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Sent: November 28, 2016 10:27 PM
To: Steve Cutway VE3KC <ve3kc@xxxxxx>
Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] Radio Amateurs of Canada Welcomes New Directors
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RAC Bulletin November 2016 | Radio Amateurs of Canada Welcomes New =
Directors
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Following the call for nominations for Directors of Radio Amateurs of =
Canada=E2=80=99s Atlantic, Ontario North/East, Midwest and British =
Columbia/Yukon Regions, RAC would like to welcome the following Radio =
Amateurs to our Board of Directors:
* Dave Goodwin, VE9CB, was elected as the new Director for the Atlantic =
Region
* Allan Munnik, VA7MP/VE7RMP, was appointed as the new Director for the =
British Columbia/Yukon Region
* Bjarne (Bj) Madsen, VE5FX, was elected as the new Director for the =
Midwest Region
RAC would also like to congratulate Allan Boyd, VE3AJB, on his =
re-election as the Director for the Ontario North/East Region. Allan was =
first appointed by the RAC Board of Directors as the Director for =
Ontario North/East in January 2016 to fill the vacant position of =
RAC=E2=80=99s newly elected President Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA. In =
addition to serving as Director, Allan also serves as the Section =
Manager for Ontario North. For more information about Allan please =
visit: http://wp.rac.ca/new-rac-director-for-ontario-northeast
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All Directors will begin their two-year term on January 1, 2017 until =
December 31, 2018. Biographies of each of the new Directors have been =
provided below.
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RAC would also like to welcome James Hay, VE2VE, as Deputy Director for =
the Quebec Region. James previously served as RAC Special Advisor, =
Technical and Administrative Services and was responsible for =
RAC=E2=80=99s information technology infrastructure. He is also the =
Secretary-Treasurer of the Montreal Amateur Radio Club (VE2ARC).
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Our constitution places a limit of three terms for Directors. =
I=E2=80=99d like to thank the three departing Directors =E2=80=93 Bill =
Gipps, VE7ISV/VE7XS (Director of the British Columbia/Yukon Region), =
Derek Hay, VE4HAY (Director of the Midwest Region) and Ev Price, VO1DK =
(Director of the Atlantic Region) =E2=80=93 who completed their third =
term as Directors at the end of 2016. Their hard work in the important =
role of Director and their contributions on various assignments =
throughout their terms made major contributions to Radio Amateurs of =
Canada. I am sure they will continue to contribute to Amateur Radio in =
Canada in the future.
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Glenn MacDonell, VE3XRA
RAC President and Chair
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Biographies
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New RAC Director Dave Goodwin, VE9CB:
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Dave Goodwin, VE9CB, provided the following information:
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=E2=80=9CI was born in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1960. I came into =
Amateur Radio through shortwave listening, starting at age 11. I earned =
my Amateur Radio licence in 1975 at age 15, and earned my Advanced =
Certificate one year later.
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My primary interests in Amateur Radio are DXing and contests on the HF =
bands. I have held many Canadian records and I have placed among the top =
scorers in many contests. I have been involved in many other aspects =
from extensive public service work to VHF, UHF and microwave weak-signal =
operating. My preferred mode is CW, but I also operate SSB regularly and =
2 metre FM while mobile.
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I have played a leadership role in local and national Amateur =
organizations. I am currently the President of the Fredericton Amateur =
Radio Club (FARC) and was an instructor in FARC=E2=80=99s most recent =
Basic Amateur Certificate course. I served as RAC=E2=80=99s Atlantic =
Director from 2004 to 2006 and as RAC President in 2008. I managed =
RAC=E2=80=99s contests for several years and I was the author of =
TCA=E2=80=99s =E2=80=98Contest Scene=E2=80=99 column for 20 years.=20
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I am married to Melanie, who is extremely supportive and encouraging of =
my involvement in Amateur Radio. I am the father and step-father to four =
adult children. I hold a Bachelor=E2=80=99s Degree in Political Science =
and I have been a federal public servant for over 30 years.
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I have lived in five provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Quebec, =
Ontario and Alberta) and I have operated from 20 countries in North =
America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. I read, write and speak English and =
French fluently, and I have a limited command of Mandarin Chinese and =
Spanish.
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My grandfather, Harold Goodwin, was an Amateur and he earned his licence =
in 1927 in Saint John, New Brunswick. He initially held =
=E2=80=9C1CB=E2=80=9D before there were prefixes, then VE1CB. I am very =
proud to hold the contemporary equivalent of his call sign. I also hold =
call signs VO1AU, VO2AAA, VE3AAQ and US Extra class licence as W8SR.
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I have been a member of RAC, or its predecessor, ever since I earned my =
licence. I am a Maple Leaf Operator member of RAC and I am a life member =
of the Radio Society of Great Britain, the American Radio Relay League =
and the Quarter Century Wireless Association.=E2=80=9D
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New RAC Director: Allan Munnik, VA7MP/VE7RMP
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Allan Munnik, VA7MP/VE7RMP, provided the following information:
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=E2=80=9CI was brought up by a father who enjoyed communication, mostly =
with people around the word using his CB Sideband Radio and Antennas. In =
the 1970s, while working out of Prince George, British Columbia, I =
travelled a great deal and talked with people all over Northern BC with =
my CB Sideband Mobile.
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In the 1980s, I lived on a 40-foot power boat and was a very active =
member of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (now the Royal Canadian =
Marine Search and Rescue) and communicated with other boaters and the =
Rescue Coordination Centre on Vancouver Island. In the 1990s, I lived in =
Vernon, BC and was active with Search and Rescue where we communicated =
using commercial frequencies, and it was there that I became seriously =
interested in Amateur Radio and became an Amateur. Living back in the =
Lower Mainland of Vancouver, I joined the Langley Amateur Radio =
Association and served as its President from 2007 to 2009 then again in =
2013. I am still a Director with the club.
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In 2005, I took the Radio Communications Station Management Course with =
Emergency Management BC and became a Station Manager. I spent many hours =
in the Radio Room as Station Manager during the Olympics and through =
each fire season. After spending eight years with the Langley Emergency =
Social Services as a responder and then in their communication division, =
I retired from this volunteer work but still make myself available when =
there is a need.
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For the past five years, I served as the Assistant Director for the =
Fraser Valley in BC and I have attended many of the swap meets on behalf =
of Radio Amateurs of Canada.
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My father owned a plumbing company and I was brought up playing with =
pipes, fittings and controls and in 1969 I became a Journeyman Plumber. =
I left my father=E2=80=99s company and worked in the many locations =
mentioned above for both union and non-union companies. I came back to =
my family business in 1982 and eventually purchased the company. In =
1997, I purchased McNicholls Foundry & Tool Supply, a company that sold =
equipment to the school metal workshops in BC. Since purchasing =
McNicholls I have expanded the business to sell across Canada and around =
the world. I have recently retired as a plumber but shall continue with =
the McNicholls side of the business.=E2=80=9D
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New RAC Director: Bjarne (Bj) Madsen, VE5FX
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Bj Madsen, VE5FX, provided the following information:
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=E2=80=9CI have been fascinated with radio since I was a kid on a farm =
in southern Saskatchewan. I built crystal radios and experimented with =
antennas and DXed for broadcast stations at night. However, it took a =
few years before I finally got serious and studied for and earned my =
Basic Amateur Operator's Certificate in 1978, licensed as VE5ADA. At =
that time, we had to spend the first year on CW only and I was =
immediately bitten by the DX bug and worked DXCC that first year on CW. =
The following year, I acquired the Advanced Certificate and call sign =
VE5FX and discovered contesting on SSB. I continue to chase DX as there =
are still a couple of countries that elude me. I also do a bit of =
contesting, primarily in the two RAC contests.=20
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In the early 1980s, I took on the role of provincial Incoming QSL =
Manager for VE5, originally for the Canadian Amateur Radio Federation =
and later, of course, for Radio Amateurs of Canada. It was a great way =
to get to know the Amateurs in VE5-land and I ran the incoming bureau =
for over 20 years.=20
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With the restructuring of Amateur Radio licence requirements and the =
initiation of the Accredited Examiner program in the late 1990s, I =
volunteered to serve as an Examiner and have served in that capacity =
ever since. Over the years, I have taught many Amateur Radio classes to =
young and old alike.=20
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When Bob Shehyn, VE5FY, held the position of RAC Midwest Director, I =
served as his Assistant Director for several years. When Rick Lord, =
VE4OV, took over as Midwest Director in 2000, I continued to serve as =
Assistant Director and when he resigned in 2002 I was asked to fill in =
the position of Midwest Director for the remainder of his term. I held =
that position until the end of 2008. Last year, I began serving as =
Deputy Director for Derek Hay, VE4HAY.=20
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During my terms as Midwest Director, I initiated a study on the concept =
of having a Youth Education Program (YEP), and when this was accepted by =
the Board I launched the program and ran it until I gave up the =
Directorship in 2008. I also headed the study on the Restructuring of =
Amateur Radio in Canada and led the team that did the Canada-wide survey =
and produced the report for Industry Canada and the RAC Board, making =
recommendations for restructuring.=20
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Professionally, I began working as an Architectural and Engineering =
Technologist for a few years and then went back to school to become a =
Teacher. I taught public school in Weyburn, Saskatchewan for 28 years =
and ran a radio club for the students for most of that time. When I =
retired from teaching in 1999, my wife Kathy, VE5FL and I moved to =
Tisdale, Saskatchewan where we established an acreage. While teaching, I =
also operated a photography business for a few years and later worked as =
a Financial Advisor, which I continue to do on a limited basis.=E2=80=9D
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Alan Griffin
RAC MarCom Director
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