AMATEUR RADIO

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Volume 20 Number 9 ottawa, Ontario, Canada November 1977

EDITOR: Address correspondence and exchange bulletins to:Ed Morgan, VE)GX, 755 Hamlet Road, ottawa, Ontario, KlG lP7Permission granted to re-print items provided that suitable credit is included.

ror HOlE NET: O.rficial ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club, Incorporated, NET. Meets everySaturday and Sunday at 10 AMlocal time on 3760 KHZSSB. All Radio Amateurs are welcometo pariticipate. Membership in the Club is not a requirement.

POTLID NEI': Slaw speed informal C.W. NET. Meets Sunday at II AMlocal time on 3620 KHZexcept during July and August. Designed to foster interest in C.W. and C.W. procedure.Intended for the beginner as well as the Old Timer desirous of keeping his or her"fist, in".

SWAPNE1': 'Conducted by VEJOXevery Sunday as part of the P<Yl'HOIENETexcept during Julyand August. Service also provided to the CAPITALCITYNETon VE2CRARepeater 146.34/146.94FMexcept during July and August. Contact Ed, VE3GX,733-1721 to list items or make enquiries.

Jl)NITOOINGFACILITY: Club SPOnsored. Doreen, VE3CGO,monitors VE2CRARepeater 34/94 FMMonday through Friday from apprax. 8 AMto 6 PM. If you have traffic or ~re assistance

call VE3CGO. Repeat her call sign se.vera.l times and wait at least one Ite for a reply.CLUBAFFILIATIONS: R.S.O., C.A.R.F., A.R.R.L.

1977 EXECUTIVE

PresidentVice-President:Technical Adviser:P.R. Co-ordinator:Treasurer:Secreta17:Past President:

Ron North VE3HDOBill Fretwell VE3CCTMerv Lemke VE3CVLeo Cave VE3FFCGordon Chambers VE3HTJRon Hutchinson VE3GUJSydney Moorcroft VE3GVI

733-3684224-3016839-5577731-3449S22-0326749-3449820-0093

NOTICEOFMONTHLYMEEI'ING

PLACE: National Museumof Science & Technology Auditorium, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa

TIME& DATE: 8 PMTHURSDAY17 November 1977

PROGRAMroSINESS:

DISCUSSION: On the CARForganized symposium "Amateur Radio in the 1980's" to be heldin ottawa, Saturday 26 November 1977. Delegates from various Amateur Radiogroups from across Canada as well as DOCofficials will be ~n attendance.The delegates will be divided into four Workshops as fo11ovlS:

rlorkshop I: The Novice Certificate of ProficiencyRelationship to existing amateur certific~tes. Reco~~ended course of action.(a) Novice Certificate (b) Status Quo (c) Modify Amateur CertificateReconnnendations·. on syllabus

vlorkshop 2: The Amateur Experimenters Certificate of ProficiencyOption (a) Full privileges after six monthsOption (1.» Privileges on VHF/UHFonly.aption (c) Status QuoReconnnendations on syllabus.

-2-Workshop 3: DOC RegulatiOl, vf Amateur Radio

New Rules and Regulations for Amateur RadioTower legislation.

Equipment Restrictions

Repeaters

Amateur interface with DOC on regulatory matters

The \'lorking

findings to

The Future of Amateur Radio inCanada

~bat new technologies will play a role.

Spectrum usage in the future

HOvl best to exploit UHF/SHF assignments

vlhat is the role of Amateur Radio in today's

groups, after deliberations on their assignedthe assembly in general.

changing society

topics, will report their

Po SPEEDY RECOVERY TO OUR TREASURER.

Gordon VE3HTJ had a heart attack recently but is now out of intensive care but will be

in hospital for at least two weeks. We all ,wish you a speedy recovery Gordon.

CLUB CELEBRATES 20TH AN~VERSARY

To honour the 20th Anrdversary of the founding of our Club we are having a Club Dinner

in the Elegance Room at the Eastview Hotel, 200 Montreal Road,Friday 18 November 77.Ample tree parking. Cocktails in the Bar 6.30 PH or earlier (at your ovm expense)Dinner in the Elegance Room at 7.00 PM. No tickets to buy for the event. Order fromthe menu or take advantage of the"-smorgasbord.. Individual 'bills ensure that you keep within

the range of your pocketbook. There will be a dravlfor- two dinners and numerous other

prizes.ALL PRIZES TO BE DRAWN BY VIRTUE OF YOUR 1977 MEMBERSHIP CARD..; IF YOU FORGET ITYOU CANT GEl' IN ON THE DRAvlS - NO OTHER CARD IS ACCEPTABLE. Hutch VE3GUJ is contacting

every member by telephone to ascertain attendance. The dinner is restricted to members

only and their wives/girlfriends • Help us celebrate this joyous occasion by attending.

l,oiELCOlt.EABOARD

A hearty \-Telcometo the following new members: VE3JCM Ron Moll, VE3JCV Jerry Osborne,

VE3JSM Andy Kazimer, VE3JCG Gord MacKeigan, VE3HCG Vicie Hermann, VE3HFD Doug Hermann,

1lE3JO~ Ray Seabrook, VE3GIN Gord Mitchell, VE3AHV Barbara Bareham.

NOMINATING COMFITTEE CORRECTION

I have been advised that the Nominating CommitteeRambler is incorrect. The committe will consist

Sydney VE3GVI.

indicated in the last issue of the

of George VE3GMI, Ian VE3FKC and

REPORT ON THE LAST MEETING

A little out of the usual sequence but nevertheless reported. Members enjoyed three

visual programs. Bernie, VE3SH showed a few slides of his home brew tilt-over tower which he

reported works very well. Two movies were sho\Vt'labout the science of probing space vQthradio telescopes and the re'su1tsof research into Novas, super Novas, Quasars and Black Holes.

RAMBLINGS

Our club FD picture appeared in the Ontario Amateur, October issue -•••- Heinz VE3GOS

has volunteered to act as Pot Hole Net Manager for at least the next few months -•••­

Bruce VE3BRS has agreed to look after the procurement of operators for VE3.n-T replacing

Sean VE3HXP ---thanks gentlemen -•••- Hutch VE3GUJ and Heinz VE3GOS participatedin the Multi Op Class of the CQ World Wide DX contest. They made Uoo-1500 contacts

(less duplicates) 140-150 countries 31 zones out of a possible 40 --nice work chaps - •••­

Club Membership List is included with this bulletin---P1ease keep it handy -I-If there are

any errors please let your editor know as soon as possible .-.-.-30-

HAPPY MOBILING 73 CU AT THE ME;~TnJG AND DIHNEi-t

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