Radio
Amateurs of/du Canada
RAC
Field Organization
Official
RAC Field Organization Appointment Description
Official
Bulletin Station (OBS)
Rapid dissemination of information is the lifeblood of an active,
progressive organization. The RAC Official Bulletin Station network provides a
vital communications link for informing the amateur community of the latest
developments in Amateur Radio and RAC. RAC bulletins, containing
up-to-the-minute news and information of Amateur Radio, are issued by RAC
Headquarters as soon as such news "breaks."
To serve the greatest possible "audience," OBS appointees who
can send RAC bulletins
over VHF repeaters and via uploading to packet bulletin board systems (PBBS) are
of maximum usefulness and much in demand. If
possible, an OBS who can copy bulletins directly from Internet (or the Bulletin
Manager) should be assigned to each major repeater in the section. Bulletins
should be transmitted regularly, perhaps in conjunction with a VHF repeater net,
on a repeater "bulletin board" (tone-accessed recorded announcements
for repeater club members), or via a RTTY or packet (computer) mailbox, if one
is functioning locally.
Duties and requirements of the
OBS include the following:
1.
OBS candidates are required to have and maintain full RAC membership and hold a
Basic or higher Amateur Operator’s Certificate of Qualification (or equivalent, as stipulated
by the Radiocommunications Regulations). They
should always operate radio equipment only within the limits and privileges of
the certificate and qualification held.
2.
Retransmission of RAC bulletins must be made at least once per week to maintain
appointment.
3.
OBS candidates are appointed by the Section Manager (or by the Bulletin Manager,
if the SM so delegates) and must adhere to a schedule that is mutually
agreeable.
4.
OBS appointees should send a monthly activity report (such as FSD-210 under
"Schedules and Net Affiliations") to the Bulletin Manager, indicating
bulletin transmissions made and generally updating the Bulletin Manager to any
OBS-related activities. This reporting arrangement may be modified by the
Bulletin Manager as he/she sees fit.
5.
As directed by the Bulletin Manager, OBSs will include in their bulletin
transmissions news of local, section and regional interest.
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