeater lists, net
listings as well as links to other amateur resources.
Club meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month,
with the exception of July and August, at the Science Center.
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NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11TH 7:30 PM
IMAX BOARD ROOM SCIENCE CENTER
WHILE IT IS A HOLIDAY THE MEETING WILL STILL TAKE PLACE
Take the elevator to the top floor and go past
the IMAX projection room.
--IMPORTANT--
The Regina Repeater Group will present a proposal
to the club at this meeting.
A video presentation of Tesla, Master of Thunder will
also be shown.
FALL FLEA MARKET
The annual RARA Flea Market was another success with about
70 amateurs attending. The club sponsors the Flea Market
annually as a service to the ham community and is not a fund
raising project however the event did show a slight profit,
mostly due to donated items at the auction sale. The winner
of the dual band handheld raffle was Malcolm VE5ZG (again
this year). Word is that if Malcolm buys a ticket next year,
the ticket will not be placed in the hat.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The annual Santa Claus parade will take place this year on
November 15th. Volunteers are still needed. Contact
Rick VE5RJR.
HAM CLASSES
Plans are in the works for ham classes to be given again in
the new year. Rick, VE5RJR will be taking over co-ordination
of classes from VE5EE who has departed for points east.
If you know of anyone interested in taking the classes, call
Rick. There is a possiblity that Advanced and CW classes may
also be included for those wanting to obtain those
qualifications.
RAC BULLETIN 2009-034E
- CANADIAN EXPERIMENTS AT 500 kHz AUTHORIZED
After months of negotiations between RAC and Industry Canada
over the details of the licence applications and reporting
conditions, the first two licences granted to Canadians
for experiments at 504 509 kHz in preparation for WRC-12
have been issued by Industry Canada (see RAC Bulletin 2008-29).
Jack Leahy, VE1ZZ, has been assigned call sign VX9PSO in
the Developmental Service for his experimental transmissions.
Joe Craig, VO1NA, has been assigned call sign VX9MRC. Both
of these stations have been on the air already, with VX9PSO
having been reported at 504.6 kHz and VX9MRC at 507.77 kHz.
Signal reports can be addressed to the operators at their
call book addresses.
Two more authorizations, in Ontario and British Columbia,
are expected soon.
Richard Ferch, VE3KI
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs -Radio Amateurs of Canada
SPECIAL EVENT CALLSIGNS
Special Callsigns and Prefixes Now in Use
VG7V Olympics 2010 Winter Games
VC2Z CQ WW DX SSB and CW Contest
VC3O CQ WW DX SSB and CW Contest
RADIO GIVEAWAY
The Friday International IRLP Net is hosting the annual
Radio give Away, Just check in to the net on any net night
from now until New Years and you could win one of three
Alinco radios plus a 25amp power supply. No membership
required. The net starts Fridays at 0100 UTC (7 PM CST)
on reflector 9205.
The winner will be announced on the Around-the-world
New Years Eve Net which starts when New Zealand and
Australia bring in the New Year and continues through
Europe and then North America. This net is on
Reflector 9200.
Both those nets are available on the VE5WM repeater
by dialling up the reflector number.
You have to be on the New Years net and answer to win.
GLOBALSET2009
On Saturday November 14, 2009, from 1800 to 2200 UTC,
the International Amateur Radio Union will activate
“GlobalSET 2009”, a Global Simulated Emergency Test
that encourages Hams to pass simulated emergency
traffic using standard National Traffic System format.
The Radio Amateurs of Canada, a member society of IARU
Region 2, encourages all Canadian Radio Amateurs having
an interest in emergency communications to participate.
Rules and a list of participating stations may be found
at http://www.iaru-r1.org. Search under the heading,
“Emergency Communications”, working group.
This is great opportunity for RAC members to observe
and practice important traffic passing skills that
are so important to the fundamentals of the Amateur
Radio Emergency Service.
Those Amateurs planning to participate are requested
to register with the RAC Vice President for Field
Services as soon as possible by emailing vo1dtm@hotmail.com .
Doug Mercer VO1DTM (RAC CEC)
Vice President Field Services
Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc.
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R.A.R.A. Membership Application 20092010
(Please write clearly and enter Y or N in boxes as required)
Name: _____________________________________________
Call Sign: ______________ Current RAC membership
Mailing Address: _____________________________________
_____________________________________
e-mail Address: _____________________________________
Renewal or New Membership
Single Membership ($30) ____ Family membership ($35) ____
I have enclosed $____ for ____membership(s) indicated above.
Please include this application with your fee to club treasurer
Allan Tidball or mail cheque to Regina Amateur Radio Assoc.
(VE5LAT) Box 153 Station Main
Regina, Sask. S4P 2Z6