• RAC'(tm)s new Auxiliary Communications Service

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    Â A presentation by CSO Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT on October 7, 2021


    ** RAC’s new Auxiliary Communications Service:
    A presentation by CSO Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT https://www.rac.ca/auxiliary-communications-service-presentation/ ------------------------------------------------------------


    ** For immediate release: ------------------------------------------------------------

    As part of the transition to the new Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS
    ) program, RAC Community Officer (CSO), Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT, ha
    s been following a video series (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d3L_OkMW mgDaZVkFxrUXuXYNJ21q3MOh/view) presented by the Radio Amateur Training Pl anning and Activities Committee (https://sites.google.com/view/ratpac) (R ATPAC) on Thursday evenings.

    This series of weekly disaster communications presentations provided via t
    he Zoom videoconferencing platform is called “Emergency Management
    ’s Expectations of Amateur Radio” and focuses on governmen
    t, non-government agencies and organizations served by Amateur Radio in
    one way or another during a disaster. Although the presentations are curr ently based in America, they cover many similar issues and concerns foun
    d here in Canada.

    The role of the Auxiliary Communications Service in Canada will also be to
    supplement, or augment communications for local, provincial or nation
    al emergency management groups and non-government organizations when requi
    red.

    On Thursday, October 7, Jason will be joining a group of presenters in
    the RATPAC series to offer a look at the differences in emergency managem
    ent in Canada and the United States, and to discuss why Radio Amateurs o
    f Canada is developing an Auxiliary Communications program. For more infor mation about the presentation and the video series please visit:

    RATPAC Video Presentations Lists – Google Drive (https://docs.goog le.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTVywG1s025_zsAaKrn8Lr_DPGT6tGV0SVsV5LEdBA9 1dFCYk_LP8S3kXhMcD9vXFM3Cg-q468jf6Nd/pubhtml)

    Although not affiliated with the American Radio Relay League, RATPAC is
    made up of ARRL Section Managers, appointed ARRL field leaders, and o
    ther members of the Amateur Radio community.

    It hosts Zoom presentations twice weekly for Amateur Radio operators world wide: Wednesdays on general radio topics; and Thursdays on Amateur Radio e mergency communications. The presentation audience participates directly i
    n the Zoom sessions and/or indirectly with video links and related documen tation sent out after each session.

    RAC will also be hosting a coast to coast Zoom session in January 2022 to
    cover the new direction in detail. Stay tuned to the RAC website and the
    pages of The Canadian Amateur magazine for more information.

    Jason Tremblay, VE3JXT
    RAC Community Services Officer

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