VE3PA Bill
VE3FJI Peter
VA3IGD Ian
VA3JNC John
VA3HPR Roger
VE3NR Bert
Hosted by VE3VXY Ralph
Call used VE3WE 147.060mhz
1932hr - 2002hr
VE3PA Bill
VE3FJI Peter
VA3IGD Ian
VA3JNC John
VA3HPR Roger
VE3NR Bert
Hosted by VE3VXY Ralph
Call used VE3WE 147.060mhz
1932hr - 2002hr
VE3FRR Ed Vanattan
VE3FEE Denis Wilton ( relay )
VE3GAT Jack Parsons ( relay)
Hosted by VE3VXY Ralph
Call used VE3WE 3.740mhz
1930hr - 1950hr
VE3FJI Peter
VE3FDU Antonio
VE3BFU Jana
Hosted by VE3VXY Ralph
Call used VE3WE 28.730 mhz
1030hr -1048hr
VA3PID Stewart
Hosted by VE3VXY Ralph
Call used VE3WE
28.730 mhz
2000hr - 2016hr
VA3PID Steward
VE3PA Bill
VE3NR Bert
VE3FJI Peter
Hosted by VE3VXY Ralph
Call used VE3WE
28.730 mhz
19.00hr - 1928hr
TFMCS ANNUAL PICNIC
Toronto FM Communications Society http://www.tfmcs.com
Sunday, September 18, 2011 at 12:00 Noon
Uxbridge, ON
Email [email protected] to receive a copy of the notice and a map.
The York Region Amateur Radio Club presents its 35th annual Hamfest on Saturday, November 5 at the Markham Fairgrounds, 10801 McCowan Rd at Elgin Mills Rd.
Admission : $7:00 per person. Doors open to the sales area for the
general public at 09:00. Commencing at 08:00 an indoor ticket booth and
gathering place opens for the general public – no freezing while waiting in
line! Free coffee!
See brochure for more details.
VE3NR Bert
VE3FJI Peter
Hosted by VE3VXY Ralph
Call used VE3WE 28.730 mhz
1900hr - 1916hr
VE3PA Bill
VA3CEQ Christian
VE3NR Bert
Hosted by VE3LSD Doug
Call used VE3WE
VE3RPT 147.060 mhz
1940hr - 1959hr
RAC Bulletin 2011-024E - RAC Task Force to Seek an Exemption for Ontario Amateurs.
2011-08-09
At its Annual General Meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland, Radio Amateurs of Canada announced that a task force has been formed to seek a permanent exemption for Ontario Amateurs from the ban on operating mobile devices in a vehicle under Article 5 in Ontario Regulation 366/09 made under the Highway Traffic Act. It is also commonly known as the Distracted Driving Legislation. The ban would take effect on January 1, 2013.
The task force is composed of Steve Pengelly, VE3STV, Former Honorary Legal Counsel, Ian Snow, VA3QT, Special Advisor to RAC, Jeff Stewart, VA3WXM, Southern Ontario Regional Director, Marcel Mongeon, Honorary Legal Counsel, VA3DDD, Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW, President and Chair RAC, and ex officio to the Task Force. It is chaired by Bill Unger, VE3XT, Ontario North/East Director.
The Task Force has already obtained letters of support from groups that we assist ranging from hospitals, communities, agencies and NGO's. All of the letters indicate that limiting Radio Amateurs. ability to provide communications while mobile would not be in the Ontario's best interests. If you would like to submit a letter of support from an external group to the RAC Task Force, please contact the chair Bill Unger.
The Task Force will present the letters as part of our case to Kathleen Wynne, Ontario.s Minister of Transportation, that Amateur Radio operators in Ontario should be exempt from this regulation. The objective of the Distracted Driving Task Force is to convince the Ontario Government that the regulation, as currently written, will actually decrease public safety in Ontario.
Amateur Radio Operators provide countless hours of public service work in their communities and by doing so we are prepared to assist with communications in the event of an overload or total failure or the existing telecommunications infrastructure. The change in the regulations that RAC will request, would align Ontario with seven other provinces and one territory that have introduced exemptions which allow Amateurs to operate while mobile.
The RAC Task Force will shortly initiate discussions with officials in the Minister's Office on the need for this regulatory change. Information on the progress will be updated through the RAC Bulletin system, TCA or the RAC Report. If you are interested in assisting please contact Bill Unger, VE3XT at [email protected]
Bill Unger, VE3XT
RAC Director - Ontario North/East
Chair: Task Force - Distracted Driving Legislation/Bill 118