Nice...I would have thought ve3PIGS would have been more appropriate, but 
that's just me hahahahaha.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Robert Ringwald" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:05 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] Look for Special Event Station VE3RCMP on-the-air 
Field Day Weekend

> Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] Look for Special Event Station VE3RCMP =
> on-the-air Field Day Weekend
>
>
> June 17th 2014
>
>
> The Royal Canadian Mounted Police amateur radio Group in Ottawa will be =
> operating a Special Event Station VE3RCMP during the Field Day contest =
> weekend, June 28-29, 2014.  We plan also to activate the call sign =
> during the RAC Canada Day Contest July 1st. =20
>
> The Special Event Amateur Station will be commemorating the 75th =
> anniversary of the first RCMP owned and operated radio-to-patrol-car =
> dispatch system that was commissioned in the fall of 1939 using the call =
> sign VY8T and thus initiated a continuing Radio Support-Service within =
> Force.   VE3RCMP during Field Day will be operated by current and =
> retired members of what is currently known as the RCMP National Radio =
> Services Directorate, Ottawa.
>
> The last time VE3RCMP was obtained for field day operations was in 1989 =
> during the the 50th anniversary.  We hope the 4 letter suffix will not =
> cause too much confusion to other FD contest station operators. =20
>
> Special QSL cards are being prepared to confirm contacts with VE3RCMP.
>
>
> Norm Rashleigh, VE3LC
>
>
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