All radio amateurs in the Ottawa Area are invited to attend a Special Amateur Radio Event to present to Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN his:
Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Plaque
Date: Saturday April 15th, 2023
Time: 1:30 to 4 pm. The award to Bryan will be made at approximately 2:30
Place: IBEW Local 586, 1178 Rainbow St, (east side of Ottawa just off Canotek Rd)
This event is Sponsored by the:
- Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club;
- Ottawa Amateur Radio Club; and
- Chapter 70 (Ottawa) of the Quarter Century Wireless Association.
We have sent an invitation to Phil McBride, VA3QR, President of Radio Amateurs of Canada.
Refreshments will be served at this event.
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What is the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame (CARHOF)?
Radio Amateurs of Canada recognizes deserving Amateurs by appointments to the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The Constitution of the Hall specifies that the appointment as a Member of the Hall is for “outstanding achievement and excellence to the highest degree, for serious and sustained service to Amateur Radio in Canada, or to Amateur Radio at large.” For a candidate to be considered for appointment to the CARHOF, a confidential nomination that includes at least 3 references must be submitted to the Board of Trustees of the Hall outlining the meritorious service of the candidate.
Bryan was nominated last September for this prestigious award for his many years of voluntary service and faithful commitment as “Special Advisor” representing Radio Amateurs of Canada on agenda items impacting the amateur radio service at the World Radiocommunications Conferences (WRCs). His tenure in this important volunteer position began in 2006 when he was recruited by the late Ken Pulfer, VE3PU and Jim Dean, VE3IQ. Bryan was eager to continue their work as part of the Department’s Canadian delegation attending WRCs 2012, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland and WRC 2019 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Bryan enjoyed a good working relationship with ISED officials while attending most, if not all, requisite pre-conference preparatory Working Party 5A meetings here and abroad where agenda items to do with the amateur service spectrum and regulations are studied and national positions developed leading to final negotiations and vote for consensus at the Conference by countries of the world. Of significance in Canada and other countries, radio amateurs can now enjoy operating on the expanded amateur radio allocations on the 630 and 60 metre bands thanks to the negotiation skills and diplomacy of Bryan with other non amateur stakeholders of the spectrum. His work has been well documented by his numerous articles in TCA magazine, his well produced presentations to radio clubs (especially here in Ottawa) and his Conference progress “Tweets” ensuring that Canadian Amateurs have been well informed on the developing story covering international amateur radio spectrum matters. In 2020, Bryan officially stepped out from his position as “Special Advisor” to RAC in favour of Paul Coverdale, VE3ICV taking on the meetings of the next ITU cycle preparing for WRC 2023. Nevertheless, Bryan remains involved by often attending ISED and ITU meetings (now on-line) to provide welcome continuity.
Let’s honour Bryan Rawlings, VE3QN by attending this Special gathering of his friends and fellow radio amateurs on April 15.
Bryan Rawlings nominated for Life Membership in the OVMRC.
Further to honouring Bryan for his distinguished appointment to the CARHOF, members of your executive committee of the OVMRC have nominated him to become a “Life Member of the Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club Inc.” The motion will be presented at the March 15th, 2023 meeting of the Club and reads:
“ We move to nominate Bryan Rawlings VE3QN as a life member of the Ottawa Valley Mobile radio Club (OVMRC) for his contribution to the amateur radio service and his outstanding participation as a Canadian delegate for amateur radio to the International Telecommunications Union and the World Radiocommunications Conferences 2012, 2015 and 2019.” Nominators: Barry Allison, VE3NA, Norm Rashleigh VE3LC, Alan Fricker VE3KAE, Hugo Kneve VE3KTN
This motion is so published in the Rambler according to the requirements of the Club’s By-Laws, section requirements of the Club’s By-Laws, 2.3.3 “Life Member” preceding a vote of the membership at the March meeting carried out by secret balloting on Zoom during our March 15 meeting.
Norm VE3LC
Appears in: Rambler Vol 65 Issue 7, March 2023