Many of us are hooking up our nanoVNAs to everything and marveling at the neat coloured graphs we get.  In a thread on QRZ.com about using a nanoVNA, someone posted this very apt quote from Werner von Siemens (famous German electrical engineer and founder of Siemens Corp.):

"Messen ist Wissen, aber messen ohne Wissen ist kein Wissen" ("measurement is knowledge, but measurement without knowledge is not knowledge")


73
Dave, VE3WI

Net Controller — VE3OZW Richard - South Bruce

Topic for discussion -
1. Did you participate in Field Day?  
2. Do you plan to attend Milton on July 9?

VHF/Echolink

WH7Q Alan - Kailua Kona, HI
KO4DXQ Bob - Soddy Daisy, TN
VA3MFO Jim - Mount Forest
VE3VCG Marvin - Paisley
VA3EAC Janet - Paisley
VE3IXR Ron - Walkerton
VE3FP Adam - West Grey
VA3KOT John - Owen Sound
VA3TS Tom - Shallow Lake
VE3RQY Greg - Brooke
VE3MIO Maureen - Wiarton
VE3RWY Rob - Owen Sound

HF – 3.775 MHz

VA3MFO Jim - Mount Forest
VE3VCG Marvin - Paisley
VE3FGG Jamie - Palmertston
VE3RWY Rob - Owen Sound
VE3IXR Ron - Walkerton
VA3TS Tom - Shallow Lake

We need your help by submitting ideas for topics via this forum.

Please consider being a GBARC Net Controller.  It is a positive learning experience and great fun.

Thanks to all, 73

Whether you attended FD2022 or not, your feedback, opinions and suggestions are needed to help with future planning. For example:
Should we still hold a group Field Day next year, and if so, should we change how we participate?

• Strictly contest oriented
  

• Public demonstration only, no contest entry
  

• Mainly social gathering
  

NCS: John VA3KOT
Topic: Field Day

Check-ins:
VHF
VE3VCG Marvin Paisley
VA3EAC Janet Paisley
VE3MIO Maureen Wiarton
VE3BQM Bernie Owen Sound
VE3EFQ Paul Owen Sound
VE3IXR Ron Walkerton
VA3MFO Jim Mount Forest
VE3RQY Greg Owen Sound
VE3PAV Bobby Lions Head

HF 3783 KHz
VE3BQM Bernie Owen Sound
VA3MFO Jim Mount Forest
VE3VCG Marvin Paisley
VE3IXR Ron Walkerton
VE3IJD Gene Honey Harbour
VE3FJN Colin Hamilton


NB: Suggestion from Jim VA3MFO re 2m net
It is sometimes difficult to check-in from the "other end of the link" due to the timeouts on the two repeaters. Therefore net controllers should ask for check-ins from each repeater separately.

Contest:
GBARC will operate as 3A ONS, THREE ALPHA ONTARIO SOUTH

1.  CW (all bands) captain: Adam VE3FP
   
2.  Digital modes captain: Marvin VE3VCG
   
3.  Phone (all bands) captain: Doug VE3DGY
   

Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Net Report
Wednesday 15 June, 2022 7:30 EDT (19:30)
Net Controller: Marvin VE3VCG


Topic: International Lighthouses and Lightships Weekend on Chantry Island.
Marvin VE3VCG is organizing a unique weekend camping / adventure / radio event to take place over the weekend of August 21 and 22 on Chantry Island. Chanty Island, located in Lake Huron, off-shore near Southampton Ontario. is the location of a historic lighthouse and is also a Canadian National Migratory Bird Sanctuary.


Access to the lighthouse and associated keepers cottage is available through the Marine Heritage Society. This group conducts public tours of the lighthouse and is responsible for the restoration and maintenance of the lighthouse and associated buildings. The balance of the island is dedicated to the bird sanctuary and has no public access. MHS tour boats have exclusive access to land at the island as part of their tour operation.

Participating Stations:
Echolink:
VE3GIO
VE3PAV
KO4WYA

2 Meters
VE3MIO
VE3RWY
VE3IXR
VE3BQM
VA3KOT
VA3MFO
VA3TS
VE3DGY
VA3EAC

80 Meters
VE3GIO
VE3BQM
VE3RWY
VA3MFO

Net Control:
VE3RQY Greg. Topic: grounding and bonding. How do you do it, where are you bonded to, etc.

Echo link:
KO4DXQ BOB Tennessee
VE3GIO  Larry Woodstock

VHF:

VE3VCG Marvin
VA3VCG Janet
VA3MFO Jim
VE3MIO Maureen
VE3BQM Bernie

HF

VE3BQM
VE3GIO
VE3VCG

The editorial by ARRL CEO David Minster NA2AA in the June QST is a particularly good one.  If you just replace "ARRL" with "RAC" in a few places, the messages he's sending apply equally to us in Canada.  I asked ARRL and got permission to post the editorial here.

Think about how you score relative to his 5 item checklist (or at least the first 4).  What could each of us be doing to preserve and grow amateur radio?

73
Dave, VE3WI

Attached Files

  QST_JUN22.pdf (Size: 1.42 MB / Downloads: 11)

RAC Event: Weather Spotter Workshop “Beyond CanWarn"

https://www.rac.ca/beyond-canwarn-weathe...p-june-28/


For immediate release:

Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT
RAC Community Services Officer

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), the national association for Amateur Radio in Canada, is pleased to present a special event for Amateurs and non-Amateurs: Weather Spotter Workshop “Beyond CanWarn".

Special Guest: Geoff Coulson, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist

Hosted By: Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT, RAC Community Services Officer

In this special online Zoom event, Geoff Coulson, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist, will discuss topics including the basics of thunderstorm formation, the types of damage severe thunderstorms can produce and what to look for in the sky. Winter severe weather will be touched on as well.

The training also provides ways that storm reports can be provided to Environment and Climate Change Canada and several safety tips to keep storm spotters safe.

Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Time: 7 pm EDT

Cost: There is no fee for this event.

Where: Zoom online Webinar

Registration: This is a Zoom online event and there is no need to register in advance. Simply join the meeting using the Zoom link provided on the RAC website.


About the Presenters

Geoff Coulson, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist:
Geoff Coulson is a Meteorologist with 37 years experience including 35 years with Environment Canada as an Operational Forecaster, Trainer, Outreach Officer and Warning Preparedness Meteorologist (WPM).

As a Meteorologist, he provided a variety of clients with weather information from media to other levels of government and the private sector. He managed the CANWARN Storm Spotter Program in Ontario and was a member of the Provincial Flood and Forecasting Committee for several years.

Since his retirement, Geoff has continued to provide weather presentations and has returned to Environment Canada on a part-time basis to help with specific projects. Recently, he began to learn to play the digital piano. His wife is very happy the digital piano has a headphone jack.

Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT, RAC Community Services Officer:
Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT, has served as RAC Community Services Officer since January 1, 2020. He received his Amateur Radio certification in 2014 and served as the Emergency Coordinator for the Barrie and South Simcoe ARES team for three years and as the District Emergency Coordinator for the Lakes District in Ontario for two years.

Jason’s focus has been on promoting and educating his local communities about Amateur Radio and the benefits of the service in our community. He previously served as the Director of Community Services for the Barrie Amateur Radio Club and served as its Vice-President and worked with the public and community groups and other organizations for public and educational events.

Jason’s background is in Emergency Services and Security. He previously volunteered with St John Ambulance and with the Red Cross as an Instructor and a member of Disaster Services, where he “learned about working with others and the critical need for great support and defined training systems”.