To all Fox hunters, Fresh Batteries will give you a great opportunity to get out and find the Fox.

Time is running out so get that out there with that home made do-dad antenna. 
Best of all, have fun and play safe.

The Fox

In the song "Frosty the Snowman", what made Frosty come to life?

What's the name of the family featured in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?

For the answers to these questions and more...

Please join Richard VE3OZW and Kevin VA3RCA to play Christmas Trivia on the Air!
Sunday Dec 22nd and Monday Dec 23rd at 6:30pm!
Following the Laurentian net on 3.755 Mhz.

Merry Christmas to all!
73,
Kevin VA3RCA and Richard VE3OZW

Congratulation to John VE3KOT for Finding the Fox, thanks for going out and searching, sounds like you had fun. 
Congratulation to Greg VE3RQY, another great find, glad you got out for a search. 

The Fox will be getting new batteries today for a bit more hunters. Good Luck.

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

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1.  RAC Winter Contest Saturday, Dec 28, 00:00-23:59z

For the previous year’s contest results, visit the RAC website in the
Contest section at: http://wp.rac.ca/contesting-results/

We look forward to hearing you on the air for the RAC
Canada Winter Contest on December 28, 2024.

If you need help preparing or submitting your log or have any other
questions,
please contact:
-- Sam Ferris, VE5SF at ve5sf @ myrac.ca.


ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

2.  Auxiliary Communications Services Training

ACS - GH is hosting four Winlink training sessions in January.
These zoom sessions will be held Wednesdays 19:00 - 20:00 EST.
The last two sessions:
Wednesday January 22 Winlink Radio Interface using Packet, VARA FM and HF.
Wednesday January 29 the final Troubleshooting session.
For more information and to register contact:
reupva3rie @ gmail.com before 06 January, 2025

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3.  2025 Youth on the Air Camp Applications Open

Applications are now being accepted for campers interested in
attending the 2025 Youth on the Air Camp. Licensed amateur
radio operators, ages 15 through 25, who want to attend are
encouraged to apply online at YouthOnTheAir.org.
The camp is scheduled to take place June 15 - 20, 2025, in
Thornton (Denver), Colorado and the Denver Radio Club, an
ARRL Affiliated Club, is the local host.

The current application period is for the fifth camp for young
amateur radio operators in North, Central, and South America.
For the best chance at being selected, applications should be
submitted by 2359Z on January 15, 2025. Campers will be
selected by the working group and notified by February 1.
50 campers in total will be selected.
-- arrl news

4.  THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVENT

Hams around the United States will be calling QRZ starting at
ØØØØ UTC on December 14th and ending Christmas Day. The
sixth year of operation for the popular 12 Days of Christmas
special event is getting under way on the HF bands. In addition
you will also find two bonus stations, VC9XMAS1 and VC9XMAS2,
joining the action this year from Canada.

Everyone will be using CW or SSB. There will be no QSL cards.

Work all 12 stations and Santa will let you download a certificate
saying CLEAN SWEEP after January 31st. If you also work either
- or both - of the bonus stations, your certificate will say CLEAN
SWEEP PLUS. Best of all, even if you work only a handful of
stations, or just one, you can still download a certificate
confirming your contact.

Visit the QRZ.com page for K2RYD for more details -- and put
this special event on your holiday wish list.
-- amateur radio newsline.org

This concludes this week's bulletin. Does anyone require repeats or
clarifications?
Hearing none, This is V_3___ returning the frequency to net control.

Bulletin sent from Official Bulletin Manager VA3PC

Yes looks like more snow out there, perfect days for searching a Fox. Today the fox got fresh batteries and good for a 3 more days.


Congratulation for finding the Fox
Paul VE3EFQ
Carson VE3OSO 
Thanks for the reports glad you enjoyed the hunt.

Folks, You still got time to get out there and have fun.

The Fox

NASA's solar eclipse experiments yield intriguing early data

https://phys.org/news/2024-12-nasa-solar...guing.html

https://youtu.be/nVNj2iq6878?si=zjOXpQEZ4EzSUQ7h

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

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1.  Impact of National Postal Strike on RAC

-Delay in delivery of The Canadian Amateur (TCA) magazine Individuals who have not yet received their November-
December 2024 TCA magazine should contact the office to confirm they were on the mailing list. Unfortunately, we will
have to wait until the work stoppage has ended – and then allow some time for the backlog to be cleared so that the
remaining magazines can be delivered by Canada Post before sending out any necessary replacement copies.

-Processing New RAC Memberships and Renewals The vast majority of our membership registration is completed
online or by phone but payments are also sent by mail. If you have mailed in a cheque recently – to join RAC or to renew
your membership – and it has not been processed then most likely it has not yet been delivered to RAC Headquarters.
Please contact the RAC Office to verify that the cheque was not received and make alternative arrangements.

-Affiliated Club Insurance Program
We have already received inquiries from clubs about alternate methods to make payments and from clubs who
have already sent their applications by mail.
Payments may be made by an e-Transfer made directly to racgm @ rac.ca by using Interac on their financial institution’s
online account.
Any clubs that submitted insurance documentation by mail should re-submit digitally by emailing the RAC office manager.

Thank you for your patience during these challenging times.
Please feel free to email me or call me if you have any questions or need any assistance.

-- Adam MacDonell, RAC Office Manager
T: 613-244-4367 | 1-877-273-8304
E: racgm @ rac.ca

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

2.  Auxiliary Communications Services Training

ACS - GH is hosting four Winlink training sessions in January.
These sessions will be held Wednesdays 19:00 - 20:00 EST.
The first two sessions:
Wednesday January 8 - Program Installation, Set Up and Basic Use with Telnet.
Wednesday January 15 - Management of Contacts, Groups, Use of Templates and Forms.
For more information and to register contact:
reupva3rie @ gmail.com before 06 January, 2025

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3.  SAT-TO-CELL Coverage for Starlink Approved

The FCC gave its approval in late November for direct-to-cell capability, known as Supplemental Coverage from Space, using second-generation Starlink satellites that will be launched soon.  There will be as many as 7,500 of these new satellites that will be capable of providing this service.
SpaceX has a lease agreement with cellular provider T-Mobile for service in the continental US, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico.
Uplink communication will occur on 1910 and 1915 MHz;
downlink communications between 1990 and 1995 MHz.
The FCC said that before Starlink can provide service to mobile phones outside the United States, it would need permission and licenses from those countries' governments.
The FCC said that sub-bands between 1429 MHz and 2690 MHz would be used for this purpose.
--Kent Peterson KCØDGY (via Amateur Radio Newsline)

4.  HAMSCI Launches Free Quarterly Newsletter

The amateur radio citizen science investigation team (HamSCI) has begun publishing a new quarterly newsletter focusing on hams and the scientific community.
The newsletter contains updates on ongoing projects and any related activities. In addition to bringing readers up to date on various projects, the inaugural issue features a number of profiles of volunteers deeply involved in HamSCI's work.
The newsletter is available at hamsci.org/newsletter.
You can also visit the HamSCI website at hamsci.org to add your name to a mailing list.
-- Kevin Trotman N5PRE (via Amateur Radio Newsline)

This concludes this week's bulletin. Does anyone require repeats or clarifications?
Hearing none, This is V_3___ returning the frequency to net control.

Bulletin sent from Official Bulletin Manager VA3PC