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RAC Ontario Sections Bulletin for September 2, 2023 - Richard VE3OZW - 2023-09-02
This is V_3___, Official Bulletin Station for Radio Amateurs of Canada
with this week's bulletin.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. The September-October issue of TCA is now available
The digital version of the September-October 2023 The Canadian Amateur
is 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
2. Hurricane Idalia: Amateur Radio Serves Critical Functions
Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday, August 30 on Florida's Big
Bend region as a
Category 3 storm sustaining winds of 125 miles per hour. The storm
tracked across Georgia and
into South Carolina, and on Thursday morning it had moved offshore of
North Carolina.
ARES volunteers would be staffing the radio room at the state Emergency
Operation Center (EOC)
until 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 31 and will provide additional
service if needed. "So far there
does not appear to be a large communications impact that would require
amateur radio support."
The Florida Statewide Amateur Radio Network (SARnet) was the primary
emergency
communications system used during the storm. The system is a series of
linked UHF repeaters that
covers the entire state. There were also HF nets linking counties to the
state EOC.
Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, said the storm
called for
"all hands on deck". Ahead of impact, the intensity and track of the
storm greatly concerned him.
"I have been watching and plotting hurricanes for over 35 years. I have
witnessed, many times,
a Hurricane cross a state line into another as a hurricane...two states
were hit by the same hurricane.
Never have I seen a storm cross three States as a Hurricane," said Graves.
-- Full article at ARRL newsletter
3. Hurricane Idalia: FCC Approves ARRL Petition to Aid Emergency
Communications
The ARRL has received approval from the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) for an
emergency waiver to facilitate amateur radio emergency communications
for hurricane relief.
The waiver, which was granted August 30, is for a 60-day relief period
from the rules, based
upon the immediate need related to the threat of Hurricane Idalia. It
would cover use directly
related to any additional hurricanes that may develop within the 60-day
period. Only messages
related to these hurricanes would be permitted to be sent via the
higher-speed modes, and only
publicly documented modes would be allowed.
-- Full article at arrl website
ONTARIO SECTION NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
4. Sep-Oct 2023 SARC Communicator is now available
Our biggest issue to date, read in over 145 countries, we bring you 132
pages of Amateur Radio
news from the Southwest corner of Canada and elsewhere. With less fluff
and ads than other
Amateur Radio publications, you will find Amateur Radio related
articles, projects, profiles, news,
tips and how-to's for all levels of the hobby. This issue is of
particular interest to POTA, SOTA
and WSPR enthusiasts with several related articles and a quick and
inexpensive antenna build
project that is sure to pull in HF stations. You can view or download it
as a .PDF file at:
https://tinyurl.com/SARC23Sep-Oct.
-- Amateur radio daily news
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