Field Day 2013 Site Map

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Field Day Results 2012

While Peel ARC not only took the title of Top Canadian in the four transmitter (4A) category in the 2012 Field Day, ranking 11^th out of 168 entries, putting us in the top 7% of all North American stations in our category, we also moved up considerably in the overall standing, ranking first among all stations in Canada, regardless of the category. Our score was 9118 points based on 2539 contacts.

This is the highest score and ranking ever achieved by PARC in its history and is due, in no small part, to the great effort by many people, all of whom should feel very proud of their efforts. Congratulations to all and here’s hoping we do even better in 2013.

PARC FIELD DAY TOTALS
Year	Class	Participants	Points	Standing in Class
2012	4A	45	9118	Top Canadian
2011	4A	25	6834	Top Canadian
2010	4A	32	3766	3rd in Canada
2009	3A	20	2406	7th in Can. / 3rd in Ont.
2008				Score not submitted
2007		20	2694	2nd in Canada
2006	4A	25	2660	Top Canadian
2005				Score not submitted
2004	4A	25	5942	Top Canadian
2003	5A	40	4466	Top Canadian
2002	5A	76	6346	Top Canadian
2001	4A	50	7222	Top Canadian
2000	4A		7228	Top Canadian
1999	4A	54	7440	Top Canadian
1998	4A	45	7278	Top Canadian
1997	4A	25	5492
1996	3A	33	4444
1995	3A	37	3906
1994	3A	40	3272
1993	3A		1898

MS Walk 2012

Sunday April 22nd was a rather cool day but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the many walkers in the latest MS Walk-a-thon. In support of this effort, eleven members of PARC again provided communications assistance over the entire course, utilizing the local VHF repeater. No serious incidents were encountered but, as usual, we were there if anything had happened.

Those participating included: Paul VA3PB, Joe VA3POR, Kelly VE3VGP, Pam VA3PAM, Henry VE3LEM, Bernie VE3OTR, Gabe VE3BDE, Richard VA3RMU, Don VE3REO, Bob VE3UBM and Vic VE3FOX, some of whom are pictured below.

Organizers thanked the members for their assistance and presented them with a certificate to recognize their contribution.

Field Day Site Map 2012

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Updated CANWARN Schedule

Geoff Coulson has issued an updated CANWARN training schedule:
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Folks, lots of new information to pass along including confirmation of some of the training locations and the addition of new training sites. Thanks to generous support from Fanshawe College, our London training will be done in a room on their campus this year. Thanks to the Rama First Nation, our training in the Orillia/Washago/Rama area will be at the Community Room of the MASK Arena on Rama Road (details below). Huron County has also asked to host two training sessions on April 24th. One will be held in the afternoon in Goderich, the second in the evening in Central Huron (Clinton). The Town of Parry Sound is also hosting a session on the afternoon of April 26th with details below. We have also firmed up the locations for the Timmins and Temiskaming Shores training.

We are continuing to work on the training schedule in Northwestern Ontario and I should be able to provide more details on dates and venues in the next training update.
Thanks to those of you who have already sent me an email confirming your interest in a given session. Early indications are that we will likely have one of the best turnouts ever at locations across the province. For those of you who have yet to drop me a note to confirm attendance at a session, please feel free to do so at geoff.coulson@ec.gc.ca

Please find following, the updated list of dates/venues/times for this year’s training as things stand now…

April 11 – 7 PM – Sarnia – Lower Auditorium, Clearwater Arena – 1400 Wellington St.

April 17 – 7 PM – Windsor – Giovanni Caboto Club – 2175 Parent Ave.

April 18 – 7 PM – London – Room T1003, Building T, Fanshawe College, 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd, free parking at any metered spots on campus after 6 PM

April 21 – 9 AM – Hamilton – Nash Auditorium, Wilcox Building, Chedoke Hospital, Sanatorium Road. Free parking available across the street from the auditorium

April 24 – 1:30 PM – Goderich – Goderich Community Centre (Old Arena) 180 McDonald St, Goderich

April 24 – 7 PM – Central Huron (Clinton) – Central Huron Fire Hall, 410 Beech St Central Huron (Clinton)

April 26 – 12:30 PM – Parry Sound – Bobby Orr Centre, 7 Mary Street, Parry Sound

April 28 – 9 AM – Washago/Orillia – Community Room, MASK Arena, 6147 Rama Road (north of Casinorama and south of Airport Road on Rama Road)

April 28 – 9 AM – Ottawa/Nepean – Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Avenue, Nepean

May 2 – 7 PM – Kitchener – Bingemans Conference Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive

May 5 – 9 AM – Toronto – Environment Canada 4905 Dufferin St

May 8 – 7 PM – Toronto – Environment Canada 4905 Dufferin St

May 10 – 7 PM – Peterborough – Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St. North

May 16 – 7 PM – Dufferin County – Dufferin County Museum, corner of Hwy 89 and Airport Road in Mulmur

May 26 – 9 AM – Belleville – Belleville Library Conference Room, 254 Pinnacle Street

May 26 – 9 AM – Sudbury/Azilda – Lionel E. Lalonde Centre, 239 Montee Principale, Azilda

May 27 – 1 PM – Espanola – Pinewood Inn, 378 Centre St.

May 27 – 7 PM – Elliot Lake – Renaissance Centre, 20 Veterans Way

May 28 – 7 PM – Sault Ste Marie – Delta Sault Ste Marie, 208 St. Mary’s Drive

May 29 – Timmins – Timmins Inn and Suites, 1800 Riverside Drive

May 30 – Temiskaming Shores – College Boreal, 280 Armstrong St.

May 31 – North Bay – 6:30 PM – North Bay Public Library, 271 Worthington

CANWARN 2012 Training Schedule – Release 1

Hello, everyone, after a winter that wasn’t in many parts of the province, it is time to turn our attention to the renewed possibility of extended stretches of true spring-like weather. Along with milder temperatures and longer days will come the increased chance of severe thunderstorms in Ontario. And so once again, it is time to release the first glance at the upcoming CANWARN storm spotter training sessions. Some work is still required to confirm exact venues in some locations but the dates are provided for planning purposes and the venues will be firmed up in the coming weeks in future releases.
Once again, I thank all of you for being part of this very important program. Your reports in the last year have continued to provide valuable “on-the-ground” information to the Ontario Storm Prediction Centre. This also represents CANWARN’s 25th year in Ontario. It all began in Windsor back in 1987 and we have seen the program grow significantly in the last number of years. So please join us if you can at a training session near you.
As in past years, I would ask you to RSVP me at geoff.coulson@ec.gc.ca to let me know which session you plan on attending so we can get a sense of the numbers of attendees at each location. So here they are, the dates/venues as things stand now. Dates and venues in June for Northwestern Ontario will be forthcoming in future releases.

April 11 – 7 PM – Sarnia – Lower Auditorium, Clearwater Arena – 1400 Wellington St.

April 17 – 7 PM – Windsor – Giovanni Caboto Club – 2175 Parent Ave.

April 18 – 7 PM – London – venue to be confirmed shortly

April 21 – 9 AM – Hamilton – Nash Auditorium, Chedoke Hospital, Sanatorium Road. Free parking available across the street from the auditorium

April 28 – 9 AM – Washago/Orillia – venue to be confirmed shortly

April 28 – 9 AM – Ottawa/Nepean – Nepean Sailing Club, 3259 Carling Avenue, Nepean

May 2 – 7 PM – Kitchener – Bingemans Conference Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive

May 5 – 9 AM – Toronto – Environment Canada 4905 Dufferin St

May 8 – 7 PM – Toronto – Environment Canada 4905 Dufferin St

May 10 – 7 PM – Peterborough – Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St. North

May 16 – 7 PM – Dufferin County – Dufferin County Museum, corner of Hwy 89 and Airport Road in Mulmur

May 26 – 9 AM – Belleville – Belleville Library Conference Room, 254 Pinnacle Street

May 26 – 9 AM – Sudbury/Azilda – Lionel E. Lalonde Centre, 239 Montee Principale, Azilda

May 27 – 1 PM – Espanola – Pinewood Inn, 378 Centre St.

May 27 – 7 PM – Elliot Lake – Renaissance Centre, 20 Veterans Way

May 28 – 7 PM – Sault Ste Marie – Delta Sault Ste Marie, 208 St. Mary’s Drive

May 29 – Timmins – time and venue to be confirmed

May 30 – Temiskaming Shores – time and venue to be confirmed

May 31 – North Bay – 6:30 PM – North Bay Public Library, 271 Worthington

Regards,

Geoff Coulson
Warning Preparedness Meteorologist |
Météorologue de sensibilisation aux conditions menaçantes
Ontario Region Client Services |
Service à la clientèle, Région de l‘Ontario
Environment Canada | Environnement Canada
Goverment of Canada | Gouvernement du Canada
4905 Dufferin St | 4905 rue Dufferin
Toronto, ON M3H 5T4

email: Geoff.Coulson@ec.gc.ca

Peel ARC Hats Available

You have probably seen some of your friends wearing their VE3PRC PARC ball cap!  Well, if you don’t yet have one, here is your chance.

The hats are well made with an adjustable strap, so one size really does fit all. The tan colour matches the PARC golf shirts, too.  Lots of the folks have had their callsign embroidered on the back of the hat. It is easy to arrange, if you want to do that, too.

You can order one of our PARC hats from Richard Upfield for the low price of $20.

(Will you look as good as our stylish model? Di-di-di-dit  Di-dit)

Thank you, CIBC!

We would like to express out sincere thanks to Lynne Gutteridge and the CIBC Retirees Ambassador Program for its generous donation to The Peel Amateur Radio Club to help support our Emergency Programs and planning.

Don McPhee, our Acting President has said “We at the Peel Amateur Radio Club work diligently to maintain communication preparedness that hopefully is never required.  The group is called ARES, Amateur Radio Emergency Services.  One test of our Emergency Preparedness is held the last weekend of June every year and is called Field Day.  We operate from tents and on battery power as if a major catastrophe has crippled the usual infrastructure.  In 2011 we stood Third in all of Canada in our division.  Your donation will help us maintain the highest standards, just like CIBC does.”

Thank you, CIBC!

Check out our new “Wiki”

Thanks for Joe, VA3POR, we have a new Wiki.  You access it by clicking on the heading at the top of our pages. It will open in a new page or tab in your browser. (You can click here, too.)

Right now, the entries concern ARES and Net Control features. More things will be added as time goes on.

What is a Wiki?  Well, the word comes from Hawaiian. It means quick or fast. It is a web oriented device that is easily set up and modified. Our Wiki will be used to document procedures for the club and its ventures.

One of the most popular Wikis is Wikipedia. If you want to learn more about Wikis, go there and read about Wiki.

Hey! Remember Packet? It’s Back! * Updated*

Our Packet system is back on the air after a little a little hiatus.  Turn your TNC or Soundcard TNC and radio on to 145.010 simplex at 1200 baud and get started.

Here’s the current setup:

1. Our Node – connect to VE3PRC.  This gives you access to a range of features.  Try them out – explore.
2. Our BBS – Connect to VE3PRC-2.  This puts you on our F6FBB Mail System and Bulletin Board.  Here you can leave mail, read mail, create and read bulletins, and create and read NTS traffic.  Mail forwarding happens automatically between our system and the VA3BAL systems.
3. Winlink – connect to VE3PRC-10.  We now have a full Winlink RMS service on our packet system.  While designed as an Emcomm system, it is useable anytime. It allows email service between packet radio and the Internet.  “When all else fails …”

Have fun!