Results from our 2024 Field Day have been submitted to ARRL and Logs posted to the LoTW as well. 
We have committed to operate 3 stations but only 2 were logging. 

Field Day summary:

          
     Station Stats                                     Score Summary             



Call Used: VE3OSR    GOTA  station: NONE    Class: 3A    RAC Section : ONS

Participants: VA3GUF, VA3PAV, VE3VCG, VE3EAC, VE3BQM, VE3USI, VE3FP, VE3WI, VE3DNY, VE3QVC,VE3RQY

Power Sources: Generator    Power Multipliers: 2X

Preliminary Total Score: 892

Bonus Points:

100% Emergency Power: 300
Public Location : 100
W1AW FD message: 100  file submitted by ve3fp
Entry Submitted: 50
Total Bonus Points 550

Score Summary : file uploaded by VE3FP

                   CW    Phone    Total
Total QSOs:    69       33  
Total Points   138      33       171

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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. RAC Grants and Scholarships Available!

The RAC Foundation is now accepting Scholastic Grant applications from eligible Amateurs for the 2024-2025 school year. The application deadline is October 31.
Eligible candidates must be in full-time attendance at an educational institution such as a university or community college. Candidates must be a certified Canadian amateur at time of the grant application.  Scholastic grants will have a maximum value of $1,000. Decisions on grant eligibility and size will be at the sole discretion of the RAC Directors or their designees.  Grant applications should be submitted to the RAC Foundation for processing and recommendation by October 31.

For more information please see the RAC Scholarship and Grant Program on the RAC website

Al Eros, VE4ZB – RAC Scholarship and Grants Coordinator – grants@rac.ca

2. HAMS STEP UP AS HURRICANE BERYL ROLLS IN

Hurricane Beryl hit the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico after causing severe damage to the Windward Islands in the Atlantic, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Within the next couple of days, high winds and heavy rain are expected for south Texas as the storm is expected to turn to the northwest.

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, net manager for the Hurricane Watch Net, reported that the net was activated for each of the storm’s predicted landfalls, collecting
reports from the affected areas for the National Hurricane Center in Florida.
Carlos González, CO2JC, IARU Region 2 Emergency Coordinator, reported from Cuba that communication was maintained through WhatsApp and amateur radio frequencies for countries in or near the affected areas.

 From the very beginning, Beryl was making history. Early in its rampage on Monday night, Beryl became the season's earliest Category 5 storm, with 165 mph winds, the strongest July Hurricane on record.

-- Randy Sly W4XJ for amateur radio newsline


3. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN: WELL-ATTENDED EVENT IN GERMANY

Europe's biggest Ham gathering welcomed around 13,000 paying attendees from all over the world.  Three of the 13 Zeppelin-size halls held traders, exhibitors and flea markets. In the conference centre presentation streams ran and private IARU meetings with national societies took place.

ICOM, Yaesu and JVC-Kenwood were there and Flex and Elecraft had joint stands with their European distributors. There were no new radios announced at the show but from talking to these companies, it seems that the parts shortages that they and smaller companies have faced, is now becoming a thing of the past.

For those living in Germany a new feature was a job market with representation from several hi-tech companies hoping to find skilled people.

-- Ed Durrant DD5LP (Amateur Radio Newsline)

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST

4.  ARRL Logbook of The World Returns to Service

ARRL Logbook of The World® (LoTW®) returned to service July 1, 2024.  It had been offline as part of a systems service disruption.

As work progressed on the network, some users encountered LoTW opening briefly during which some 6600 logs were uploaded. The logs were not processed until this weekend as we tested that the interfaces to LoTW were functioning properly.

We are taking steps to help manage what will likely be a huge influx of logs.  We are requesting that if you have large uploads, perhaps from contests or from a DXpedition, please wait a week or two before uploading to give LoTW a chance to catch up. We have also implemented a process to reject logs with excessive duplicates. Please do not upload your entire log to “ensure” your contacts are in LoTW as they will be rejected.

Lastly, please do not call ARRL Headquarters to report issues you are having with LoTW. You can contact support at LoTW-help@arrl.org.

We know the importance of LoTW to our members, and to the tens of thousands of LoTW users who are not ARRL members. LoTW, just behind QST, is our second most popular ARRL benefit.

-- full article on arrl website.

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This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1. Celebrate Canada Day with RAC on the air.

Each year on July 1, the anniversary of Canada’s Confederation, Radio Amateurs of Canada sponsors the RAC Canada Day Contest and Amateurs all over the world are invited to celebrate Canada’s Birthday Party on the air.  Look for a new 20 point bonus station VE3RHQ.

see rules: https://www.rac.ca/rac-canada-day-contest-rules-july-1-2024/

-- RAC Bulletin

ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

  2. Hamilton city councillor visits H.A.R.C. Field Day site

Spent a fascinating afternoon at the Winona Rifle Range with members of the Hamilton Amateur Radio Club and military personnel from the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals for their annual 24 hour Field Day.  I heard stories from club members communicating with operators from as far away as the Indian Ocean and New Zealand - and even had the chance to chat with an operator in Connecticut.  If the communication grid ever goes down these volunteers and service personnel will keep the lines of communication open.  Many thanks to Ward 10 Resident, and longtime Fruitland Community Advocate, Cal (VA3CDV) for the invite.

Pictures:  https://photos.app.goo.gl/nSXsxyNqbYdQB83P9

--  Jeff Beattie: Ward 10 Hamilton Councillor via Hamilton ARC

ITEMS OF INTEREST

3.   World Amateur Radio Day Certificate now available

Thank you for participating in the RAC “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” special event on April 18, 2024. If you were able to contact at least one RAC station on World Amateur Radio Day you are eligible for a special commemorative certificate.

To generate your certificate, please visit this page on the RAC website:
https://www.rac.ca/rac-get-on-the-air-on-world-amateur-radio-day-special-event/

-- RAC Website

4.  Meme appreciation month! (June 15 - August 15)

The archives say it started in Canada as a way to spread joy & cheer to all the good hams on the RF spectrum.  Honestly it's a way for young hams to have some fun, use a cool callsign and do a neat activity together.

The shenanigans started in 2022 with the first ever Meme Apprecation Month and iconic callsigns such as VB4LIGMA, VB3YEET, VC9CATGIRL, VC3RIKROLL, VC3DEEZ and many more.

The second event in 2023 birthed callsigns such as VC9FEMBOY, DZ2NUTS, PD33ZDOGE and DL0NGCAT.

To make it short, a meme is something most young people know and find funny.

Meme Appreciation website:    https://mememonth.ca/
-- amateur radio daily news.

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Surprise visit from an old member of the club who just happened to setup for Field Day/Pota not too far way from our location. He is an avid hiker and QRP op. It was great to touch base with Carson again. 

A short video he posted on You Tube of his weekend and meetup with some of the club members at our FD site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da6QnPYy9Go

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

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS

1.   50th Ontario Hamfest (July 13, 2024)

Sponsor:    Burlington Amateur Radio Club
Location:    Milton Fairgrounds, Milton ON
Times:    Commercial Vendors and Tailgaters 7:00, Public 9:00
Cost:        Guest admission $8.00, under 12 free with an adult.
Description:Large venue with room for many tailgaters. No preregistration required. Some commercial vendors will be present.
More info:    https://www.barc.ca/ontario-hamfest
-- rac events page

ITEMS OF INTEREST

2.  A Wiki for Open Source in Amateur Radio

OpenSource.radio is a new wiki started by DK1MI which aims to highlight all things open source in amateur radio. From hardware to software, this project is designed to provide hams with a free source of information to help further their exploration into the ham radio hobby.

DK1MI is looking for additional contributors and has provided a how-to document for those interested.

Wiki URL:   https://opensource.radio/
-- via Amateur Radio Daily Website

3.   US Military to Improve Tracking of Hobbyists' Balloons

NORAD - the North American Aerospace Defense Command has been making a concentrated effort to track and identify objects that might be high-altitude weather, research or hobbyist radio balloons, such as ones launched by amateur radio clubs and school groups. NORAD is now studying numerous websites to determine as best as it can what balloons are flying over North America at any given time. US fighter jets shot down three hobbyists' balloons in 2023 after detecting - and shooting down - another high-altitude balloon, which the government department identified as a spy balloon from China.

NORAD is now taking a closer look at raw radar returns to ensure more hobbyists' balloons don't meet the same fate. NORAD now reaches out to hobbyist or researcher groups when it is practical to do so.

It seems to be working. In April, NORAD confirmed there was a hobbyist balloon that had been launched but concluded it did not pose a threat.

-- Patrick Clark K8TAC (Ham Radio Newsline)

4.  ARRL Systems Service Disruption (Updated 6/21/2024)

ARRL staff continue to work with outside industry experts to ensure that all servers have been remediated, tested, and all data has been confirmed.
We have also been working to ensure that the network is secure.

As noted in previous updates, Logbook of The World® servers are fine and working. LoTW® has dependencies on other servers, e.g. membership data, which have not yet been returned to service. We will announce when LoTW is open for user access. We anticipate that the queue will grow quite large
once live, and we are evaluating ways to manage that potential issue.

This story will be updated as new developments occur.
-- arrl news

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Net Controller — VE3OZW Richard - Otter Creek

Topic for discussion -

1. Sporadic 'E' and tropospheric ducting/inversion, two different types of of VHF propagation.  Sporadic 'E' typically falls within 25MHz-150MHz range while tropospheric ducting or inversion has been occasionally observed down to 40 MHz, the signal levels are usually very weak.  Higher frequencies above 90 MHz are generally more favourably propagated.
OR
2. Open mic 

VHF/Echolink

VE3RQY Greg - Brooke
VE3BQM Bernie - Georgian Bluffs
VA3TS Tom - Shallow Lake
VA3DNY Dan - Owen Sound
VA3RCA Kevin - Alliston
KO4DXQ Bob - Soddy Daisy, TN
VE3DDU Ray - Nottawa
KD8RMY Paul - Dover, OH
VE9ANT Eddie - Dalhousie, NB
VA3SMC Steve - Brantford
VA3MFO Jim - Mount Forest
VE3VCG Marvin - Paisley
VA3EAC Janet - Paisley
VA3VBE Mark - Mildmay
VE3MTV Norm - Owen Sound

HF – 3.783 MHz

VA3MFO Jim - Mount Forest
VA3TS Tom - Shallow Lake
VE3MTV Norm - Owen Sound
VE3VCG Marvin - Paisley
VE3BQM Bernie - Georgian Bluffs
VE3DDU Ray - Nottawa
VA3RCA Kevin - Alliston
VA3DNY Dan - Owen Sound
VA3EAC Janet - Paisley
VA3VBE Mark - Mildmay