If you are unable to attend, send regrets to the Chairman, <va3je at rogers dot com>.

Driving: From Don Mills Road turn west on Overlea Blvd to the next traffic lights, then right (north) on William Morgan Dr.  Park free of charge in the long, narrow lot west of the residence (you can use any non-reserved parking space).

By TTC: The #25 Don Mills bus stops at Overlea and Wm Morgan Dr, and connects to Pape Station.

Monitor VA3XPR/r  441.950+ p/l 100.0 or VE3TWR/r 145.410-.

On Wednesday, May/02/2012, The Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club will be starting a multi-week course of instruction for people interested in obtaining an Amateur Radio Operator’s Licence.

Evening classes will be given in a meeting room at the Leaside Retirement Residence, 10 William Morgan Drive, Leaside.

To register please contact the Club’s course coordinator as soon as possible.
“Ori VA3XW” <centor.course@gmail.com>

*Special Event station VX9MRC*
2012-04-06

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, the Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland will be transmitting a special bulletin near 500 kHz, the distress frequency used by the radio officers of the Titanic to send their CQD call to Cape, Race Newfoundland. Please listen on 507.77 kHz CW for VX9MRC between 0001 and 0400 UTC on 15 April 2012. Please note this corresponds to Saturday night, 14 April, for listeners in the western hemisphere. For further information, please see the MRCN web page by searching for VO1MRC on the internet.

Charles Marsh, VO1VZ
NL Section manager – Radio Amateurs of Canada

April 14/15:  100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Special Event Station:
-GB100MGY on all amateur bands from FORT PERCH ROCK MARINE RADIO MUSEUM,
NEW BRIGHTON, WIRRAL U.K.  Dates from 6th April until 26th April on CW and SSB.
-Special permission obtained to use above callsign on the 501khz-504khz band from the 12th April
until18th April transmitting on 502khz CW.  For those people without a 500khz band licence the station
will work cross band on 3566 khz or 7066khz as propagation conditions permits.
-This event is to mark the 100th anniversary of the TITANIC disaster in 1912. There will be a special
overnight operation on 14th/15th April, the date Titanic sank, concentrating mainly on 502khz as it was
the 500khz band where the Titanic made her CQD and later on the SOS distress calls/messages.
http://www.gb100mgy-fortperchrock.co.uk/

April 18:    World Amateur Radio Day marking  the 87th Anniversary of the founding of the International
Amateur Radio Union, IARU.  This year’s theme is “Amateur Radio Satellites: Celebrating 50 Years
in Space” in remembrance the launching of OSCAR 1 on December 12, 1961 and the launch of
OSCAR 2 on June 2, 1962.  There will be several special event stations from IARU’s Member
Societies active on different dates during April: 6H6IARU, 3G73IARU and LZ1WARD.

April 21     Pickering Hamfest.

April 25     Marconi’s 138th birthday.

The Central Toronto ARC will be running another Ham licence course starting in May.

If you know anyone who is interested in joining this session please have them contact Ori VA3XW centor.course@gmail.com as soon as possible.

If you are unable to attend, send regrets to the Chairman, <va3je at rogers dot com>.

Driving: From Don Mills Road turn west on Overlea Blvd to the next traffic lights, then right (north) on William Morgan Dr.  Park free of charge in the long, narrow lot west of the residence (you can use any non-reserved parking space).

By TTC: The #25 Don Mills bus stops at Overlea and Wm Morgan Dr, and connects to Pape Station.

Monitor VE3TWR/r on 145.410 or VA3XPR/r on 441.950+ p/l 100.0

Details can be found here: http://ham-ex.ca/HamexFlyer.pdf

If you need a ride, or can offer a ride contact pres@va3cta.net to coordinate or better yet leave a comment here!

The regular monthly meeting of the Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club will be held on

Tuesday March 06, 2012 at 19:30 ET at Leaside Retirement Residence, 10 William Morgan Drive

Following the business meeting there will be a presentation entitled 50 Years of Amateur Radio Satellites with a demo of SatPC32 by John, VA3JE

MIT is offering a free distance course on electronics. It will require a commitment of 10 hours a week from March 5, 2012 through June 8, 2012.  There are some basic physics and mathematics prerequisites.  More information can be found at https://6002x.mitx.mit.edu/