Hey fellow club members.  I am going to do the Nov 26 tech talk.  The topic is Hamclock.  I have been running one for about 2 years.  

Now, I know many already have a HamClock and who wants to listen me blabber on about what a HamClock is and how it works if you already have one.  I will propose that it is more of a learning tech talk for all of us where we can share the benefits of HamClock with those that don't already have one.  I will show how to install and set it up on a Raspberry Pi and we will run it and display the inner workings of HamClock itself.

If you have the following materials, you can set yours up today.

• Rasperry Pi 2B+ and higher
  
• Power supply
  
• Micro SD card
  
• Keyboard/mouse 
  
• HDMI cable 
  

You will see in this week's edition of the RAC bulletin that Adam Farson VA7OJ (SK) was appointed to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. 

If you are not familiar with Adam and you have an Icom 7610 or 7300 (or any other SDR radio) or other items like a Yaesu Quadra amplifier, you should check out his website.  He was considered an expert in the industry on the Icom SDR radios and and many other items and equipment.  He did alot for the hobby and I would follow his website as well as his advice on the groups.io forum.  In no particular order, here are a few links of interest that helped me in my early days of 7300 and 7610 ownership and still an excellent resource.

https://www.ab4oj.com/

https://www.ab4oj.com/icom/ic7610/7610notes.pdf

https://www.ab4oj.com/icom/ic7300/7300notes.pdf

https://www.ab4oj.com/icom/ic7300/main.html

https://www.ab4oj.com/icom/dbmheaven.html

https://www.ab4oj.com/icom/ssbcomp.html

https://www.ab4oj.com/icom/ic7610/gainmgmt.html

This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
with this week's bulletin.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1.  CARHOF Announces 2024 Appointments

The Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the appointment of John Schouten, VE7TI and Adam Farson, VA7OJ (SK).
Radio Amateurs of Canada and the Board of Trustees of CARHOF congratulate the appointees to the Hall of Fame.
A detailed account of their achievements will be presented in an upcoming edition of The Canadian Amateur magazine.
-- Frank Davis, VO1HP Chair, Board of Trustees, CARHOF

2.  Video from the RAC AGM now available

A livestream recording is available from the 31st Annual General Meeting held October 5th, 2024. You can access it from the RAC Youtube page URL listed below.
https://www.youtube.com/@radioamateursofcanada/streams
-- Paul, VA3PC

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3.  Bluesky: The Twitter (X) Alternative

In the ever-evolving social media landscape, a new platform is rapidly gaining altitude.  Initially conceived with ties to Twitter (now X), Bluesky has recently surged to become one of the most downloaded apps in the U.S. App Store, outranking even tech giants like Google and TikTok.  But what exactly is Bluesky, and why are users flocking to this new social space?  The platform was initially envisioned under Jack Dorsey's leadership at Twitter, designed to embrace the concept of decentralized social media. While Dorsey is no longer on the board, his initial vision of creating an independent, open-protocol social platform lives on in Bluesky's current iteration.  Whether you're a social media veteran looking for a new home or simply curious about the platform everyone's talking about, Bluesky's rising popularity and user-friendly approach make it worth exploring.
-- John Ashley (This week in Technology)

4.  Nov-Dec 2024 Communicator is now available

The "Communicator" a digital newsletter of Surrey Amateur Radio is now available for viewing from their website. http://www.ve7sar.net the viewing link is near the bottom of the index page.
-- John, VE7TI

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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Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club 
Friends of GBARC Wednesday Net
November 13, 2024

Net Control: Janet VE3VCG
 Topic: "What do you want from Santa for your shack or home?

Echo Link
K04DXQ Bob
VE3DDU Ray

Owen Sound Repeater:
VE3RQY Greg
VE3BQM Bernie
VE3DDY Doug

Paisley Repeater:
VE3OZW Richard
VA3MFO Jim
?VE3VBE?

75/80 Meters
VE3BQM Bernie
VE3MFO Jim
VE3DDU Ray
VE3OZW Richard
?VE3VBE ?

To all,

The presentation I gave is too big to attache or upload on the forum so the following will be a synopsis of the details from the 11 slides presented.

DIGITAL NOISE SOURCES
LED Lights                                   LED Displays / TV’s
USB Power supply chargers           Laptop Power cord
Hydro Smart Meters                     12VDC power supply
Battery Chargers                          Car 120VAC inverter
Solar Controllers

Typical recommendations at the antenna
10cm /4in. PVC wrapped in Coax band specific
     160m            28 turns
       80m            24 turns
       40m            14 turns
       20m              8 turns
       15m              5 turns
       10m              4 turns

This presentation will focus on the use of Snap on MIX-31 Ferrite of 0.25 inch inner diameter and 0.50 inch inner diameter.

Radio Station without and with Random wire Tuner
Add Mix-31 Ferrite 0.25 inch (Straight pass)
   * 1 Ferrite @ Transceiver for installed External Speaker
   * 1 Ferrite @ Transceiver for Remote Head
   * 1 Ferrite @ Transceiver for Antenna without tuner
Add Mix-31 Ferrite 0.50 inch Looped @ transceiver & @ Tuner
   * 2 x 5 looped Ferrite on Coax = 10 total
   * 2 x 1 looped Ferrite on Control cable = 2 total

Total Ferrite
0-3 Mix-31 0.25 in. ID
12  Mix-31 0.50 in. ID

Radio set up for Digital modes
Same as Radio Station with or without tuner
Add MIX-31 Ferrite 0.05 inch Looped
MIX-31 for each PC cable;
   * 1 Ferrite @ TNC/modem & 1 @ Computer
MIX-31 for each Radio cable;
   * 1 Ferrite @ TNC/Modem & 1 @ Radio

Total Ferrite
Radio Station with or without Tuner set-up requirements
4+ MIX-31 0.50 in. ID

Dependent on your radio station set-up, anywhere from a few to as many as more than 19 Ferrite may be used.

Diagrams for the placement of the ferrite can be found also in the 2 attached files showing radio station set-up cabling.

Should anyone have questions on any of the above I can be reached at va3-guf@outlook.com.

Cheers

Frank

VA3-GUF / VE0-GUF / VE0-VET

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This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
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1.  Hamvention 2025 Theme: "Radio Independence"
With Hamvention 2025 set for the weekend of May 16th 2025, the organizers are asking prospective attendees to ponder the question of what "radio  independence" means to them. In announcing the theme, the Hamvention team says "In the course of history radio has been heavily regulated and, in some instances, banned altogether.  What does Radio Independence mean to you?"
Hopefully there will be many answers found in the workshops, seminars and eyeball QSOs at the Greene County Fairgrounds.
- Hamvention.org website

2.  Zinc Creep and Electroplasticity: Why Arecibo Collapsed
It’s been nearly four years since the Arecibo Telescope collapsed, an event the world got to witness in unprecedented detail thanks to strategically positioned drones. They captured video of one of the support cables pulling from its socket as well as the destructive results of 900 tons of scientific instruments crashing into the 300-meter primary reflector.
-- see the full article on hackaday.com (nov 5th, 2024)

3.  Tour of CBC / Radio Canada Satellite Facilities
take a quick tour of the CBC Montreal studios and Radio Canada Satellite facilities courtesy of youtuber "saveitforparts (5 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXF2Cpgz_FI 

4.  How to build an HF antenna for $8.00
another Youtube video - this time by "My Ham Radio Journey" it takes you through building a dipole antenna from start to finish suitable for field use. (40 minute video) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCKpLzXFQ1k

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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This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada with this week's bulletin.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1.  November-December 2024 issue of TCA available

The digital (eTCA) version of the November-December 2024 TCA is now available for viewing or download.  The paper version is now at the printer.
To download your copy please visit: https://www.rac.ca/digitaltca/
-- rac website

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2.  ARRL Systems Disruption

The ARRL DXCC® System has been returned to service, and our staff is again processing applications for credit toward DXCC awards. The queue includes
nearly 3,000 award applications submitted via Logbook of The World® accounts and mailed paper applications. We are processing the backlog as quickly as possible, and will provide additional progress updates.

For now, the online DXCC application will remain offline. Any new award applications we receive will experience significant delays as we work through the backlog.

We are grateful for your continued patience and understanding as we continue to make progress on the few remaining services that have required additional attention to bring back online.

-- arrl website

3.  Eclipse QSO Party Top Scorers Announced

Congratulations to Dennis Egan, W1UE, who claimed the highest score in the category of single op during HamSCI's Solar Eclipse QSO Party.
He shares the glory with the Souris Valley Amateur Radio Club, KØAJW, in North Dakota, which claimed the number one spot in the multi-op category.
HamSCI, the citizen science investigation organization, made the announcement on its website on the 24th of October and thanked all amateur radio operators who got on the air. Those QSOs helped generate data for space physics research about the eclipse's impact on the HF radio spectrum and, of course, that makes science itself the biggest winner.

-- Dave Parks WB8ODF. (via amateur radio newsline)

4.  HamSCI Program Gets $1.8 Million NSF Grant

Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D. (W2NAF), was recently awarded a grant of $1.8 million by the National Science Foundation to further the efforts of HamSCI, a network
of ham radio operators helping to measure weather effects among the earth's ionosphere.  The grant supports the development of a network of 30 standardized receive stations capable of observing high frequency Doppler shifts, HF amateur radio Weak Signal Propagation Reporter transmissions, very low frequency (VLF)
transmissions and natural radio emissions, and the geomagnetic field.

The grant will also fund 10 WSPRSonde transmitters to serve as a source of GPS-stabilized HF beacon signals and will tie into the existing WSPR network.

-- University of Scranton (via hamweekly.com)

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Hearing none, This is V_3___ returning the frequency to net control.

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