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RamblerNewsletter of the
Ottawa Valley MobileRadio Club
Incorporated
Mar 2011 Edition 55 Page: 1
President’s RamblingsRadio astronomy and amateur radiowas the topic during the lastOVMRC meeting, at the Scienceand Technology Museum. Thetopic was eloquently presented byGlenn, VE3XRA. Now, everyoneknows what the XRA suffix in hiscall sign means. Thanks Glenn!
The ARRL has released theirinformation about the 2011 FieldDay. The full 2011 ARRL FieldDay information packet is availablefor download on the ARRL website (www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2011/2011_FD_Packet.pdf).Field Day this year is June 25-26.Our Special Events Chair BobVA3QV is leading the organizationof the OVMRC participation in theevent. We need help and please docontact Bob to offer your skills andtime if you are available. Without adoubt, Field Day is one of the mostinteresting events you canexperience in amateur radio. Thebands are very busy and contactsare easy to make. There are aspectsof the hobby that you can learnonly during Field Day. I wasamazed last year by the creativity ofsome of our members in thedeployment of their antennas.
On the agenda of the upcomingclub meeting, we have the amateurradio course graduation ceremonyand Home Brew Evening. Bringand present your latest amateur
radio project. There will be prizesfor winners. It is March 17, 7:30PM at the Museum of Science andTechnology. See you there!
Michel Barbeau, [email protected]
Glenn, VE3XRA talking about radio astronomy and amateur radio at the February OVMRC Meeting.
The ARRL logo for Field Day 2011.
INSIDE
President`s Ramblings..............1
Meeting Minutes.................3 - 5
VE3JW in February..................5
D-STAR is Well andGrowing...................................5
OVMRC Course.......................6
The Bureau is Looking for.......7
Time-limited Exemption..........7
RAC Bulletins..........................8
RACs NE Ontario Director`sReport.......................................8
Calendar...................................9
Larry Wilcox Memorial2M Contest......................10 - 13
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OVMRC Executive2009-2010
President:Michel Barbeau, [email protected]
Vice-President:Darin Cowan, [email protected],Treasurer:Robert Plante, [email protected],613-231-6044Assistant Treasurer:Beth Webster, [email protected],Secretary:Joe Lemieux, [email protected],613-745-5074
Standing CommitteeChairpersons
Amateur Radio Exhibit:Darin Cowan, [email protected],Amateur Radio Training &Accredited Examiner:Ernie Jury, [email protected],613-728-3666Historical:Ante Laurijssen, [email protected]
Membership:Joe Lemieux, [email protected],613-745-5074Publicity & Programs:VacantRadio Operations:Patrick Tunney, VA3CMD
[email protected],Technical:Mathieu Goulet, [email protected],Emergency Preparedness:Paul Labbé, [email protected]
Special Events:Bob Sharp, [email protected]
Newsletter Editor:Robert Cherry, [email protected]
Webmaster:Chris Wiesner, [email protected],613-837-2667For information about the duties andresponsibilities about all Executive andChair positions, please visit the OVM-RC forums, Member section or contactany member of the Executive.
SponsorsThe OVMRC acknowledges thefollowing organizations for theirsupport of our activities:• Acceptable Storage, Ottawa, ON• Bytown Marine,Ottawa, ON• Elkel Ltee.,Trois-Riviéres, QC• Kenwood Electronics CanadaInc.,Mississauga, ON• Travel-Mor Trailer Sales,Ottawa, ON
The club’s web site is hosted by:Magma Communications Ltd.www.ovmrc.on.ca
OVMRC Life MembersMaurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIG
Ralph Cameron, VE3BBMDoug Carswell, VE3ATY
Doreen Morgan, VE3CGOEd Morgan, VE3GX
Bill Wilson, VE3NR (SK)
OVMRC Repeaters147.300 MHz(+)444.200 MHZ(+)
Amateur Radio ExhibitVE3JWWeb site:
ovmrc.on.ca/ve3jw.htmCanada Science & Technology
MuseumThe Rambler is the official newsletter ofthe Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio ClubIncorporated and is published 11 timesa year (monthly, except for July). Opin-ions expressed in the Rambler arethose of the authors and not necessarilythose of the OVMRC, its officers or itsmembers. Permission is granted to re-publish the contents in whole or in part,providing the source is acknowledged.Commercial use of the contents is ex-pressly prohibited.Submit articles to the editor or by e-mail to:Robert Cherry, [email protected]
Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club, Incorporated
PO Box 41145
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MINUTES GENERALMEETINGFebruary 17, 2011
1. CALL TO ORDERBeth VA3CEW called the meetingto order at 19:35. There were 17people in attendance.
2. GUESTSReg VA3REG
3. PROGRAM
3.1 Radio AstronomyGlenn VE3XRA, a former radioastronomer and a member of theClub Executive, presented anillustrated talk entitled RadioAstronomy and Amateur Radio.
From the time that man first lookedat the night sky until relativelyrecently, visible light provided theonly window on the universe.Then, just before World War II,exploration of the universe startedusing radio signals. The newscience of radio astronomy wasborn. This was made possible, inlarge part, by the work of a fewamateur radio enthusiasts.
Glenn described the key rolesplayed early on by Grote Reber(W9GFZ) and John Kraus (W8JK)and, later, by Joe Taylor (W1JT), indetecting, measuring andinterpreting radio signals fromspace. These individuals laid thefoundation for the field that is nowproducing the most dramaticdiscoveries about the nature of theuniverse. Their enthusiasm forelectronics and forcommunications, combined withtheir ability to design and buildtheir own equipment, allowed them,literally, to go where no one had
gone before. Now techniques forweak signal detection inspired bythe demands of modern radioastronomy are finding their wayinto amateur radio.
Glenn talked about some of themajor discoveries made through theinvestigation of celestial objectsusing radio frequencies. The initialdiscovery of emissions from theMilky Way in the early 1930s wasfollowed by the discovery ofquasars (quasi-stellar radio sources)in the 1950s and then by that ofpulsars in the late 1960s. Later,radio astronomers began to activelysearch for extraterrestrialintelligence (SETI).
In 1932, Karl Guthe Jansky (1905-1950), a physicist then investigatingstatic interference with a directionalantenna at the Bell TelephoneLaboratories, detected radio signalswith a period of 23 hours and 56minutes. He eventually concludedthat these signal were emanatingfrom the Milky Way.
Subsequently, in 1937, Grote Reber(1911-2002), a radio engineer,detected signals coming from nearthe centre of our galaxy. Thisconfirmed the discovery made byJansky. The instrument used byReber was a home-brewed 9-meterdish installed behind his home. Hisinstrument represents the firstsignificant use of a parabolicreflector for a radio antenna. In1944, Reber produced the first skymap of radio frequencies. Hepublished his results without peerreview because there were no otherindividuals at that time whounderstood both, astronomy andelectronics. Today, many see thelegacy of Reber in the array ofdishes used for communications.
In the late 1950s, Dr. John D. Kraus(1910-2004), a physicist, designedand built the “Big Ear” radiotelescope at Ohio State University.As an avid amateur radioenthusiast, he continued to operatethroughout his life. He wrotearticles in amateur radio magazinesfrom the 1930s until the early2000s. He invented the helicalantenna and the corner reflector.Kraus wrote the definitivetextbooks on both, radio astronomyand antennas.
More recently, Dr. Joseph HootonTaylor Jr., who was born in 1941,received the Nobel Prize forphysics in 1993 along with hisgraduate student Russell AlanHulse for the discovery of binarypulsars. However, Joe Taylor isbest known among amateur radioenthusiasts for the development ofWSJT (Weak Signal Processing byW1JT), an open-source computerprogram designed to process weaksignals. WSJT supports severalother programs optimized forspecific modes of propagation suchas FSK441 (for meteor scatter),JT65 (for Earth-Moon-Earth) andJT6M (for ionospheric scatter).
Glenn kindly provided extensivereferences to the key topics coveredin his talk:
Karl Jansky:
http://www.enotes.com/earth-science/jansky-karl
http://www.nrao.edu/whatisra/hist_jansky.shtml
Grote Reber:
http://www.nrao.edu/whatisra/hist_reber.shtml
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http://www.enotes.com/topic/Grote_Reber
John Kraus:
http://www.naapo.org/W8JK/W8JK.htm
http://www.nrao.edu/archives/Kraus/kraus.shtml#Biography
Joe Taylor:
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1993/taylor-autobio.html
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/Moonbounce_at_Arecibo.pdf
http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/
The New Astronomy: Opening theElectromagnetic Window andExpanding our View of PlanetEarth: This book can bedownloaded at no cost from:
http://ebookee.org/The-New-Astronomy-Opening-the-Electromagnetic-Window-and-Expanding-our-View-of-Planet-Earth-repost-_1077269.html orfrom filesonic.com.
A number of Club members hadalready heard Glenn speak on thesubject of amateur radio and radioastronomy at other venues.Nonetheless, they came to themeeting to hear again Glenn speakon this fascinating subject. Thankyou Glenn.
4. REPORTS FROM CHAIRS
4.1 Amateur Radio ExhibitDarin VE3OIJ reminded amateursthat they are welcome as volunteeroperators or as guest operators.
Licensed amateurs operating atVE3JW are not required to pay theadmission fee to the Museum.Contact Darin to make thenecessary arrangements.
4.2 Amateur Radio TrainingErnie VE3EJJ reported that theamateur radio course offered by theClub was nearly finished and thatthe final examination would be heldon March 1, 2011.
4.3 HistoricalAnte VA2BBW reported that hewas still in the process offamiliarizing himself with theinformation contained on a largenumber of CDs and other materialdocumenting the history of theClub. He intends to publish someof his findings in the Rambler.
4.4 MembershipJoe VE3EUS reported that 59amateurs were members of the Clubfor the fiscal year starting onSeptember 1, 2010 and ending onAugust 31, 2011. Further to themotion passed by members at theJanuary 20, 2011 general meetingof the Club, the membershipapplication form was revised toreflect the new fee schedule. Acopy of the revised form waspublished in the February issue ofthe Rambler. A number of badgesordered by members remain to bepicked up. Anyone else who wantsto order a badge should see Joe atthe membership table.
4.5 Program and PublicityMichel VE3EMB remindedmembers that Home Brew Nightwould be held at the next generalmeeting of the Club. Prizes will beawarded to meritorious homebrewers. As well, a ceremony willbe held for the graduates of theamateur radio course offered by the
Club. Recent graduates of thesatellite course will receive theircertificate.
4.6 Special EventsBob VA3QV informed membersthat the Larry Wilcox Memorial 2Meter FM Contest would be heldon Saturday, May 7, 2011. Thisevent takes place during theweekend prior to the Smiths FallsFlea Market. Rules of the Contestwill be published in the March issueof the Rambler. As well, Bobrequested that members comeforward to participate in the FieldDay Committee. The Club plans tooperate a 2-Alpha or a 3-Alphaconfiguration. Issues that need tobe addressed by the Committeeinclude venue, networking oflogging programs and thedeployment of a mess tent. Thoseinterested should contact Bob assoon as possible.
4.7 TreasurerBeth VA3CEW reported that therewas no major departure from theClub budget with the exception ofinsurance. The cost of liabilityinsurance sponsored by RadioAmateurs of Canada was over $400compared to a budgeted amount of$150. The variance is due to theunforeseen increase in premiums.
4.8 WebmasterChris VA3SM reported that theClub website is running smoothly.Anyone not receiving the newslettershould sign up on the Club website.
5. COMMENTS FROM THEFLOOR
5.1 Videos of Club EventsAndré VE3CLW inquired about thepossibility of borrowing videos ofClub events. These videos are
Mar 2011 Page: 5available at the Club station,VE3JW.
6. PRIZESProceeds of the 50:50 ticket saleswere $30.00. The 50:50 draw($15.00) was won by MichelVE3EMB. Michel graciouslydonated his winnings to the Club.Thank you Michel.
André VE3CLW won the doorprize, a set of multi tools. Thatprize was supplied by the Club.
7. UPCOMING CLUBMEETINGSThe next meeting of the ClubExecutive will be held at 19:00 onThursday, March 3, 2011. The nextgeneral meeting of the Club will beheld at 19:30 on Thursday, March17, 2011. This meeting will featurea ceremony for the graduates of theamateur radio course offered by theClub as well as Home Brew Night.All are encouraged to bring theirhome brew projects.
All meetings take place at theCanada Science and TechnologyMuseum, 1867 St LaurentBoulevard, Ottawa, Ontario. Alllocal or out of town radioenthusiasts are welcome to attend.
8. ADJOURNMENTThe meeting was adjourned at20:50 at which time many of theattendees proceeded, as iscustomary, to the local coffee shopto talk radio.
9. SIGNED
Joe VE3EUS, Secretary
VE3JW in FebruaryVE3JW was very busy in Februaryand all who participated deservewell-earned kudos. DX conditionshave improved markedly and wehave more operators who havejoined the VE3JW team. TheMuseum has been taking a greaterinterest in the station as well, so it’sgreat to have these kinds of resultswhen people are watching!
February Results Made by Guests and Visitors:4. Best Satellite QSO (Distance):VE2SUD to VE8EV, 4115 km Made by regular ops:6. Best SSB QSO (Distance):VE3EUS to ZS1MOK, 13200 km7. Best CW QSO (Distance):VE3VCF to S9D4, 9409 km8. Best HF Digital QSO (Distance):VE3HAZ to US2MP, 7735 km9. Best Satellite QSO (Distance):VE3OIJ to EA3GP, 6022 km * Five QSO list for February 2011:VE3BUX, VE3VIG, VE3VCF,VE3EJJ, VE3HAZ, VA3CMD
Most contacts forFebruary 2011:- Guest op: VA3US, 4- Regular op: VE3BUX, 54
* Total QSOs at VE3JW forFebruary 2011: 153
Volunteers hours forFebruary 2011:This month our operators totalled206 hours.
Well done everyone!
Darin Cowan, VE3OIJManager VE3JW
D-STAR IS WELL ANDGROWINGMost of you have heard about D-Star (Digital Voice Mode) by now.A couple of years back, DougVE3XK and his group, the OttawaDigital Group, came to an OVMRCmeeting to present this new projectthat included a VHF repeater, aUHF repeater, and a 1.2 GHz L-band repeater. OVMRC chipped insome money to help the projectalong.
Early trials from the VE3JW stationwith a personal hand-held D-Starcapable radio did not fare well asthe system was still beingdebugged. But, we did not give up.In 2010 we planned for andpermanently installed a D-Starmobile unit capable of 50 watts.
Since then, many enjoyablecontacts and time spent on theupgraded system have beenaccessible from the VE3JW station.New stations have been popping upall over this region and alsoCanada-wide.
It is possible to reach out to otherregions and around the world usinga linking system either to a reflectoraccommodating a large number ofconnections, or directly to anotherrepeater. Canada, the US, and othercontinents are reachable with asimple command from your radio.
Dongles are being used to connectinto the system via the Internet. Theadvantage of the dongle is thatsome regions do not have to waituntil a repeater is set up for theirarea. It is widely prevalent inEurope where some regulators donot fully adhere to this free system.But, the UK, Belgium,
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Luxembourg, Switzerland and Italyare well established with the D-Starsystem.
HotSpots have been added in theEastern region and in the Westernregion of Ottawa providing morerange for our repeater which islocated in the center of the city.
Many Nets have popped up and arewell attended. I, for one, participatein no less than six D-Star Nets.Starting on Tuesday evening at8 P.M. I connect into reflectorREF0005B and report in to theQuebec Net which also airs onThursday evening equally at 8 P.M.
On Friday evening at 9 P.M., theCAN NET, a Canada-wide andinternational net reaches out fromcoast to coast, into the USA, theUK and Australia (it's noon timedown there) all connected throughreflector REF016B. During this net,there is a segment dedicated to allFrancophones. A controller fromMontréal takes over the net for ashort time.
On Saturday morning, at8:30 A.M., The CAPITAL NETalso reaches out to the worldthrough the same reflectorREF016B. Interesting to note thatthe Mar 5, 2011 net was visited bystations in Ontario, the USA, theUK, our VE3EFF vacationing inCosta Rica, and, for the first time,from Japan. Gregg JO3SLK, nearOsaka, perked up the net with hischeck-in. He was using one of theoriginal repeaters that started it allin Japan. It's a four-repeater system,all connected through a 10GHzlink. After the net, I connecteddirectly to his repeater invoking thecommand /JP3YHJB for the linking
process. We chatted until a quarterpast midnight, his time. Then, at 10am, on Saturday, I jointhe D-Star InternationalFrancophone Net which welcomesall Francophones and Francophilesaround the world. A very popularnet. Amazing to witness the growthof D-Star in many areas, Montréal,Trois-Rivières, Québec City andaround the world. All this onreflector REF005B.
On Sunday evening, 8 P.M., theOhio State Net takes place, andthere we meet many participants ofour own nets and may hear scoopsfrom the Dayton crowd. There aremany other nets and they are listedat "www.dstarinfo.com/nets.aspx"
Local Ottawa activity is increasingas more stations join in. Alan,VA3STL, has a club at Carleton Uand they are set up with a station.Students experiment with the manyfacets of Amateur Radio includingD-Star. I tuned them in andconnected from home and from theMuseum VE3JW station as theycame on at various times.
The students have shown interest inthe D-RATS software that we canuse on D-Star. It allows for thetransfer of files, data, images, mapsand includes several formats formessages. You can beacon yourstation and send position reportswhich are shown on a map system.There is also provision for chattingkeyboard to keyboard via RF.D-Star and D-RATS are anexcellent combination to enhancean emergency communicationsnetwork.
It's time for you to join in the fun ofadvanced Amateur Radio. We arenow working on the possibility of
putting D-Star in space. At VE3JW,we will enter into discussions aboutacquiring a 1.2GHz system for highspeed data. Come see us at theCanada Science and TechnologyMuseum for a glimpse at D-Star.
Maurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIGVE3JW volunteer
OVMRC Course –Week 21 – The FinalSessionWell this is it. The course isfinished and all of the scheduledexams are written.Congrats to all who passed theirrespective examinations! Ken andKirk wrote the advanced exam andpassed, so they join the fraternity ofadvanced licensees. And Ean methis objective of passing the Basicexam with honours!I’d like to take a moment and thankthe Club and all those individualswho made this year’s session such agreat experience:
· Our fearless leader, Ernie(VE3EJJ) whose wisdomand patience has no bounds.This man is truly dedicatedto the hobby and offers anincredible wealth ofinformation. Every week Iwould look forward tospending an evening withErnie, and I would relish theopportunity to chat with himafter the class.
· Darin (VE3OIJ) whosehumour and technicalsophistication are a perfectmatch for the format of thecourse. I was really pleasedto see a familiar face when Ishowed up to the firstlecture, and truthfully a bit
Mar 2011 Page: 7sad to see that Darin wasn’ta “full time” instructor forthe course. I hope that in thefuture he might considerwearing the instructor’s cap– he’d do a great job of it.
· Bob (VE3SUY) is agentleman and a scholarwho lends his uniqueexpertise in electronics tothe course in a fantasticmanner. There were manytimes when Bob would offerup a subtle snippet ofwisdom that would be easilylost in the complexity of hisprofound understanding ofthe material. I often kept mypen ready for these hiddengems.
· Michael (VE3QMC) whoseexpert discussion of theregulatory material made25% of the Basic exammore accessible to the radioamateur neophyte. Michelwould come prepared toanswer some toughquestions and was alwayswilling to offer multipleexplanations of his answers.
· Ralph (VE3BBM) providedus an insight into the natureof EMC and interferenceissues, helping tounderscore the importanceof understanding this oftenconfusing topic. It was verynice to have such expertiseon-hand to speak with us.
· Michel (VE3EMB) whotaught us the basics ofdigital communicationmodes in amateur radio.This topic was of particularinterest to me because of mylove of computers, and so itwas nice to have an expert
in the field give such a greatlecture.
Now that the course is finished, Iwill not know what to do with my-self on Tuesday nights. For monthsnow, I had the radio course to lookforward to! I suppose it is now timeto look for something to fill thatvoid. It’s sad really. I think that I’llask about auditing next year’scourse – I really am that big a nerd!73 to all, and thanks for reading!James Buck [email protected]
All of James’ articles regarding theOVMRC Course can be found athttp://ve3bux.com/
The Bureau is lookingfor…by Beth Webster, VA3CEW
The Bureau is looking for…
VA3AJL Andri Lafleche
The VE3 QSL Bureau has QSLcards for the above, but no mailingfunds. If the ham would like thecards forwarded, he should send$5.00 and six self-addressedadhesive labels (not the small"return address" type) showing hiscallsign(s) above his name. TheBureau will supply the mailingenvelopes at cost. If he does notwant the cards, he should informthe VE3 QSL Bureau and theBureau will return all QSL cardsback to the senders.
Gary Westhouse, VE3NITVE3 QSL BureauBox 157Downsview, ON, M3M [email protected]
Time-limited exemptionfor amateur radiooperators
13. (1) Until January 1, 2013,drivers who hold a valid radiooperator certificate issued un-der the Radio communicationAct (Canada) may drive a motorvehicle on a highway whileholding or using a two-way ra-dio.
(2) This section is revoked onJanuary 1, 2013.
Are you happy with this? Doyou even care? If so, get on theOVMRC forum and say some-thing about it. We need to hearfrom YOU! The sooner we dis-cuss, the sooner we can actual-ly do something about it. Hereare a few tips..
1. contact your local MPP, askhim/her what you can do tohave this section revoked.
2. contact your local emergencygroup(ARES?) The gov't needsto hear from other parties thatneed us. It adds credibility
3. contact RAC [email protected] is your national voice.They have successfully lobbiedin Manitoba, and presently lob-bying in New Brunswick, and inNW Territories.
Make your voice be heard.Make some noise!
Page: 8 Mar 2011RAC Bulletin 2011-004 ERequest for Information,Interference from PlasmaTelevision Sets.According to members of theNiagara Peninsula Amateur Ra-dio Club, noise and signalsoriginating from Plasma Screendigital television set are causingconsiderable interference totheir HF activities and haveasked RAC for help. Com-plaints of this nature requirespecific and detailed informa-tion before RAC can considertaking this matter to IndustryCanada. To gather this infor-mation, RAC invites its mem-bers that own a Plasma Screentelevision to report their experi-ences of interference from suchproducts. Specifically, reportsshould describe the make andmodel of TV, a description oftheir HF station and antennasystem and the exact nature ofthe interference (what bands,what sound etc). Remediesshould also be tried and report-ed such as using ferrite chokeson power lines cords and signalcables if interference is detect-ed. Amateurs with advancedinstrumentation such as spec-trum analyzers and calibratedantennas should measure sig-nal intensity levels at given dis-tances; these measurementswill add credibility to our inves-tigation. We also want to knowfrom amateurs that can attestthat operation of their own plas-ma TV causes no noticeableinterference to their amateurradio operations. All digital do-mestic equipment, includingPlasma and LCD television setsmust comply with Industry
Canada standard ICES 003 (in-terference causing equipmentstandard for digital equipment)to be marketed in Canada. Al-ternately, TV sets with tunersmay be certified under IndustryCanada BETS 7 standard.Please indicate in any reportsubmitted that a label on theTV or notation in the manualindicates it is indeed certificatedand compliant under currentissues of ICES 003 and/or theBETS 7 standards.
Send reports to Norm Rash-leigh, VE3LC, VP Industrial Li-aison, [email protected]
RAC Bulletin 2011-005EResults of the 2010 IARUHF World Championship.
The results links are availlableat:
http://www.iaru.org/contest.html
Thanks to Dave Sumner, K1ZZfor the information.
Forwarded by:
Daniel A. Lamoureux, VE2KAVice-President InternationalAffairs,Radio Amateurs of Canada
North East OntarioRegional Directors Reportfor March, 2011
The monthly meeting of the Re-gional Directors was held onFebruary 24, 2011 starting at2330Z. The main item dis-cussed was implementingchanges to the membership cat-egories. The two main catego-ries will be Full Membershipand Associate Membership.Within each class there will besub-groups for various levels ofsupport. The one new class ofFull Membership I would like tohighlight is “Maple Leaf”. Thisallows a licensed Amateur toshow their support for RAC buyopting for a $100 membershipand in turn they will get specialrecognition and a small token ofappreciation. If you think youmay be able to support RAC atthat level please give Chris acall at RAC Headquarters formore information. The toll freenumber is
1–877–273-8304
The first issue or the electronic“RAC Report” has been emailedto all members; if you have notreceived a copy please let me
Mar 2011 Page: 9know. If you have, let me knowwhat you think.
As you all know Amateurs inOntario have an exemption un-der the Distracted Driving Leg-islation, until January 1, 2013.With an election looming now isthe time for all Amateurs in theProvince to push for a completeexemption to this legislation.Based on experiences in otherprovinces we need to have let-ters of recommendation fromoutside organizations and indi-viduals that we provide servicesto. This would include groupsthat sponsor community eventsof all types. If you are involvedwith your community’s Emer-gency Preparedness group aletter from them would be won-derful. It would be especiallybeneficial if they can mentionthat we support their groupwhile operating from our mo-biles. We need to come acrossas trained, professional commu-nicators providing a service toour communities.
While I won’t discourage indi-vidual letters or petitions fromAmateurs, I believe they willhave the least benefit. Wemust convince the legislatorsthat we provide a valuable ser-vice to many organizations andthat without our services theirevents may not occur. If youwant to contact the Minister aletter has more impact than anemail.
Your letters of support shouldbe addressed to Kathleen Wynnthe Minister of Transportation
for Ontario, her contact infor-mation is:
Honourable Kathleen O. WynnDon Valley WestMinistry of Transportation3rd Floor, Ferguson Block77 Wellesley Street WestToronto, Ontario M7A 1Z8
Also remember to send a copyof any correspondence to yourlocal MPP’s, Premier DaltonMcGuinty and me as well. If youhave any questions or concernsplease email me [email protected].
Bill VE3XT, North East OntarioRegional Director Rambler Article
Submission Schedule:
Please submit articles forthe Rambler to the editor:Robert Cherry no laterthat the dates below:
April 8th
May 6th
June 3rd
Club Meeting Dates:
March 17th
April 21st
May 19th
June 16th
Executive MeetingDates:
April 7th
May 5th
NEXTMEETING
17 March19:30 Hrs
Canada Science &Technology Museum
Graduation
&
Home Brew
See You There !!!
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OTTAWA VALLEY MOBILE RADIO CLUBLARRY WILCOX MEMORIAL 2M FM (VOICE) SIMPLEX CONTEST
REVISED RULES FOR 2011
The contest will start on Saturday May 7th 2011 at 1000 hrs Eastern Time and will run for durationof 4 hours finishing at 1400 hrs Eastern Time.
By participating in this event you agree that you are participating at your own risk and expense.
By participating in this event you agree with the following:
No operating from your vehicle while vehicle is in motion (mobile)
Rovers must be set up in a safe location before operating. Please remember the Laws as they pertainto Private Property and act accordingly.
You will watch out for overhead wires and other obstructions before setting up any antennas to beused in this event.
Category DefinitionsFixed Station- For the purpose of this contest a Fixed Station is defined as your home station. (Youare operating from home)
Portable Station- For the purpose of this contest a Portable Station is defined as a station you areoperating from that is not at your home. A portable station must operate from the same locationand not change locations during the contest
Rover Station- For the purpose of this contest a Rover Station is a Portable Station that changes lo-cations during the contest. A Rover Station may not operate while moving.
Mobile Station- For the purpose of this contest mobile operators are not invited to participate. Themobile category has been discontinued this year. Contacts with “mobile stations” will not be count-ed in this contest.
FOR THIS CONTEST THE ONLY ALLOWED MODE IS 2 METER FM SIMPLEX VOICE. NO DIGI-TAL, NO DUPLEX, NO REPEATERS, NO DIGITAL VOICE… 2 METER FM SIMPLEX VOICE ON-LY.
Although you are allowed by the IC regulations to operate anywhere in the 2m band (144.000 –147.999) it is suggested that you operate on one of the following frequencies which would be morein line with the RAC Band Plan and local repeater inputs (which we want to avoid)
146.415, 146.445, 146.475, 146.490, 146.505
146.535, 146.550, 146.565, 146.580, 146.595
147.420, 147.450, 147.480, 147.510, 147.540, 147.570
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Operating in the Contest:Using the 2m simplex frequencies (check the RAC band plan) and avoiding the 2m calling frequencyof 146.520, make contact with as many stations as you can. Call “CQ OVMRC contest” or “CQCON-TEST” or work stations making such calls.
Pre-arranging contacts by use of repeaters, telephones, internet or otherwise is not allowed, nor in thespirit of the contest.Once you have logged a particular station you cannot log it again, unless it is a Rover station whichhas moved to a different city location (see details of what is a ‘location’ in the next section).
Rover stations calling CQ may want to indicate their current location.Note, there is a condition on a repeat logging. A repeat logging cannot be made if it results in astation being the same consecutively in the log. For example, if contact 6 is with VA3STL you can-not log that station again as contact 7, even if the station is a rover and moved to another location.Work another station first and then it is possible to make a repeat contact but only if the rover sta-tion is in a different location to the earlier logging(s).
If you decide to call CQ, listen first to see if a frequency is in use. Remember, just because you can-not hear anything does not mean that a QSO is not going on, you may not be in range of one of thestations but you could be within the other’s range. Follow good operating practice; listen, ask if thefrequency is in use and listen again, then repeat the process until satisfied it is not in use.
What to exchangeWhen a contact is made you need to exchange the following information: call sign, contact number,location (use the city electoral ward or district for this). If you are operating VE3RAM or VE3JWthen you would also let the person know you contact that you are one of the “Club Stations”. If youare an OVMRC Member please advise them as well.
Rover stations give their current location. The location is important for thelocation multiplier andlongest distance QSO award.
Maps of the wards or districts of Ottawa and Gatineau can be found,at the following web locations;
Ottawa:http://ottawa.ca/city_hall/ward/new_structure/index_en.html
Gatineau:http://www.gatineau.ca/page.asp?a=culture&c=fr-CA&p=histoire_cartes_statistiques/cartesScroll down to Districts électoraux.
Stations outside Ottawa and Gatineau use the local town, eg.Carleton Place, Rockland
Do not feel that this is all you should exchange, you are encouraged to talk to the other station if you want - findout how long they have been a member, for example.
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Scoring and MultipliersContact made with OVMRC Club Station- 25 pts (VE3JW and/or VE3RAM)
Contact made with OVMRC Member – 5 pts
Contact made with non-member – 1 pt
Power MultipliersYou can claim the multi for the highest power level used during the contest. If you made 25 con-tacts and only one was at 50w and the rest were at 1w then you get to claim the 50w multi (2) for allcontacts
51w to 100w – 1
26w to50w – 2
11w to 25w – 3
6w to 10w – 4
1w to 5w – 5
Below 1w – 6
OVMRC MEMBERS BONUS MULTIPLIER - 1RAC MEMBER BONUS MULTIPLIER - 1CITY WARDS COUNT AS ONE MULTI FOR EVERY WARD YOU HAVE CONTACTED
Calculating ScoresMember Contacts + Club Stations+ Non Member Contacts = SUB TOTAL
SUB TOTAL X TOTAL NUMBER OF MULTIS = TOTAL SCORE
Longest contactIn the event two or more stations claim the same distance for the longest category the winning sta-tion would be the station claiming the highest power multi (i.e. Lowest Power Level). If after theevent is still tied, then the glory will be shared and a tie declared.
Logs are to be submitted by the end of the May OVMRC Meeting so the Judge can check scores.Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the June OVMRC Meeting.
Logs can use the following format:
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Entry FormLarry Wilcox Memorial 2m FM Contest
Category (Fixed, Portable or Rover):____________________Logs for Station:________________ /Operator:________________OVMRC Member Contacts:_________ X 5 Points = __________Non Member Contacts:__________ X 1 Points = ___________Club Station Contacts: __________ X 25 Points = __________Total Points:_____________________________________
OVMRC Member Multi:______________ RAC Multi: ________________Power Multi:-__________ City Wards Multi: __________
Total Multis Claimed:____________________Total Points (From above):____________________My Claimed Total Score (Points X Multis) is _______________ Points
My furthest contact was contact #_____ between _________ and myself for an approximatedistance of _____kms.I understand the Judge’s decision is finalMy logs follow below
Contact Station City OVMRC CLUB # Contacted Ward Member STATION0 SAMPLE 99 NO NO00 SAMPLE 1 98 YES NO123456789101112131415
USE EXTRA SHEETS IF NEEDED LOGS CAN BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL USING THE SAME FORMATTO [email protected]
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