Canadian Amateur Radio Bulletin

Canadian Amateur Radio Bulletin
A daily service that brings you the latest in Amateur Radio News from around the world, with a weekly synopsis to keep you up to speed with current events on the Amateur Radio Scene.

Issue # 147 National Section Sept. 25 2005

Important Notices & Bulletins

Report of the RAC Election Committee (Sept., 2005) New
Canada must produce more renewable energy (Sept. 24 2005) New
Canada-wide Promotions Encourage Energy Efficiency in the Home (Sept. 19 2005) New
RAC Midwest Director - B.J. Madsen, VE5FX September 2005 Report New
RAC Youth Education Program Newsletter (Sept. 12 2005)
Special Callsign prefix to commemorate 25th anniversary of Terry Fox run (Sept. 1-30 2005)
Special Callsign prefix to celebrate Alberta Centennial (Sept. 1-30 2005)

Club News, Events & Profiles

Westcumb Amateur Radio Club News (Sept. 22 2005) New

Lakehead Amateur Radio Club Challenge (Sept. 9 2005)

Mississauga Amateur Radio Club (VE3MIS) Special Event Station (Sept. 25, 2005)

Flea Markets

London Amateur Radio Club 28th Annual Fleamarket (Sept. 25 2005)
Hamilton Amateur Radio Club "HAMFEST 2005" (Oct. 15 2005)
Greenwood Annual Flea Market (Oct. 15 2005)
Montreal South-Shore Hamfest 2005 (Oct. 22 2005)
York Region Hamfest (Oct. 29 2005)
Ham Radio, Electronic & Computer Swap Meet (Nov. 6 2005)

EMO / ARES News

Emergency Management Ontario Amateur Radio Station VE3EMO activation. (Sept. 28 2005) New
Flooding update for Churchill River and Northern Manitoba (Sept. 21 2005) New
Nova Scotians.....Preparing For Flooding (Sept. 16 2005)
ARES Ontario HF Net Returns to Service (Sept. 24 2005) Updated

Contest Corner

Operational / Educational

New Six Metre Repeater for Collingwood Area (Sept. 8 2005)
Maritime Swap Shop Updated
Ontario Swap Shop Updated
The Manitoba Repeater Society Swap & Shop

Ham Radio Feature Articles

The Diefenbunker, Canada's Cold War Museum
by
Brian Jeffrey VE3UU

WD-40 The history behind this wonderful product!

Treasure Chest of Ham Radio Feature Articles

A library of Feature Articles that have appeared in past issues of the Canadian Amateur Radio Bulletin

Ham Shack Corner

Each week HFRadio.Net features "Ham Shack of the Week" and we would like to feature your Ham Shack. Whether it's just a picture of you in your shack along with a short biography or perhaps a project you're working on. Please send your info and pictures to our "webmaster" and we will put you in the spotlight!

This week on ham shack corner we are please to feature not just one station, but three.
For the past many years Ron VE3PIB, Dave VE2EDB and Lee VE2QA have been getting the Trans Provincial Net off to a flying start every week day morning.

International Section

World News

IARU Administrative Council Plans for WRC-07 and Beyond (Sept. 23 2005) New
48th Jamboree on the Air (Oct. 15-16 2005) New
GB2RS Celebrates 50 Years (Sept. 25 2005)
UK: Icom supports Ham Commemoration of the Battle of Trafalger (Oct. 17-24 2005)

Propagation Reports

Sept. 23 2005 Tad Cook K7RA Solar Report Updated
Sept. 23 2005 Solar and propagation report from Neil Clarke, G0CAS Updated

Space News

SuitSat, New ARISS SSTV gear arrives at Space Station (Sept. 24 2005) New

Special Interest

Antenna Designer Gordon Bird, G4ZU...Silent key (Sept. 23 2005) New
Microwave Enthusiast Bill Seabreeze, W3IY, SK (Sept. 23 2005) New

Contest News Updated

ARRL EME Contest (Sept 24-25 2005)
CQ Worldwide RTTY DX Contest (Sept 24-25 2005)
Scandinavian Activity Contest (Sept 24-25 2005)
Texas QSO Party (Sept 24-25 2005)
Alabama QSO Party (Sept. 25 2005)
Classic Exchange (Sept. 25-26 2005)
Tesla Cup (Sept. (Sept 24-26 2005)
Fall QRP Homebrewer Sprint (Sept. 26 2005)
PSK Rumble (Oct. 1 2005)
Oceania DX Contest (Oct. 1-2 2005)
EU Autumn Sprint (Oct. 1-8 2005)
California QSO Party (Oct. 1-2 2005)
RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest (Oct. 2-16 2005)
Classic Exchange (Oct. 2-3 2005)
YLRL Anniversary Party (Oct. 5-7 2005)
10-10 Day Sprint (Oct. 10 2005)
Pennsylvania QSO Party (Oct. 8-9 2005)
FISTS Fall Sprint (Oct. 8 2005)
North American RTTY Sprint (Oct. 9 2005)
Worked All Germany (Oct. 15-16 2005)
JARTS WW RTTY Contest (Oct. 15-16 2005)
Asia-Pacific Sprint (Oct. 16 2005)
Illinois QSO Party (Oct. 16-17 2005)
Bill Windle QSO Party (Oct. 15 2005)

Special Event Stations Updated

Halton County Radial Railway Museum Special Event, Milton, ON. (Sept. 25 2005)
Berlin Whiskey Rebellion Celebration, Berlin, PA. (Sept. 25 2005)
Discovery of Kensington Runestone in 1898, Alexandria, MN. (Sept. 26-Oct. 2 2005)
7th Annual Reunion from the Biloxi Beach Resort, Biloxi, MS. (Sept. 28-30 2005)
64th Annual Buckwheat Festival, Kingwood, WV (Sept. 29-Oct. 2 2005)
150th year of the Georgia State Fair, Macon, GA. (Sept. 30-Oct. 1 2005)
17th Annual Pumpkinfest and Weight-Off, Anamosa, IA. (Oct. 1 2005)
October Sky Festival--Rocket Boys, Coalwood, WV. (Oct. 1 2005)
USCG Auxiliary 66th Anniversary, Temecula, CA. (Oct. 1 2005)
Annual Oliver Hardy Festival, Harlem, GA. (Oct. 1 2005)
Canadian and United States USCG Auxilary Anniversary (Oct. 1 2005)
US Coast Guard Auxiliary 66th anniversary special event, Pass Christian, MS. (Oct. 1 2005)
66th anniversary USCG Auxiliary, Wilmington, NC. (Oct. 1 2005)
USCG Aux Event celebrating ISAR 2005 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ashland, VA. (Oct. 1 2005)
Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 66th Anniversary, Coram, NY. (Oct. 1 2005)
66th Anniversary USCGA, Hyattsville, MD (Oct. 1 2005)
66th USCG and 25th Canadian CG Auxiliary anniversaries, Cincinnati, OH. (Oct. 1 2005)
66th USCG and 25th Canadian CG Auxiliary anniversaries, Media, PA. (Oct. 1 2005)
7th Annual Reunion from the Battleship Alabama (Oct. 1 2005)
Paying tribute to early traders on the Santa Fe Trail, McPherson, KS. (Oct. 1 2005)
Historical Titan Missile Museum using site discone antenna, Green Valley, AZ. (Oct. 1 2005)
US Coast Guard Auxiliary 66th Anniversary & ISAR 2005, St Thomas, VI. (Oct. 1 2005)
31st Norman Bird Sanctuary Harvest Fair--Family Emphasis, Middletown, RI. (Oct. 1-2 2005)
200th anniversary of the Discovery Corps encampment on the Clearwater River, Canoe Camp, ID (Oct. 1-3 2005)
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Middletown, PA (Oct. 1-8 2005)
Annual Thomas Jefferson Poplar Forest Home Special Event, Bedford, VA. (Oct. 1-16 2005)
Boardman Oktoberfest, Youngstown, OH. (Oct. 2 2005)
St George Island, NA-085, Mini DXpedition, St George Island, FL. (Oct. 2-9 2005)
50th anniversary of MSU College of Commercial Arts & Sciences, East Lansing, MI. (Oct. 7 2005)
BCRC 50th anniversary and Jersey Devil Special Event, Moorestown, NJ. (Oct. 7-24 2005)
2nd Annual Grandfather Mountain Mile High Special Event, Grandfather Mountain, NC (Oct. 8 2005)
Boy Scouts Fall Camporee, Belleville, MI. (Oct. 8 2005)
NNY Hamfest/Convention, Lake Placid, NY. (Oct. 8 2005)
BSA Air Camp at Historic WWI WWII Camp Grant, Rockford, IL (Oct. 8 2005)
Anniversary of opening of Cherahala Skyway, Robbinsville, NC. (Oct. 8 2005)
Midland Historical Association Railway southern terminal, Nowhere, KS. (Oct. 8 2005)
Sterlingfest 2005, Sterling, VA. (Oct. 8 2005)
Breast Cancer Awareness, Tampa, FL. (Oct. 8-9 2005)
City of Carencro Centennial Celebration, Carencro, LA (Oct. 8-9 2005)
12th Month, Amateur Radio-Technology Day, N6T, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (Oct. 8-9 2005)
34th Annual Georgia Apple Festival, Ellijay, GA (Oct. 8-16 2005)
200th anniversary of the Discovery Corps encampment at Snake and Clearwater Rivers confluence, Lewiston, ID. (Oct. 11-12 2005)
Great Ozark Chili Cook Out, Hillsboro, MO. (Oct. 15 2005)
Ohio's S-Bridges, New Concord, OH. (Oct. 15 2005)
Dahlonega Gold Rush Days, Dahlonega, GA (Oct. 15 2005)
Arrival of Polar Express at Standish Historical RR Depot, Standish, MI. (Oct. 15 2005)

DX News

Rare Worked All Britain Square to be Activated (Oct. 10 2005)
Isle of Mallorca (Oct. 1-7 2005)
EGYPT, SU. Gab, HA3JB will be QRV again as SU8BHI from July 01 to December 31
Sept. 22 2005 ARRL DX News Updated
Sept. 22-Oct. 15 2005 I.C.P.O. Bulletin Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O. Updated

United States

Amateur Radio Resources at the Ready for Rita (Sept. 23, 2005) New
Rita Amateur Operations Continue (Sept. 24, 2005) New
Rita floods New Orleans (Sept. 24 2005) New
Rita hits Gulf Coast (Sept. 24 2005) New

Letters to the Editor

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