RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA

RAC FIELD ORGANISATION
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR SECTION

Click here for the National RAC Web Page
All RAC members receive the bi-monthly journal "The Canadian Amateur" and incoming/outgoing QSL Bureau services without charges.
  • VO1/VO2 QSL Bureau maintained by VO1SA.
  • NOTE: Please see this message from Rick concerning the incoming bureau.

    RAC Field Organisation Officials:

  • New Section Manager (2008): Charlie Marsh VO1VZ
  • Past Section Manager (1996-2008): Joe VO1NA, web page author.
  • Assistant Section Manager: Ian VO1BC, Swap Shop Manager (Web site thanks to Loren VO1PWF)
  • Section Emergency Coordinator: Laban VO1HLD
  • Section Trafic Manager: Joe VO1BQ
  • Emergency Coordinator: (East Avalon and St John's Metro) Vacant
  • Emergency Coordinator: (West Avalon and CBN) Rendyl VO1RYL
  • Emergency Coordinator: (Eastern) Ira VO1IRA
  • Emergency Coordinator: (Central) Ken VO1KVT
  • Emergency Coordinator: (South Coast) Les VO1UG
  • Emergency Coordinator: (Great Northern Peninsula and Western) Chris VO1TX
  • Emergency Coordinator: (Labrador) Hudson VO2HV
  • Assistant Emergency Coordinators: Harry VO1HX, Mat VO1GXG, Jim VO1JJ, Doug VO1DD, Jason VO1JNS, Bill VO1HY, Anastasia VO1RUS, Cal VO1CAL.

    Online NL Callbook

    NL Callbook maintained by Boyd Snow VO1CBS, Former Emergency Coordinator (Western Avalon). Please ensure the infomation under your call sign is accurate and up-to-date. Corrections and additions will be made by Boyd on request.

    ARES Programme



    RAC sponsors and coordinates the Amateur Radio Emergency Service in Newfoundland & Labrador. For more information on ARES, please contact a member of the Field Organisation above or see the national ARES link.

    Field Organisation Volunteers


    (from the 1970 ARRL Handbook)

    RAC MEMBERS PLEASE NOTE: Additional volunteers are needed. If you would like to volunteer as an official in the NL section, please let Ian, Rick or me know. We can't pay you for your services, but you will get a nice certificate and gratitude.
    Is your Club affiliated with RAC? If not, please see this form. See the RAC web page for a list of great benefits of affiliation.
    Non-members PLEASE NOTE: Please consider joining RAC to support the services of our only national amateur radio organisation. To join RAC, call toll-free (877) 273-8304.
    Useful Forms Note in particular the Public Service Activity Report (FSD-157-R) for reporting on Simulated or Real Emergencies.
    VHF Repeaters in the NL section
    Please report errors/omissions to any member of the NL Field Organisation

    News Update and Bulletins


    July 2008: Operating Ethics
    30 June 2008 Bulletin
    November 2007. Congrats to Joe Earles VO1BQ on his appointment to the position of Section Traffic Manager. Joe has an extensive background in emergency communications and is a member of SoNRA.
    Please read the following information on the Public Service Honour Roll: http://www.rac.ca/fieldorg/pshrc.htm and consider participating!
    October 2007: All Field Organisation members are asked to ensure that their information (phone numbers, addresses &c.) as listed on the National ARES web page is accurate. Please report any errors to Ian or Joe.
    29 Sept. Joint Canada/USA ARES event: Very successful thanks to the efforts of ARRL, ICOM , RAC and SONRA and of course our NL ARES team. Congrats to all!
    1 July 2007: The NL ARES will be operating as VO1RAC on CW and SSB. This is a bouns points station for the RAC Canada Day Contest. The event was an outstanding success -- hats off to all the ARES members who participated and thanks to Ian and Laban who coordinated the operation. Note: VPFS Bob Cooke has sent his apologies to all concerned that the number of contacts was not published in the Sept/Oct 2007 TCA. He will see that the info is included in the next issue.
    FIELD DAY is on 23-24 June! This is an excellent opportunity to showcase emergency communications and amateur radio as a community resource. Several clubs will have stations on the air including BARK, MRCN and SoNRA. Don't forget that you can get 100 bonus points for sending an NTS radiotelegram to the Section Manager (VO1NA) or the Section Emergency Coordinator (VO1HLD). See the ARRL Field Day rules for further information.
    June 2007: A warm welcome to Ira VO1IRA as the new EC for Central NL.
    May 2007. VO1RAC and VO2RAC will be used by ARES for Canada Day this
    year. Please contact the SEC, ASM or SM on for information on how you can participate.



    St Anthony Amateur Radio Association. Western/GNP EC Chris VO1TX sent this pic of SAARA. Click here for the names and callsigns.
    Feb 2007: A warm welcome is extended to EC Laban Davis VO1HLD who has volunteered to become our new Section Emergency Coordinator. Feb 2007: The NL Field Organisation welcomes Les VO1UG as Emergency Coordinator for the South Coast district. Please note that there are still vacancies needing volunteers. December 2006: We are saddened by the resignations of VO1CBS VO1JEZ and VO1PX as EC's but very grateful for their dedicated services. Their big shoes will be filled by VO1RYL VO1TX and VO1UO. On behalf of RAC Field Services, NL, please have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.
    17 August. Invitation to all Clubs: Please email vo1na (at) rac.ca if you would like to join MRCN in the Marconi Transatlantic Experiment.
    05 October. VO1VZ is hoping to re-establish former repeater links. Please contact him at vo1vz(at)rac.ca 28 August Bulletin
    16 Aug 2006. Its Official -- we have another 160m DXCC in VO Land: Frank Davis VO1HP has been notified by the ARRL DXCC desk of this outstanding achievment of making 2-way contact with 100 different countries. Frank had been experimenting on 160m for several decades and wrote a technical paper on the inverted L which may be seen on the MRCN web page. Congrats Frank.
    August 2006: Carl VO1UL invites the Section Manger to visit his shack and meet with EC Jeremy VO1JEZ and SAARA member Jeff VO1LT. Thanks Carl!
  • 11 July 2006 Carl VO1UL of SAARA relays a telegram from MRCN to Hobart as part of the Marconi Centenary celebrations in Tasmania.
  • 8 July 2006 Amateur radio emergency communications played a vital role today as VO1DD VO1KAC and VO1BC handled emergency traffic in a region where commercial communication is poor or nonexistent. See the full story in the November/December 2006 of "The Canadian Amateur".
  • June 2006. Field Day is on the 24-25th. Don't forget about the 100 bonus points you can get for sending the message to the Section Emergency Coordinator VO1ZX or the Section Manager VO1NA. Have a fun and safe summer!
  • March 2006. Coming soon: Recent NL Bulletin text and Minutes of NL Field Organisation Meetings.
  • Happy New Year. This promises to be a good one for the VO Field Organisation with the entire section represented and a pledge for increased support by RAC President Earl Smith.
  • December 2005. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all!
  • 1 November 2005. The first on the air meeting of the NL Field Organisation.
  • September 2005. Some comments have been received concerning the nets. Feel free to email your concerns. Starting soon: a 60 metre experiment. Feel free to participate and earn a certificate.
  • August 2005. Welcome to our new HF operators!
  • July 2005. There has been discussion concerning the nets within the Field Organisation. Suggestions for changes to improve participation and involvement will be drafted for comments from all in the section. This will appear here in the near future it is strongly recommended that you avail of this opportunity to make your views known by email to vo1na rac.ca. We welcome Hudson VO2HV and Laban VO1HLD to the Field Organisation as Emergency Coordinators.
    15 Mar 2005 EC Boyd VO1DI advises that the VO callbook is updated. Please see the link above and check the info for accuracy.
    January 2005: Are you interested in assisting with the BARK/MRCN Transatlantic 2 Metre project? If you have a a good multi-mode 2 metre rig and beam, please contact Frank at VO1HP (at) rac.ca.
    Reports of Field Day operations have been received from three VO groups. Please remember to have your documentation completed according to the ARRL rules and submitted to ARRL and RAC/NL (c/o VO1NA) so as to be postmarked by 27 July 2004 (on or before).
    The ARRL Field Day is set for 24-25 June 2006. Please see the May-June 2004 issue of TCA for the official rules for the ARRL Field Day (Smallwood) trophy.
  • 14 June 2004. 6 metres is showing some activity. The VO1ZA beacon has been spotted several times in recent weeks.
    24 May 2004
  • RAC EC Boyd VO1CBS has completed the official NL Online Callbook. See the link above.

    16 Apr 2004

    February 2004
  • The VO 60 metre experiment continues. Please see the official 5 Meg Ex Site for more information.
    January 2004
  • New Emergency Coordinator: Jeremy VO1JEZ of the St Anthony ARA has accepted the position of EC for the Great Northern Peninsula area. Congrats, Jeremy.
  • Carl VO1UL of SAARA, Net Control Operator, has proposed to change the Net Frequency from 3785 to 3740 kHz to take effect on 9 Feb 2004. He has advised the NL NCS and Section Managers for NL and MAR of the proposal. The change will be permanently adopted pending the outcome of a one month trial.
    Any inquiries concerning the RAC field organisation may be directed to VO1BC(.at.)RAC.CA or VO1NA(.at.)RAC.CA Both Ian and Joe are regulars on the Evening Traffic Net at 7:00 PM local time.

    All amateurs in the section are encouraged to apply for and use the special call signs VO1RAC and VO2RAC as appropriate during the Canada Day and Winter contests. These call signs are issued by the RAC Atlantic Director, VO1AU, who has made up a policy for the assignment of these callsigns.

    Intruder Watch:
    Please report intruders to the NL Evening Traffic Net.
    09 Feb 2005. Non-amateur transmissions on 3740 have been reported.
    Local fishermen on 3777/3482 kHz. Japanese Fishermen have been reported on 3.5 and 3.6 kHz.
    RTTY was heard on 14.006 MHz on 1400-1458 UTC 22 Sept. 2004. It was not an amateur transmission. VO1TK reported it to Industry Canada.

    Technician Quiz


    Pictured above is a big coil from the junkbox of VO1HP. And yes, that is an 807 to give you an idea of how big it really is. Your task is to estimate the inductance. The RAC member who submits the most accurate and creative estimate (as judged by the MUN Physics Dept.) will be given a free 807 (the wet type) at the graduate Students' Pub, Bitters at Memorial University, compliments of MRCN. All entries should be submitted to VO1NA and postmarked or sent by email before 1 Jun 2003.
    WE HAVE A WINNER!!

    John VO1JDH made some astute observations and came up with the best guess. See you at Bitters, John!

    Tech Quiz #2

    6 one ohm resistors are connected so as to form a tetrahedron. (4 sides, 4 vertices). Calculate the impedance (2.45 GHz) between any 2 vertices. The sides are 5 cm long. Entries due by 30 June 2007.

    ARRL Field Day

    Field Day 2005: See the ARRL Web site for info on FD05 .

    FD2005 Smallwood Trophy Winners: The Baccalieu ARK. Congrats, ladies and gents!


    Field Day 2004 Defending Champs: The Baccalieu Amateur Radio Klub. Left to Right: Carl VO1UL (St Anthony ARC), Michael VO1RYN and Boyd VO1CBS


    Field Day 2002 Photos
    BARK (VO1BRK 2A NL)
    VO1CBS,CWP,RYN and EGH    		 MRCN (VO1MRC 2A NL)
    VO1HP, BL

    SAARA 1A BATTERY VO1JEZ VO1AMT and VO1UL photo: VO1LT

    Record High VO Contest Scores


    Contest records for NL are being compiled here. Updates are welcomed.

    DX


    ARRL DXCC Standings.

    Please forward suggestions, updates, revisions and new listings to VO1NA. Note: Some of these calls are not listed on the ARRL list becase they predated computerisation of records. Efforts are made to ensure accuracy, but there may be errors. Mixed and CW totals are up to date as of 19 June 2007. Please note that SK refers to the DXCC recipient and the corresponding callsign may have been reissued to another amateur. A listing of silent keys appears elsewhere on this web page.

    VO1FB 368 MX HR 5BWAZ,1st Canadian 5BDXCC. 5BWAZ
    VO1CU 343 PH HR SK,1st VO to work all.Mar 01
    VO1XC 337 MX HR 332PH 253RY SK
    VO2GD 328 MX -
    VO1GO 258 CW 274 MX;5B CW MX as VE3JCV
    VO1CA 206 CW 322 MX 256 PH SK
    VO1HP 244 CW 325 MX #9621 Feb 68 RY 160m #1259 Aug 06
    VO1WET 108 PH -
    VO1NA 301 CW #6657 160m #448 Mar 94
    VO1DX- 1st VO DXCC SK
    VO1SA 330 MX?5B RY 5BWAZ as VE1NG
    VO1AQ- -
    VO1AU- SK
    VO1AW- SK
    VO1MX- #41282 LOTW
    VO1BO- -
    VO1BT- -
    VO1CV- 5BWAZ H. Keeping SK 1975
    VO1CW- -
    VO1DC 166 MX -
    VO1CRM - -
    VO1DE- -
    VO1EJ- SK 2-Jul-07
    VO1KX- -
    VO1HH- -
    VO1HI- SK
    VO1HQ- -
    VO1IB- -
    VO1KE- -
    VO1KO- -
    VO2AF- -
    VO2CW- -
    VO2NA- -
    VO2/K2FRD100 VO2FS since 2004 ~135MX
    VO2/AH9B 103 -
    VO6EE- -
    VO6U- -

    NOTES: CW=CW, PH=Phone, MX=Mixed, RY=RTTY 5B=5 Band, HR=Honour Roll,SK=Silent Key
    The date on the right is that of the latest endorsement approved by ARRL. Tnx to VO1FB HP, XC and others.
    Note: RAC provides Field Checking of QSL's for DXCC. Certain confirmations must be sent directly to the ARRL DXCC Desk for checking.

    Latest submissions to ARRL DXCC Desk:
    VO1FB 16-Oct-2002
    VO1XC 26-Sep-2002
    VO2/K2FRD 16-Sep-2002
    VO1HP 15-Nov-2004
    VO1HP 13-Aug-2005
    VO1HP 26-Feb-2006
    VO1NA 28-Feb-2006
    VO1XC 25-Feb-2006
    VO1XC 24-Aug-2006
    VO1HP 21-Jul-2006
    VO1MX 15-May-2007
    VO1XC 22-Aug-2007
    VO1HP 03-Dec-2007
    VO1HP 14-Jan-2008
    VO1CRM 14-Jul-2008
    VO1CRM 07-Sep-2008
    VO1HP 27-Oct-2009
    VO1HP 31-Dec-2009

    Not yet applied for DXCC
    (Worked/Confirmed)
    VO1UL 314/287
    VO1BC 250/245 500+ grid zones on 6 metres
    VO1GW 238/219
    VO1FG 200+(80m)
    VO1TK 100+
    VO1TA 320/307
    VO1MX 200+/
    VO1PJN 200/

    Canadian 160 Metre DXCC and 160m WAZ recipients.

    AMSAT Grid Square Calculator

    Newfoundland and Labrador Clubs and radio amateurs

    (This list is not complete. Additions and corrections welcomed.)
  • St. Anthony Amateur Association
  • Goulds Amateur Radio Club
  • Avalon Radio Amateur Club
  • QSARC
  • Baccalieu Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
  • Marconi ARC of Newfoundland, Inc.
  • VO1CCG Canadian Coast Guard Amateur Radio Club
  • EVARC The Exploits Valley Amateur Radio Club
  • ARCON The Amateur Racio Club of Newfoundland
  • HUMBARS The Humber Amateur Radio Society
  • Newfoundland Amateur Radio Club
  • HOWL Hams of Western Labrador

  • GARS Goose Amateur Radio Society
  • Seniors Amateur Radio Club Grand Falls
  • Port aux Basques Amateur Radio Club
  • Stephenville Amateur Radio Society
  • Saint John's Radio Club
  • Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs

    Frequencies

    Amateur Bands in Canada
    VHF Repeaters in the NL section
    VE1DY Repeater Map
    14.140 MHz Trans Canada calling frequency
    3740 kHz NL Evening Traffic net (daily 7:00 PM) Note: Was 3785 before 9 Feb 2004
    3740 or 7085 kHz Cod Jiggers Net
    3700 kHz Newfoundland Traffic Net (CW)
    50.040 MHz VO1ZA 6 metre beacon
    144.400 MHz Transatlantic Beacon
    146.31 MHz FM Propagation Beacon
    146.32, 146.52 MHz FM Simplex

    NL Nets

    Cod Jigger Net
    VA1WRW VO1MG VO1KB VO1WCW VO1LV VO1PDR VO1WB VO1DD

    80 Metre Evening Traffic Net
    VO1BC VO1UG VO1LV VO1CMR VO1JLE VO1UL VO1PDR VO1TA VO1DD

    VHF Nets
    VO1JJ VO1VCE VO1JK VO1OWL VO1DHS VO1RYN VO1PDR VO1JON VO1EJO VO1SLP VO1DHS VO1KRL VO1EJO

    Newfoundland Traffic Net (3700 kHz CW) QNI

    VO1BM VO1CBS VO1CY VO1DI VO1DD VO1ER VO1ET VO1FDR VO1GO VO1GW VO1HO VO1KC VO1NU VO1OY VO1PDR VO1RR VO1SQ VO1TA VO1TK VO1UL VO1VCE VO1VK VO1WET VO1XE VE1BYO VE1CB VE1DY VE1MWS VE9WW

    Net Numbers

    The numbers are to be included at the request and with the premission of those whose call signs are listed and for information only. Compiled by Ian VO1BC.

    VO Silent Keys

    This is a tribute to help remind us of those who have left us. ...-.-

    The Amateur's Code

    The Radio Amateur is

    CONSIDERATE...never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure
    of others.

    LOYAL...offers loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local clubs,
    and the Radio Amateurs of Canada, through which Amateur Radio in the Canada
    is represented nationally and internationally.

    PROGRESSIVE...with knowledge abreast of science, a well-built and efficient
    station and operation above reproach.

    FRIENDLY...slow and patient operating when requested; friendly advice and counsel
    to the beginner; kindly assistance, cooperation and consideration for the interests
    of others. These are the hallmarks of the amateur spirit.

    BALANCED...radio is an avocation, never interfering with duties owed to family,
    job, school or community.

    PATRIOTIC...station and skill always ready for service to country and community.


    --The original Amateur's Code was written by Paul M. Segal, W9EEA, in 1928.

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