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1 – The RAC Report: April 2016 –

RAC President’s Report

Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA – RAC President and Chairman ([email protected])

It seems as though I’m thanking departing Executive and Board members and welcoming new ones in each of my messages! Those completing their terms have all contributed to RAC and Amateur Radio in Canada. We are all fortunate to be able to welcome those now coming into leadership positions and we look forward to their future contributions.

I’m very happy to welcome Guy Richard, VE2XTD, as our new Director of the Quebec Region (see page 3). Guy is a longtime member of RAC and served as First Vice-President in 2008. Guy has also been the Vice-President of Radio Amateurs du Quebec and is currently its President. I would also like to welcome Allan Boyd, VE3AJB, as our new Director for the Ontario North/East Region. Allan has held many positions with Radio Amateurs of Canada including Section Manager, Assistant Director and Deputy Director. He will also continue to serve as the Section Manager for Ontario North (please see page 3).

As I write this message, RAC members in Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are voting for a new Director (see page 4). This is the second election for a Director of RAC in less than a year. It is a very good sign for our organization that capable and committed Radio Amateurs are willing to compete to represent the members in their region.

I would like to thank J.T. (Mitch) Mitchel, VE6OH, for his contribution to RAC as the Director for Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. During his six years as Director, Mitch represented his region in Board discussions, served as a member of our Administration and Finance Committee and provided guidance and enthusiastic support of Amateur Radio and RAC.

Fortunately, our membership includes people with many different skills who are willing to use them to build Amateur Radio through the local, regional and national organizations that support it. Their skills and willingness to use them on Amateur Radio issues will guarantee its future in Canada. We are now looking for a new Treasurer and you will find a description of the position on page 9. Keeping a national Amateur Radio organization working well is about more than Amateur Radio and I look forward to hearing from candidates who are able to help us keep our finances in order.

The Amateur Radio Service continues to grow because of the work of dedicated volunteers. They help in many different ways as Elmers, Accredited Examiners, course instructors, radio operators at community events and in emergencies, organizers and workers at hamfests, and as executive and committee members on local, regional and national organizations.

The RAC ReportThe RAC ReportA TCA supplement: April 2016

In this issue...

• RAC President’s Report

• New RAC Director for Quebec

• New RAC Director for Ontario North/East

• Election for RAC Director Alberta/NWT/NU

• RAC Governance Review Underway

• Distracted Driving Regulations Update

• Dayton Hamvention: May 20-22

• The Amateur Radio Service at World Radiocommunication Conferences

• World Amateur Radio Day: April 18

• What is the Hall of Fame all About?

• Radio Amateurs of Canada – Maple Leaf Legacy Circle

• RAC Affiliated Club Program


Many Amateur Radio clubs have chosen to affiliate with RAC. They often do so to take advantage of the RAC Affiliated Club Insurance program that provides liability and equipment insurance for affiliated clubs. This program also provides liability insurance for the personal Amateur Radio activities of affiliated club members who are members of RAC. However, many clubs that do not need the insurance program choose to affiliate simply to support their national organization. RAC now has over 120 affiliated clubs in all parts of Canada as shown in the list provided on page 14.

On April 18, Radio Amateurs around the world will celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. The International Amateur Radio Union was formed on April 18, 1925 and for 91 years it has worked to protect and advance the interests of Radio Amateurs around the world. Experimenters had been a part of the development of radio from the very beginning and as radio developed, both Radio Amateurs and entrepreneurs looking to find commercial reward from the development of radio could be heard on the airwaves. By the 1920s commercial interests were increasingly dominating the development of radio and in some countries Amateur Radio was being actively discouraged. Recognizing the need to work together to defend Amateur Radio a number of Amateurs met in Paris and created the International Amateur Radio Union.

Only two years later, in 1927, the International Radiotelegraph Conference allocated to Amateur Radio the bands still being used today: 160, 80, 40, 20 and 10 metres. In fact, the original allocation of harmonically related bands included 5 metres, but that band was changed to 6 metres after the Second World War so the allocations made 89 years ago defined the majority of high frequency Amateur Radio.

In the beginning the IARU was a member-based organization like RAC is today, but as Amateur Radio organizations formed in countries around the world it evolved into a federation of national organizations. Radio Amateurs of Canada is one of 130 national Amateur Radio organizations making up the IARU and represents all Canadian Amateurs internationally.

Canadians have played a prominent international role in Amateur Radio. In an earlier message I noted the role Canadians have played in obtaining international allocations in several new bands over the last decade. The current President of the IARU is a Canadian, Tim Ellam, VE6SH.

As noted on the IARU website “April 18 is the day for all of Amateur Radio to celebrate and tell the world about the science we can help teach, the community service we can provide and the fun we have.” The IARU has developed a poster and flyer that clubs can use to promote World Amateur Radio Day that can be downloaded at http://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html.

If you or your club are planning a World Amateur Radio Day activity and use social media, you can promote it on Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #WARD2016. If you are planning activities or will operate using a special event call sign that day, please let us know by contacting the RAC Director of Marketing and Communications at [email protected] and we’ll send the information to the IARU to be included on their website.

At its last meeting the RAC Board of Directors accepted the offer of three Newfoundland clubs to host the 2016 RAC Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Heart’s Content, Newfoundland on September 10. Our AGMs are held in different parts of Canada each year. We met last year in Saskatchewan and previously in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. If you are able to get to Newfoundland, it promises to be a great location for the meeting. It will take place in the Heart’s Content Cable Station where the first permanent telegraph cable linking North America and Europe was hauled ashore 150 years ago. Exhibits at the site focus on the history of telegraphy and the role the station played up to its closure in 1965. If you aren’t able to come to Newfoundland this time, the AGM, like our recent meetings, will be accessible on the Internet.


New RAC Director for QuebecGlenn MacDonell, VE3XRA – RAC President and Chairman

RAC would like to welcome Guy Richard, VE2QG/VE2XTD, as our new Director for the Quebec Region. Guy was unanimously appointed by the RAC Board of Directors and will complete the remainder of a two-year term that started on January 1, 2016 and will end on December 31, 2017.

Guy was born and raised in Montréal and grew up in Québec City. He graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1968 and obtained his Master’s degree from Polytechnique in 1969. Upon graduation, he began his career as a Bridge Engineer including as a Government Bridge Engineer from 1976 to 2008 and as the Head of the Bridge Department of the Ministry of Transport of Quebec (Transports Québec) from 1992 to 2008. Guy worked for Dessau Engineering from 2008 to 2015 before joining Stantec in 2016.

Guy was first licensed as an Amateur in 1990 and he obtained his Advanced certificate in 1991. He is active on HF, VHF and UHF and has participated in many community activities since 1992. From 1992 until 2015, he held many positions with Club Radio Amateur de Québec (CRAQ) including Director and as its President for three terms. Guy has been a Director with Radio Amateur du Québec Inc. (RAQI) since 2003. He served as its Vice-President for three years and is currently its President. Guy has been a member of Radio Amateurs of Canada since 1993 and served as RAC’s First Vice-President in 2008.

New RAC Director for Ontario North/EastGlenn MacDonell, VE3XRA – RAC President and Chairman

RAC would like to welcome Allan Boyd, VE3AJB, as our new Director for the Ontario North/East Region. Allan was recently appointed by the RAC Board of Directors as the Director for Ontario North/East to fill the vacant position of RAC’s newly elected President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA. He will complete the remainder of a two-year term that started in January 2015 and will end on December 31, 2016.

Allan was born and raised in Montréal, Quebec and his family moved to Ontario after he graduated from high school. After completing his post-secondary education, he joined the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). In fact, Allan just retired as a Senior Officer on December 31, 2016 after 35 years of public service to the people of Ontario. Allan resides in Little Current, Ontario with his wife Judy of 33 years of marriage.

Allan was first licensed as an Amateur in the summer of 1987 with the call sign VE3AJB and he joined both the Canadian Amateur Radio Federation (CARF) and the Canadian Radio Relay League (CRRL). A year later he obtained his Advanced licence with 20 WPM Morse

code endorsement. Allan was a founding member of the Manitoulin Amateur Radio Club in 1988. He has held many Executive positions in the club and is currently serving as its President.

In 1993, Allan became a member of Radio Amateurs of Canada when CARF and the CRRL merged to form a national society. He became a Volunteer Examiner for Industry Canada and taught many Amateur Radio courses. Allan was appointed as Emergency Coordinator for ARES for the District of Manitoulin. His experience with emergency planning was one of his duties as an OPP officer and he established an Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) plan for emergency responders and municipalities which is still in use today.

Allan has held many positions with Radio Amateurs of Canada including: Net Manager for the ARES HF Net; Official Bulletin Station Manager; Section Manager; Assistant Director; and Deputy Director. He was instrumental in reorganizing the ARES Districts to align them with Emergency Management Ontario (EMO), and in 2012 he became the Section Manger for Ontario North (ONN) when the Ontario Region was realigned. In addition to serving as the new RAC Director for the Ontario North/East Region, Allan will continue to serve as the Section Manager for Ontario North.

Allan maintains many repeater systems for the Manitoulin area and enjoys HF and VHF/UHF communications. He also serves as Net Control for the Canadian D-Star Net on Friday nights, which averages about 70 to 80 checkins from all over the world. Allan plans to stay in Little Current during his retirement and devote his time to RAC and Amateur Radio.

Guy Richard, VE2QG/VE2XTD

Allan Boyd, VE3AJB


Election for RAC Director Alberta/NWT/NUSukwan Widajat, VA3WID – RAC Corporate Secretary – http://wp.rac.ca/

Two nominations have been received for the position of RAC Director for the Alberta/NWT/NU Region. Following a review of the documentation submitted and taking into account the constitutional and election process requirements, the Committee determined that the nomination papers were complete and in order for Mr. Garry Naylor, VE6FGN and Dr. Ernest C. Clintberg, VE6ECK.

The Committee recommended a Ballot by Mail pursuant to Article 6 (Method of Election) in the RAC Constitution, for the Director for the Alberta/NWT/NU Region for the completion of the 2016-2017 term. Ballots have been distributed to the applicable postal codes from RAC Headquarters. The closing date for the return of ballots to RAC Headquarters is Friday, April 15 by 12 noon.

Garry Naylor, VE6FGN

My name is Garry Naylor, VE6FGN, and I would like to be the RAC Director for Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Region. I’m 57 years old, happily married for 35 years, with one child and two grandchildren. I served in the Canadian Military as a Tank Commander, Tactical Helicopter Observer and an Air Traffic Controller. I was medically released in 2005 and am working in Wing Operations in Cold Lake, Alberta. We have a small hobby farm outside of Cold Lake. I’ve spent most of my life in the outdoors and loved every second of it.

I’ve used radio as a tool my entire career. In the Military, radio was vital for coordinating operations – poor comms meant failure. As a result, I’m a big fan of good communications. I was also exposed to the benefits of radio outside of the Military – as a guide in Labrador, we had simple HF radios linked to the Newfoundland phone system (the “Orange Box”). This was our only link to the world and was a huge morale booster: being able to call home and make sure everything was ok was wonderful. In the days before satellite phones and GPS it was also comforting to have that “Orange Box” in the Komatic behind the snowmobile: the ability to call for help if needed is an awesome thing when you have 100 miles of ice left to travel and you’re using the wind ridges of snow to navigate in 0/0 conditions.

I joined our local Amateur Radio club as a result of working with them while in the Military. They did a great job supporting 4 Wing in various responses, and I believe that volunteering is a critical part of community so it was an obvious decision. I joined for community service – what I didn’t expect was to have fun and make friends. I really enjoy supporting community events. We’ve supported a variety of fun runs, runs for charity, ATV rallies, airshows, et al. We’ve also responded in support of Emergency Services in Cold Lake and that is very satisfying.

I’ve met Amateurs from all over the Province and very much enjoy their company. We have a great group of dedicated volunteers who have a real “service before self” attitude. I applaud this. I’ve travelled over most of Canada and had

Ernest C. Clintberg, VE6ECK

My primary reasons for seeking the position of RAC Director are to advance the hobby of Amateur Radio, enhance the service of the hobby to our communities and promote the RAC organization across the region and Canada.

I bring my experience as a school administrator of 22 years as well as organizational experience of 11 years as a senior executive staff officer with the Alberta Teachers’ Association. My education includes a BSc (Physics), MEd (Administration) and an EdD (Doctorate in Education).

The Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), in my belief, is a very important and necessary advocate for the hobby internationally and nationally where it not only advances our personal Amateur Radio interests, but also the interests of the larger community where “hams” serve in supportive volunteer communication efforts.

Since 2011, I have acted as Secretary for the North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club with prior involvement as a Director. In addition, I am a member of the Northern Alberta Amateur Radio Club, the Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club and the American Radio Relay League.

Amateur Radio has been an interest of mine since age 12 when I gained the help of Bonar Wilt, VE6HU (SK), a friendly Elmer. Later in life, I was able to realize the fulfillment of that interest when I passed my Basic certificate and was assigned the call of VE6ECK in April 1992 followed by CW and Advanced certificates.

I joined the Radio Amateurs of Canada in 1995. As Bonar Wilt told me and David Gervais, VE6KD, another Elmer, has demonstrated to me, “the ham radio fraternity is honourable and populated by upstanding, selfless and supportive individuals.” My experience of the fraternity does reflect their belief and actions.


a ball doing so. It’s a great country, with great people. I ended up in Alberta by choice – it’s home.

I was asked to put my name forward for consideration as your RAC Director. If the rest of you want me to represent you, I’ll be happy to do so. Be warned, however, that I can’t do this on my own. I’ll be counting on all of you to identify issues that need resolution as well as options on how best to solve the problems. I will have one self-imposed task and that is to bring this community together again. We’re a small community and in my opinion there is no room for strife. To that end, I hope to spend a lot of long weekends travelling the Province, meeting people, perhaps helping out in supporting events, and visiting over a campfire in the evening. In my opinion, very few issues survive honest dialogue.

I don’t look to other people for competition. Instead, I look to others for inspiration and we have a lot of great folk doing great work. That includes the other folks looking to be your RAC Director. Give them a chance, they’re good people. I would be happy to meet with anyone on the air most evenings to chat; perhaps after the Alberta Public Service Net (APSN). You can reach me at [email protected].

Over the past 23 years in Amateur Radio, my personal interests have focused on the HF spectrum with some interest in contesting. This has caused me to put together a modest HF station which can be heard, depending on conditions, during many contests, particularly those sponsored by RAC.

For additional information please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or visit: http://www.ncaarc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/VE6ECK-final-website-resume.pdf

The closing date for the return of ballots to RAC Headquarters is no later than 12 noon on Friday, April 15, 2016.

Please send the ballots to:

RAC Corporate Secretary Radio Amateurs of Canada 720 Belfast Road, Suite 217 Ottawa, ON K1G 0Z5


RAC Governance Review UnderwayMarcel D. Mongeon, VA3DDD – RAC Honourary Legal Counsel ([email protected] – 877-390-1818)

The RAC Executive has decided to review the governance structure of Radio Amateurs of Canada. No changes will be made without first presenting them to the RAC membership at the Annual General Meeting which will be held in early September.

RAC currently has two groups in charge of the governance of the organization. The Executive includes the appointed officers of the organization such as the President and others. It deals with day-to-day matters either by directly dealing with them or by working with staff and other volunteers. The Board includes all of the elected Regional Directors. It is responsible for the longer term policy issues of the organization. It is also responsible for the financial stability of the organization and ensuring that the Executive operates in accordance with an approved annual financial budget.

Regional Directors ensure a RAC presence at events in the various regions such as Hamfests and other meetings. Because of the large size of most regions within RAC, the elected Director also appoints Deputy and Assistant Directors to help ensure geographical balance and coverage.

Current governance issues to be considered as part of this review include the following:

1) The RAC Constitution dates back to the merger of the Canadian Amateur Radio Federation (CARF) and the Canadian Radio Relay League (CRRL). Is the form of the Constitution still appropriate or should RAC adopt bylaws more in keeping with other not-for-profit corporations incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act?

2) How can we ensure that there is an appropriate succession to Officer and Director positions? When there is a lack of candidates for a position even after soliciting for volunteers, what process should be followed to fill positions?

3) How can RAC work with Officers or Directors who are having difficulty in fulfilling the obligations of their position? How should difficulties be identified and brought to the incumbent’s attention? Who is responsible for declaring a position vacant and in what time frame?

4) How effective is the process used to vote for Regional Directors? Should we be encouraging all positions to be contested by voting? If a vote is required, is an electronic voting system appropriate? Given how infrequently positions are contested, is a model other than voting more appropriate?

5) In order to ensure a refreshing of the volunteers involved, all Directors and some of the Officer positions have limits on the amount of time that a volunteer can serve. What are the appropriate limits? Should limits be applicable to all positions?

6) Financial stability has recently been achieved in RAC’s operations. In order to continue such stability, what governance safeguards, if any, should be implemented such as a mandated annual budget surplus or a limit on the new ventures that RAC undertakes?

To begin the governance review, the Executive has formed a small working group under the leadership of myself, Marcel Mongeon, RAC’s Honourary Legal Counsel. The working group will study the foregoing questions and decide which issues are deserving of further attention.

If you wish to contribute any ideas to the review, please don’t hesitate to contact me by email at [email protected] or at my office (toll free) 877-390-1818.


Distracted Driving Regulations UpdateRichard Ferch, VE3IAY/VE3KI – RAC Regulatory Affairs Officer [email protected]

Amateur Radio operators in Ontario are currently enjoying a time-limited exemption under the Highway Traffic Act’s distracted driving regulations, allowing them the use of mobile 2-way communications apparatus until January 1, 2018. However, that day is approaching faster than we think.

RAC Ontario South Director, Phil McBride, VA3QR, is leading an effort by Ontario Amateurs to get the exemption extended or made permanent.

To this end, he has sent an invitation to Ontario-based Amateur Radio clubs and ARES/EmComm groups to seek letters from served agencies and groups describing the importance of Amateur Radio communications to these groups.

Please contact Phil directly at [email protected] for further details.

Dayton Hamvention: May 20-22

RAC comms – wp.rac.ca

For the sixth year in a row, Radio Amateurs of Canada will be operating a booth at the Dayton Hamvention, the world’s largest Amateur Radio gathering. This is the 65th year of the Dayton Hamvention, sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association. Each year, a specific theme – such as Amateur Radio clubs, global friendship or the advent of digital modes – spotlights one of the many facets of the Amateur Radio Service.

This year’s theme is “The Radio Frontier: Looking to new methods and devices in communication”:

“This year brings with it newer and more challenging communication equipment and methods than have never been seen until now. With the vast social networks of advertising and media to get the information to the public, being on the cutting edge of the equipment, getting that message out to the public, is the exciting part of what Hamvention and other technical gatherings can do. We strive to bring that together with the tried and true tools of our hobby.”

The event will once again be held at the Hara Arena Complex on the north side of Dayton, Ohio at 1001 Shiloh Springs Road Dayton, OH 45415. Further information, including advance ticket sales and accommodations, can be found online at: http://www.hamvention.org

So come visit the Radio Amateurs of Canada booth BA0436 and talk to your RAC volunteers. Better yet contact us and volunteer to work at the booth: RAC Headquarters [email protected]; or by telephone at 1-877-273-8304.

“Discover the HF Experience” at Dayton

Gerry Hull, W1VE/VE1RM/VE4CDX, is heading a “Discover the HF Experience” booth at the Dayton Hamvention from May 20-22 as part of the American Radio Relay League’s section.

Radio Amateurs of Canada will be represented by Tom Haavisto, VE3CX and Cary Rubenfeld, VE4EA, as core participants. All Canadians attending Dayton Hamvention are invited to stop by and participate.

RadioSport Manitoba and the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club have just completed the inaugural presentation in Winnipeg on April 2. Co-creator Gerry Hull, W1VE and members of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club (YCCC) will be leading an event on Sunday, April 10 in Framingham, Massachusetts.

For more information on the event please stay tuned for the upcoming May-June 2016 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine or visit: http://wp.rac.ca/discover-the-hf-experience-aims-to-dazzle-technicians-newcomers/


The Amateur Radio Service at World Radiocommunication ConferencesBryan Rawlings, VE3QN – RAC Special Advisor – WRC-15

We often think of Amateur Radio as a hobby but in the high profile world of international politics it’s a radio service and it appears as such in the Radio Regulations, the international treaty regulating radio worldwide. Suffice it to say, the parts of the radio spectrum available to us are under constant scrutiny by other powerful interests who would seek to acquire or share our frequencies.

Decisions about the uses to be made of the radio frequency spectrum are taken every three or four years at a World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC). The latest WRC ended in late November after four weeks of meetings in Geneva, Switzerland which involved over 3,000 delegates. Among the delegates were a team of Radio Amateurs working under the guidance of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) and – additionally in our case – an Amateur sponsored by RAC on the Canadian delegation.

How did it all turn out? A new allocation – the first in the HF bands since 1979 – was achieved at 5 MHz. For a more complete description of this achievement please read the article on page 12 of the January-February 2016 TCA. There were other developments which have a potential impact on Amateur Radio and these were summarized in the March-April 2016 issue of TCA.

Included below are the agenda items with potential impact on Amateur Radio which will be debated in the next WRC – scheduled for 2019. Among these, the key Amateur initiative will be a proposal to allocate 50 – 54 MHz to Amateur Radio in Europe, the Middle East and Africa thereby harmonizing the six-metre band worldwide.

1) An agenda item to consider an allocation in Region 1 to the Amateur Radio Service in the band 50 to 54 MHz, thereby harmonizing the 6 metre band worldwide. Six metre operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently authorized only by certain administrations using an exception clause in the ITU Regulations and are often only for 50 to 52 MHz.

2) An agenda item to consider an allocation of a range of spectrum for what are called “small” satellites – known also as “nano” or “pico” satellites – for telemetry, tracking and command. These small satellites often use frequencies in the Amateur 2 metre or 70 cm bands. Indeed, at various stages in formulating this agenda item, the Amateur bands at 144 MHz and 420 MHz risked being included; however, strong representation from the Amateur representatives and a little luck resulted in the current proposal which is to study 150.05 to 174 MHz and 400.15 to 420 MHz.


3) An agenda item to consider identifying a range for advanced mobile telephony known as International Mobile Telephony (IMT). There are several specific ranges being considered in the range from 24.25 up to 86 GHz – all contentious. One of these ranges might include 47 to 47.2 GHz where we Amateurs have a primary allocation.

4) An agenda item to study operational and technical provisions to further accommodate Wireless Access Systems (WAS) and Radio Local Access Networks (RLANs in the range of frequencies between 5150 to 5925 MHz. As we Amateurs have a secondary allocation for our 5 cm band in 5650 to 5925 MHz, we might therefore coexist in this range with RLANs.

5) An agenda item to study international allocations for the mobile service so as to integrate communication between railway trains and trackside communications on a regional/global basis. It remains to be seen what impact, if any, this might have on Amateur allocations, particularly where we have a secondary allocation.

6) An agenda item to study Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) for electric vehicles. Here again, the impact on Amateur operations remains to be seen.

7) An agenda item to study organizing active frequency allocations in the range 275 to 450 GHz. The current ITU Table of Frequency Allocations extends only to 275 GHz. (Did you know that Radio Amateurs have a primary allocation in 248 to 250 GHz?)

During the Conference the Amateur station at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – which usually signs 4U1ITU – used the special call sign 4U1WRC. Above are some photos of the station taken by Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN and by Flavio Archangelo, PY2ZX.

HELP WANTED: TREASURERThe Radio Amateurs of Canada is looking for a Treasurer who is a Chartered Accountant, Certified General Accountant or Certified Management Accountant. A certification in Amateur Radio is optional.

As RAC’s financial advisor, we need someone to provide direction on the accounts and act as liaison with the external auditors. Experience with QuickBooks would be an asset.

Radio Amateurs of Canada is a non-profit corporation providing services to members and has a mandate to enhance Amateur Radio in Canada.

Please speak with your friends; there must be a RAC member who either qualifies or can approach someone for this volunteer position. Certification in Amateur Radio is not a requirement for this position.

Interested parties please contact the RAC Corporate Secretary at [email protected].

Sukwan Widajat, VA3WID – RAC Corporate Secretary


World Amateur Radio Day


Every April 18, Radio Amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on that day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was formed in Paris.

Amateur Radio experimenters were the first to discover that the shortwave spectrum – far from being a wasteland – could support worldwide propagation. In the rush to use these shorter wavelengths, Amateur Radio was “in grave danger of being pushed aside,” the IARU’s history has noted. Amateur Radio pioneers met in Paris in 1925 and created the IARU to support Amateur Radio worldwide.

Just two years later, at the International Radiotelegraph Conference, Amateur Radio gained the allocations still recognized today – 160, 80, 40, 20 and 10 metres. Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly to defend and expand the frequency allocations for Amateur Radio. Thanks to the support of enlightened administrations in every part of the globe, Radio Amateurs are now able to experiment and communicate in frequency bands strategically located throughout the radio spectrum. From the 25 countries that formed the IARU in 1925, the IARU has grown to include 160 member-societies in three regions. IARU Region 1 includes Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Northern Asia. Region 2 covers the Americas, and Region 3 is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific island nations and most of Asia. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has recognized the IARU as representing the interests of Amateur Radio.

Today, Amateur Radio is more popular than ever, with over 3,000,000 licensed operators!

World Amateur Radio Day is the day when IARU Member-Societies can show our capabilities to the public and enjoy global friendship with other Amateurs worldwide.

We have provided a poster for World Amateur Radio Day. Any club may download it and use it to promote WARD in their area: http://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html. The poster comes in two sizes: 61cm x 91cm and a small (A4) flyer.

Groups should promote their WARD activity on social media by using the hash tag #WARD2016 on Twitter and Facebook. IARU will list all WARD activities on this page. To have your WARD activity listed, send an email to ARRL Public Relations Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X.

April 18 is the day for all of Amateur Radio to celebrate and tell the world about the science we can help teach, the community service we can provide and the fun we have.

We hope you will join in the fun and education that is World Amateur Radio Day!

Source: The International Amateur Radio Union http://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html


What is the Hall of Fame all About?Ed Frazer, VE7EF – Chair of Board of Trustees of the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame

Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. A person who is not a resident of Canada may be appointed only as an Honorary Member of the Hall. Nomination or appointment for Member or Honorary Member of the Hall may be after the death of the nominee.

The Constitution of the Hall specifies that the appointment as Member of the Hall is for “outstanding achievement and excellence of the highest degree, for serious and sustained service to Amateur Radio in Canada, or to Amateur Radio at large”. So what does all that mean?

The Trustees of the Hall have interpreted the Constitution to mean that the person has performed significant service over many years to enhance the well-being of Amateur Radio. For example, the Amateur may have served on: Canada’s national Amateur Radio organizations (the Canadian Radio Relay League, the Canadian Amateur Radio Federation or Radio Amateurs of Canada); technical, regulatory or international committees; and/or Provincial or local associations such as repeater or emergency councils.

He or she may have become proficient in one or more areas of expertise and then shared this knowledge with other Amateurs by publishing articles, giving classes or providing seminars. They may have given back to Amateur Radio by becoming Accredited Examiners or teaching classes (Basic, Advanced and Morse Code) for several years.

No single achievement would necessarily qualify an Amateur for the Hall of Fame, but a lifetime of service would be favorable. Look at the list of Hall Members provided below and you will find Amateurs who have made distinguished contributions in many areas.

Please get together with your fellow Amateurs or club members and submit a nomination or two. Let us avoid the situation where no nominations are received as in past years. Let’s not wait until a worthy Amateur becomes a Silent Key before he or she is honoured.

How do you nominate someone?

A Call for Nominations is issued annually in the July/August issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine. Nominations may be submitted at any time of the year, but nominations for consideration in the current year must be submitted to RAC Headquarters by the last business day of September.

Nominations must be submitted by using the Nomination Form which is available for download from the RAC website at http://wp.rac.ca/. Click on “Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame” under the “Programmes” header, and look in the “Call for Nominations” section. All nominations must include a biographical sketch and three references. If you have questions concerning the process, contact the Chair of Trustees at [email protected].

MEMBERS OF THE HALL OF FAME

Honorary Member2015 – Larry Price, W4RA

Members2015 – Jim Dean, VE3IQ2015 – Farrell (Hoppy) Hopwood, VE7RD2014 – George Spencer, VE3AGS2014 – Don Dashney, VE3RM2013 – Ken Pulfer, VE3PU2013 – Earle Smith, VE6NM2012 – Bob Nash, VE3KZ 2011 – Jack Belrose, VE2CV/VE3CVV 2010 – No nominations2009 – Croft Taylor, VE3CT 2008 – No Nominations2007 – Murray Ronald, VE4RE2005 – No nominations2004 – No nominations2003 – No nominations

2002 – Tom Atkins, VE3CDM 2001 – No nominations2000 – No nominations1999 – Dave Snydal, VE4XN 1998 – Allan Davies, VE5AQ 1997 – Bill Wilson, VE3NR 1996 – Fred Hammond, VE3HC 1995 – Bill Loucks, VE3AR 1994 – No nomination1993 – Noel Eaton, VE3CJ 1992 – Art Blick, VE3AHU 1991 – No nominations1990 – No nominations1989 – Doug Lockart, VE7APU


TRUSTEES OF THE HALL OF FAME

The Hall is administered by an independent Board of Trustees, one Trustee per province. The Board has sole discretion and authority to appoint Members and Honorary Members of the Hall. The Trustee’s term of office is three years, which may be renewed. Thanks to all Trustees, past and present, for their diligent service in reviewing the nominations.

Alberta: Rob Brennen, VE6TR, Redwater, AB First appointed: June 2010; Expires: June 2016

British Columbia: Fred Orsetti, VE7IO, Surrey, BC First appointed: October 2009; Expires: 2018

Manitoba: Roger Froeber, VE4RLF; Winnipeg, MB First appointed: 2015; Expires 2018

New Brunswick: Yvon Hachey, VE1VON, Dieppe, NB * First Appointed: April 2015; Expires 2018

Newfoundland and Labrador: Frank Davis, VO1HP, St. John’s, NL First appointed: 2006; Expires 2018

Nova Scotia: Roger Porter, VE1VCE; Antigonish, NS ** First appointed: 1992; Expires 2018

Ontario: Tom Haavisto, VE3CX, Kaministiquia, ON First appointed: 2011; Expires: 2017

Prince Edward Island: Ella McCormick, VE1PEI, Kensington, PE First appointed: 2015; Expires: 2018

Quebec: John Grow, VE2EQL, Greenfield Park, QC First Appointed: 2013; Expires: 2016

Saskatchewan: Ned Carroll, VE5NED, Davidson, SK First appointed: 2009; Expires: 2018

Notes:

* Hugh Clark, VE9HC, was the original Trustee for New Brunswick and he served until he became a Silent Key in 2014.

** Roger Porter, VE1VCE, is the original and ongoing Trustee for Nova Scotia.

CHAIR OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Board of Directors of Radio Amateurs of Canada appoints the Chair of the Board of Trustees. The following are the Chairs since the inception of the Hall of Fame.

• 2009 to present: Ed Frazer, VE7EF, West Vancouver, BC

• 1999 to 2008: Jim Hay, VE2VE, Montreal, QC

• 1989 to 1998: Maurice Gladden, VO1FG, Carbonear, NF

SPONSORSHIPS

Like most things in life, there are costs associated with these awards, and we are grateful to two clubs for underwriting the costs for the Hall of Fame. The Ottawa Amateur Radio Club has sponsored the awards since 1998. The North Shore Amateur Radio Club (BC) began sponsorship in 2014. Thanks to both clubs for their support.

Prepared by Ed Frazer, VE7EF Chair of Board of Trustees Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame [email protected] – West Vancouver, BC


Radio Amateurs of Canada – Maple Leaf Legacy Circle


Your Personal Legacy: Making A Difference for the Future of Amateur Radio

RAC would like to recognize and honour Amateur Radio operators who have made the ultimate gift by voluntarily including Radio Amateurs of Canada in their will or other estate plans by welcoming them into the RAC Maple Leaf Legacy Circle.

One of the most important matters that everyone must manage and establish at some point in life is proper financial due diligence in estate planning for your family and loved ones.

One may also choose to express their gratitude to those organizations that meant the most to you in your life.

Professional advice should be sought in estate planning and your legal rights and tax laws must be considered when planning which estate vehicle best meets your needs. Your goals and priorities can then be consolidated into a customized plan.

RAC is well aware of many testimonials whereby Amateur Radio played a very important role in many people’s lives as a fulfilling hobby and for some it even became a stepping stone to their financial success in professional life.

Choosing to enroll in this RAC program is a very thoughtful and generous action we wish to recognize.

RAC Maple Leaf Legacy Circle Benefits:

• Custom-designed RAC Maple Legacy Circle pin with engraved call sign

• Two automobile window decals

• Personalized certificate (signed by the RAC President)

• Credit for purchasing RAC items

Contact RAC for further information: 1-877-273-8304 – [email protected]

The Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc., is a not-for-profit organization holding the following registration information:

Corporation Number 2858592 Business Number (BN) 899715189RC0001 Governing Legislation Canada Corporations Act


RAC Affiliated Club Program

RAC is proud to recognize the following clubs which are participating in our Affiliated Club Program.

• Abbotsford Amateur Radio Society

• Algoma Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Almonte Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Amateur Radio Society of Dryden

• Baccalieu Amateur Radio Klub

• Barrie Amateur Radio Club

• BC FM Communications Association

• Border City Radio Club Inc.

• Brandon Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Brockville Amateur Radio Club

• Bulkley Valley Amateur Radio Society

• Burlington Amateur Radio Club

• Burnaby Amateur Radio Club

• Calgary Amateur Radio Association

• Calgary Communications Club

• Calgary Regional ARES

• Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club

• Central Toronto Club

• Charlottetown Amateur Radio Club

• Chatham-Kent Amateur Radio Club

• Club de radioamateur Vallée du Richelieu

• Coast Emergency Communications Association

• Contest Club Ontario

• Coquitlam Amateur Radio Emergency Services Society

• Covey Hill Amateur Club

• Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society

• Delta Amateur Radio Society

• East Kootenay Amateur Radio Club

• Edmonton Regional ARES Association

• Elmira Radio Club Inc.

• Festival City Amateur Radio Club

• Foothills Amateur Radio Society

• Fort McMurray Amateur Radio Club

• Fort Saskatchewan Amateur Radio Club

• Fraser Valley Amateur Radio Emergency Service Society

• Fredericton Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club

• Guelph Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Halton Amateur Radio Club

• Hamilton Amateur Radio Club

• International Repeater Group

• Kamloops Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Kingston Amateur Radio Club

• Lake Simcoe Repeater Association

• Lanark North Leeds ARES

• Langley Amateur Radio Association


• Lethbridge Senior Citizens Amateur Radio Club

• London Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Loyalist City Amateur Radio Club

• Manitoba Repeater Society Inc.

• Manitoulin Amateur Radio Club

• Maritime Contest Club

• Melfort Repeater Group Inc.

• Mid Island Radio Association

• Mississauga Amateur Radio Club

• Mobile Emergency Communications Club

• Moncton Amateur Radio Club

• Montreal Amateur Radio Club

• Niagara Peninsula Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• North Bay Amateur Radio Club

• North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club

• North Okanagan Radio Amateur Club

• North Shore Amateur Radio Club (Ontario)

• North Shore Amateur Radio Club (British Columbia)

• Northern Alberta Radio Club

• Northern Saskatchewan ARC

• Northwestern Ontario Radio Club

• Nortown Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Orillia Amateur Radio Club

• Ottawa Amateur Radio Club

• Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club

• Pathfinders Amateur Radio Club Inc

• Peace Country Amateur Radio Club

• Peel Amateur Radio Club

• Penticton Amateur Radio Club

• Peterborough Amateur Radio Club

• Pinoy Amateur Radio Association of Alberta

• Playland Amateur Radio Repeater Association

• Powell River Amateur Repeater Society

• Prescott-Russell Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Prince Edward Amateur Radio Club

• Prince George Amateur Radio Club

• Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club

• Quinte Amateur Radio Club

• Regina Amateur Radio Association Inc.

• Richmond Amateur Radio Club

• Rideau Lakes Amateur Radio Club

• Salt Spring Amateur Radio Club

• Sask-Alta Radio Club

• Saskatoon Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Seaway Valley Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Shelburne County Amateur Radio Club

• Shuswap Amateur Radio Club

• Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs


• South Pickering Amateur Radio Club

• Southern Alberta Repeater Association

• Southern Ontario Repeater Team Inc.

• South Point Amateur Radio Club

• Sudbury Amateur Radio Club

• Sun Parlour Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Surrey Amateur Radio Club

• Telephone Pioneers Amateur Radio Club

• Terrace Amateur Radio Club

• The Renfrew County Amateur Radio Club Inc

• The Sun Parlour Retirees Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Three Hills Amateur Radio Club

• Timmins Amateur Radio Club

• Tri-County Amateur Radio Club Inc.

• Truro Amateur Radio Club

• Upper Trinity Amateur Radio Club

• Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization (VECTOR)

• Victoria New Horizons Club

• Vimy Commemorative Station Society

• West Carleton Amateur Radio Club

• West Island Amateur Radio Club

• West Kootenay Amateur Radio Club

• West Side Radio Club

• Westcumb Amateur Radio Club

• White Rock Amateur Radio Club Society

• Wild Rose Amateur Radio Society

• Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club

• Winnipeg ARES Inc

• Winnipeg Amateur Radio Emergency Service

• Winnipeg Digital Repeater Group Inc.

• Winnipeg Senior Citizens Radio Club

• Yellowknife Amateur Radio Society

If your club is not listed above and your club would like to affiliate with Radio Amateurs of Canada, please go to the following link to find out more about the Affiliated Clubs Program:

http://wp.rac.ca/affiliated-club-listing/

Also at this link is an up-to-date list as clubs are added, a list of benefits of affiliation and an application form if your club would like to affiliate and support RAC.

One of the major benefits of club affiliation is being able to participate in the Liability Insurance Program provided. There are great savings on club liability and equipment insurance.

You can find more information at: http://wp.rac.ca/p1520/

The RAC Affiliated Club Program and RAC Liability Insurance Program are administered by RAC headquarters staff.

All matters relating to these programs, must be directed to the following address:

Radio Amateurs of Canada 720 Belfast Road, Suite 217 Ottawa, ON, K1G 0Z5 Telephone: 877-273-8304 Email: [email protected]

Documents

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