>Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:47:24 -0400 >From: rac-bulletins@xxxxxxx >Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] RAC Bulletin 2012-061E - Tropical Storm Rafael > predicted to effect Nova Scotia and Newfoundland >To: Steve Cutway VE3KC <ve3kc@xxxxxx> >Reply-to: rachq@xxxxxx >Organization: Radio Amateurs of Canada >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:rac-bulletins-leave@xxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Id: <rac-bulletins@xxxxxxx> >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120907 > Thunderbird/15.0.1 >Original-recipient: rfc822;ve3kc@xxxxxxxxx > > > >RAC Bulletin 2012-061E - Tropical Storm Rafael >predicted to effect Nova Scotia and Newfoundland >2012-10-14 > >While it is too early to predict specific areas >that may be effected, the Canadian Hurricane >Centre will begin 6 hour updates beginning in >the morning. Now north of Puerto Rico, Rafael is >tracking on a course that will see a swath >pattern from just east of Cape Breton to well >out to sea in the Grand Banks south of >Newfoundland with the centre over the Avalon >Peninsula overnight Wednesday and into Thursday. > >During this time operators in the effected area >are encouraged to keep the IARU Centre of >Activity (COA) frequencies clear and exercise a >heightened level of awareness while monitoring >VHF repeaters in the event your assistance is >required. Your usual cooperation is anticipated and appreciated. > >73, > >Doug Mercer CEC VO1DTM/VO1DM >Chief Field Services Officer > >======== > >IARU Emergency Centre of Activity frequencies: >3750 khz, 3985 khz, 7060 khz, 7240 khz, 7275 >khz, 14300 khz, 18160 khz, 21360 khz. > >* Intercontinental traffic only > >Canadian Hurricane Centre English < >http://www.ec.gc.ca/ouragans-hurricanes/default.asp?lang=en > >Canadian Hurricane Centre French < >http://www.ec.gc.ca/ouragans-hurricanes/default.asp?lang=fr > > >**----** > >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