>Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:37:29 -0500 >Organization: Radio Amateurs of Canada >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:10.0.2) Gecko/20120216 > Thunderbird/10.0.2 >Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] RAC Bulletin 2012-014E - >Volunteers Needed for RAC Band > Planning Committees >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:rac-bulletins-leave@xxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Id: <rac-bulletins@xxxxxxx> >From: rac-bulletins@xxxxxxx >Reply-to: rachq@xxxxxx >To: Steve Cutway VE3KC <ve3kc@xxxxxx> > > >RAC Bulletin 2012-014E - Volunteers Needed for RAC Band Planning Committees >2012-02-23 > >The VHF/UHF Band Planning Committee and the SHF >Band Planning Committee are looking for >additional volunteers to help with review and >update of the band plans to reflect new modes >and current practice. At this time, the 0-30 MHz >(formerly HF) Band Planning Committee has >sufficient members to carry out its work. > >Why is band planning needed? Band plans provide >guidance to minimize interference between >different users. The famed ham tradition of >"self-policing" or "gentlemen and gentlewomens" >agreements. is what band plans are all about. >For example, weak signal satellite users and EME >really can't coexist with high powered DX >stations without an understanding of who >operates where to ensure adequate separation so >both can enjoy their respective operations. >Another example is the separation of CW, >digital, and phone modes in the HF bands. > >The immediate need is for filling out the >VHF/UHF band Planning Committee. Their mission >in 2012 is to review and update the band plans >for 6 meters, 2 meters, 220 MHZ, and 440 MHz >after wide consultation with the Canadian >amateur community. In addition to including >digital modes and changes to reflect >international allocations, one other factor that >makes this a "let's get it done now" project is >the dramatic growth in 6m activity with the >bands inclusion on many of the newer HF rigs and >rising sunspot numbers. Having casual local rag >chewing separated from DX calling frequencies >reduces interference for everyone, allowing >DXers to "work a new one" when the band opens, >without disrupting a local QSO, satellite work, >repeaters, or support for a public service event. > >The current chair of the VHF/UHF Band Planning >Committee is Dana Shtun, VE3KU. He's looking for >volunteers to join the committee to help with >the review process. Qualifications are an active >interest in the VHF/UHF bands and being a RAC >member in good standing. If you.re interested, >please contact Dana at: ve3dss-1.rogers.com and >provide a very brief summary of your operating >interests and activities on the VHF/UHF bands. > >Steve Kavanagh ve3sma@xxxxxx is chair of the SHF >Band Planning Committee. They are currently >looking for volunteers to join this committee, >especially someone with specific interest in >satellite operations and also those >knowledgeable with interference issues that can >arise in the shared bands above 2 GHz. If either >is your expertise and you.re a RAC member in >good standing, please contact Steve with a brief >summary of your experience and activities. > >George Gorsline VE3YV >RAC International Affairs Officer - ve3yv@xxxxxx > >**----** > >Vernon Ikeda - VE2MBS/VE2QQ >Pointe-Claire, Québec >RAC Blog Editor/RAC E-News/Web News Bulletin Editor > >-- > > * * * * > > > > >---------- >You are receiving this bulletin because you are >subscribed to an electronic mailing list. For >more information or to change your subscription >please visit: http://rac.eton.ca/racbullemail.htm