Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.panix6.panix.com!rri.panix.com!robomod!not-for-mail From: Radio Amateurs of Canada Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.info Subject: [RAC] President'(tm)s Message / Message du Pre'sident Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:35:51 EDT Organization: Radio Amateurs of Canada Approved: RRI Admin Message-ID: <1cc2ce962688ad6bb6db0d414.56439b80b6.20240831153528.27017a439e.998fa312@mail41.suw91.mcdlv.net> Reply-To: Radio Amateurs of Canada Injection-Info: reader1.panix.com; posting-host="panix6.panix.com:166.84.1.6"; logging-data="15586"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" X-RRI-Policy: http://www.panix.com/~rram/usenet/rri/index.html X-RRI-Info-1: Send submissions to rec-radio-info@panix.com X-RRI-Info-2: Send technical complaints to rec-radio-info-request@panix.com X-RRI-Info-3: Send complaints about policy to rec-radio-info-request@panix.com X-Comment-1: The moderators do not necessarily agree or disagree with this article. 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I hope everyone has been able to find time to enjoy Amateur Radio in the great outdoors. RAC certainly hasnâ €™t slowed down – there’s lots going on. After Field Day and the RAC Canada Day Contest, RAC once again hosted yo uth from across the world in Halifax, Nova Scotia for Youth On The Air ( YOTA) Camp. All told, more than 25 youth spent a week with their peers l earning, operating and forming new friendships that will last them a lif etime. I once again had the opportunity to attend the ARRL Board of Directors mee tings in Windsor, Connecticut. These gatherings are a great opportunity for each organization to collaborate and learn what the other is doing fo r the furtherance of Amateur Radio in each of our jurisdictions. RAC’s Annual General Meeting will be held online on Saturday, Oc tober 5 at 3 pm Eastern Time. Due to the rising cost of – well eve rything – the RAC Board of Directors decided it was prudent to go with the virtual option this year. Details on how to sign up to attend th e online meeting will be sent out via bulletin so please keep an eye on yo ur inbox and subscribe to RAC bulletins if you haven’t already don e so (https://www.rac.ca/rac-notifications/) RAC has fielded a lot of queries about enforcement over the past few years .. We have a story about an incident which shows that bad behaviour on the airwaves can land you in some pretty deep trouble. Check out Dave Goodwin , VE3KG’s “Regulatory Roundup” column on page 23 of the September-October 2024 TCA. A report on Amateur Radio-related activities during the last solar eclipse can be found on page 10, where David Kadzan, AD8Y, speaks to what t he Case Amateur Radio Club accomplished during this extraordinary event. A group of Amateurs answered “The QO-100 Challenge from North Amer ica” issued by AMSAT-UK. Three teams of Amateurs from the United K ingdom, the Netherlands and Canada travelled to St John’s, Ne wfoundland in May 2024 and their combined articles describe the different approaches, challenges and successes in the quest to access QO-100 from Newfoundland (page 33). I also recommend you check out Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT’s update o n Community Services / Auxiliary Communication Service brief on page 45 to find out about some of the exciting things RAC is involved in. Finally, it is with mixed feelings that I announce my resignation as Pre sident of Radio Amateurs of Canada, effective November 1, 2024. While leading Canada’s national organization has been the pinnacle of m y time as a Radio Amateur, my family has moved full-time to Boquete in P anama’s ChiriquĂ­ province. I have secured operating privilege s as well as the call sign HP3QR. There is a Parks On The Air (POTA) entity about an hour from our house tha t has never been activated and I plan to fix that in early September. I al so plan to become involved with the local expatriate community’s e ducational program and show youth in my area the wonders of Amateur Radio. I would like to thank the RAC Board, Executive and volunteers for their support during my time as President and previously as a Regional Director .. I would also like to thank you, the member, for the support youâ €™ve given and continue to give to Radio Amateurs of Canada. I look forward to hearing you down the band. For now, – 73, Phil A. McBride, VA3QR/HP3QR RAC President and Chair Phil McBride, VA3QR Message du PrĂ©sident : septembre-octobre 2024 Phil A. McBride, VA3QR/HP3QR PrĂ©sident de RAC L’étĂ© s’achèvera bientĂ´t. J’es père que chacun et chacune d’entre vous a rĂ©ussi Ă trouver le temps de s’adonner Ă son passe-temps favori, la radio amateur, de prĂ©fĂ©rence en pleine nature. Chez RAC, le s activitĂ©s se sont succĂ©dĂ© Ă un rythme accĂ©lĂ ©rĂ©, car il y a Ă©normĂ©ment de choses Ă faire. Après la JournĂ©e sur le terrain et le Concours RAC de la FĂŞ te du Canada, nous avons de nouveau accueilli des jeunes de tous les coi ns du monde venus participer au Camp « Jeunes sur les ondes » (Y outh On The Air – YOTA) organisĂ© Ă Halifax, Nouvelle- Écosse. C’est ainsi que plus de 25 jeunes ont pu passer une s emaine en compagnie d’autres enthousiastes de leur âge pour Ă©largir le champ de leurs connaissances, utiliser des matĂ©rie ls et se forger de nouvelles amitiĂ©s qu’ils entretiendront pe ndant tout le restant de leur vie. J’ai eu, une fois de plus, le privilège d’assiste r aux rĂ©unions du Conseil d’administration de l’ARRL , qui se sont tenues Ă Windsor, Connecticut. Ces rencontres offre nt Ă nos deux organisations l’occasion de collaborer et dâ €™apprendre ce que son homologue accomplit pour promouvoir la radio am ateur dans son pays. L’AssemblĂ©e gĂ©nĂ©rale annuelle de RAC aura lieu en l igne le samedi 5 octobre Ă 15 h (heure normale de l’est). En raison de l’augmentation des coĂ»ts (de presque tout ce dont on a besoin), le Conseil d’administration de RAC a dĂ©cid Ă© qu’il valait mieux avoir recours Ă l’option “virtuelle” cette annĂ©e (voir page 64). Des dĂ©t ails sur la marche Ă suivre pour s’inscrire sur la liste des participants assistant Ă la rĂ©union en ligne seront envoyĂ© s sous la forme d’un bulletin, c’est pourquoi nous vous encourageons Ă surveiller les messages dĂ©posĂ©s dans votre boĂ®te aux lettres et Ă vous abonner aux bulletins diffusĂ©s par RAC si vous ne l’avez pas encore fait (https://www.rac.ca/rac -notifications/) RAC a reçu de nombreuses demandes de renseignements sur l’app lication des règlements au cours des dernières annĂ©es. Nous publions un article sur un incident qui montre de manière Ă©loqu ente qu’un mauvais comportement sur les ondes peut avoir de trĂ ¨s graves consĂ©quences pour son auteur. Reportez-vous Ă la rub rique de Dave Goodwin, VE3KG, intitulĂ©e “Regulatory Round up” (Bilan des affaires rĂ©glementaires), Ă la page 23 du TCA de septembre-octobre 2024. Un compte rendu des activitĂ©s liĂ©es Ă la radio amateur men Ă©es en marge de la rĂ©cente Ă©clipse solaire figure Ă la page 10. David Kadzan, AD8Y, dĂ©crit le projet menĂ© Ă b ien par le Club de radio amateurs de Case Ă l’occasion de cet Ă©vĂ©nement extraordinaire. Un groupe d’amateurs a relevĂ© le “DĂ©fi QO-100 po ur l’AmĂ©rique du Nord” lancĂ© par AMSAT-UK. Trois Ă©quipes d’amateurs du Royaume-Uni, des Pays-Bas et du Cana da se sont rendues Ă Sainit-Jean (Terre-Neuve) en mai 2024, et les divers articles qu’elles ont rĂ©digĂ©s constituent un ens emble permettant de se faire une idĂ©e prĂ©cise des diffĂ©rent es approches utilisĂ©es, des dĂ©fis Ă surmonter et des succ ès remportĂ©s dans les tentatives entreprises pour accĂ©der Ă QO-100 Ă partir de Terre-Neuve (page 33). Je vous recommande aussi de prendre connaissance de la mise Ă jour pr Ă©parĂ©e par Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT, sur les Services communau taires/le Service auxiliaire de communication (voir page 45) et dĂ©cou vrir ainsi les activitĂ©s passionnantes dont RAC s’occupe. Enfin, c’est avec des sentiments mitigĂ©s que j’anno nce ma dĂ©mission du poste de prĂ©sident de Radio Amateurs du Cana da, Ă compter du 1er novembre 2024. Il est certes Ă©vident que mon accession Ă la direction de la principale organisation nationale du Canada a constituĂ© le point culminant de mon parcours de radio am ateur, mais il se fait que ma famille a dĂ©mĂ©nagĂ© pour s ’installer Ă plein temps Ă Boquete, dans la province d e Chiriqui au Panama. J’ai fait le nĂ©cessaire pour jouir des privilèges d’opĂ©rateur, ainsi que pour obtenir lâ €™indicatif HP3QR. ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========