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Status of RARC Operations
for COVID-19
Updated: May 30, 2020 |
This page is for ongoing updates on the status RARC events and activities impacted by COVID-19 and reference information on the situation. Please contact Urey, VE7URE for questions regarding content posted on this page.
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for usage of club station VE7GOG.
Status of upcoming RARC events and activuties
| DATE |
EVENT / ACTIVITY |
STATUS |
| Every Tues. at 1900h |
Weekly Net on repeater 147.140 MHz |
Ongoing as usual |
| Every Sat. morning 1030h to noon |
Saturday morning offee get-together at Lansdowne Centre food court |
Replaced by 'Saturday Coffee Net' on club repeater 147.140 MHz |
| Apr. 19 (Sun.) |
The Vancouver Sun Run |
CANCELLED by organizers |
| Apr. 24-26 (Wknd.) |
Communications Academy (Seattle) |
CANCELLED by organizers |
| Apr. 29 1900h (Wed.) |
Monthly meeting at Steveston Community Centre |
Substitute with discussions on club repeater 147.140 MHz |
| May 9 (Sat.) |
Richmond Public Works Open House |
CANCELLED by organizer |
| May 18 (Sat.) |
C.C.M. Safety & Safe Living Fair |
No contact (presumed cancelled) |
| May 21-23 (Wknd.) |
Dayton Hamvention (Xenia, OH) |
CANCELLED by Hamvention Comm. |
| May 27 (Wed.) |
Monthly meeting at Steveston Community Centre |
Substitute with meeting on club repeater 147.140 MHz |
| June 5-7 (Wknd.) |
SEA-PAC 2020 (Seaside, OR) |
CANCELLED by Exec. Committee |
| June 20 (Sat.) |
RARC Swap Meet
& Communications Display |
CANCELLED by RARC Board |
| June 24 (Sat.) |
Monthly meeting at Steveston Community Centre |
Substitute with meeting on club repeater 147.140 MHz |
| June 27-28 (Wknd.) |
ARRL Field Day (at VE7GOG) |
Operate under ARRL guidelines in Class D from VE7GOG |
| July 1 (Wed.) |
Steveston Salmon Festival
Canada Day Parade |
CANCELLED by Board of Steveston Community Society |
| July & August |
Activities to be decided |
Pending Provincial and Health advisories on public activities |
Apr. 17, 2020 (Original document by Carole, VA7QCE)
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for usage of club station VE7GOG.
Mar. 30, 2020 (Financial Times - daily reports)
Trajectories of new cases and death tolls around the world
Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as the pandemic spreads
Mar. 24, 2020 (forwarded by Richmond Emergency Programs)
BC COVID-19 Support App from BC Ministry of Health
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coronavirus-covid-19-app-bc-1.5507424
Mar. 16, 2020 (from info posted by Allan, VE7WXZ in RARC Groups.io)
Daily Data on COVID-19 in Canada -
GIS Hub data provided by Esri Canada
Canadian Outbreak At-A-Glance - Charting of cases by province
https://resources-covid19canada.hub.arcgis.com/
Outbreak Tracker - Case statistics Canada and provinces
https://resources-covid19canada.hub.arcgis.com/app/eb0ec6ffdb654e71ab3c758726c55b68
Interactive data on contamination and infections
https://resources-covid19canada.hub.arcgis.com/app/db473c0937fe4e3bba34fbe3bda0fde6
USEFUL REFERENCE INFORMATION ON COVID-19
April 3, 2020 - Surgical face masks could prevent transmission of viruses from symptomatic individuals (Nature Medicine article )
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
April 8, 2020 - How to properly use a mask (The New York Times)
How Not to Wear a Mask
Hand washing poster (BC Centre for Disease Control - BC Ministry of Health)
Coronavirus COVID-19 - Hand Hygiene
COVID-19 Planning and preparation info sheet (Public Health Agency of Canada bulletin)
COVID-19 - Be Prepared
Everything about COVID-19 in a 33-minute video (Los Angeles Tmes)
Science Behind The Coronavirus (and the Science of Soap)
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