Sponsored by the Friends of the Communications Research Centre
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006.
COMMENCING AT 1PM IN THE CRC AUDITORIUM

    Under such recent headings as "The Cold Facts: why we must focus on Arctic Research"(1), "Stewards of The Northwest Passage"(2) and "The Great White North - a part of the Canadian psyche"(3), the Canadian media has been drawing our attention to this impending problem, potentially of significant magnitude. Our speaker, Dr Hobson, formerly Director of the Continental Shelf Project in the then Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, is well qualified to speak to us on the geographical, political and defence aspects of this problem. In addition, he will include some historical background and touch upon some of the notable incursions to date upon our national sovereignty.

All Friends of CRC, their spouses and friends and employees at the Shirley’s Bay site are cordially invited. As usual, we shall meet for lunch in the CRC Cafeteria at 12 noon. Our speaker plans to join us there.

1. Jeffrey Simpson, Globe & Mail, October 25, 2005.
2. Jose A. Kusugak, President, Inuit Tapirit Kanatami, Ottawa Citizen, February 3, 2006.
3. Ottawa Citizen Editorial, March 11, 2006.

BRITANNIA YACHT CLUB
APRIL 20, 2006
AT
12:00 PM. NOON

MENU

Soup, Sandwiches, Selection of Pastries, Tea or Coffee

Price $16.00 per person

Contact: Hazel Baskin                    Tel: 828-9969

Our annual luncheon will again be at the beautiful Britannia Yacht Club. We hope to experience the open waters of the Ottawa River heralding spring in the Ottawa Valley.

Doris Jelly will give a "Show and Tell" and will show a Video she made on her visit to the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

We hope that all of the Friends and their Friends will attend.

Those wishing to attend please send a cheque made out to the Friends of CRC by the 13^th Of April 2006.

ADDRESS: Friends of CRC C/C Communications Canada 3701 Carling Ave. P.O. Box 11490 Stn. H Ottawa, ON K2H 8S2.  We look forward to seeing you there.

I would like to start a new column for the news letter which I think I will call "Useful Web Sites, Downloads and Data". Have you any other suggestion for a name? We would like members to contribute to this column. I am also starting another column called "CRC Today" and am asking CRC personnel to let us know what projects they are involved in. Do you have any other ideas about things we might include in future newsletters?

Two IEEE-AESS meetings that may be of interest. Friends of CRC are welcome: full details at:
http://members.allstream.net/~max-com/ottawa.AESS.html 

"Avionics for Manned Space" by Myron Kayton, Santa Monica, California, at The Crowsnest, Naval Officer's Mess, 78 Lisgar St., Ottawa on Monday 10 April 2006, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.

+ Space stations, US and Russian + Space Shuttle + On-board vs Ground Navigation + Tracking networks and TDRS + Shuttle upgrade, return to Moon + Manned missions to Mars. 

Reservations appreciated - contact Hugh Reekie 613-728-7343. Free admission - bar available.

By car, go north on Cartier and turn right (eastern end of Lisgar is 2-way). 

Myron Kayton has over 50 years of experience designing avionic, communication and computer-automation systems. As a consulting engineer, he has served many clients with various design and analysis activities. He has worked on automated process systems, upper-stage spacecraft, commercial communication systems and many land, sea and air navigation systems. He is an IEEE-AESS Distinguished lecturer. 

"A Backside Lunar Observatory - a Proposal" by Myron Kayton, Santa Monica, California at the RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Drive, Courtside A Room on 11 April, 2006, 8:00 pm. Optional Dinner 6:30 pm - adjacent. 

+ Radio Astronomy + Lunar librations + Location of Observatory + Data transmission to Earth + Relay stations + Lagrangian Satellite + Lunar Trajectories + Relay Station Construction +Maintenance + Organization of Preliminary Design Team + References. Use East parking lot and access by the new, corner entrance, meet in Courtside A, 6:15 pm for 6:30 pm. Go to The Field House Restaurant (30 seconds away!) for dinner; four special main courses about $11, and dessert/coffee about $2.50 available. 

Send an e-mail stating numbers, and yes/no for dinner to Hugh Reekie, phone 613-728-5343. Reservations appreciated by 7 April, 2006, but walk-in dinners without a reservation are acceptable.



Tour Write-up:

On Tuesday, February 28, Hugh Reekie hosted a two-hour tour of the Music Division of the Research and Information Branch of the National Archives. The tour guide was Audio Conservator, Gilles St-Laurent who led the group through the physical collection of 78's, 45's, LP's, cassette tapes as well as 16 inch transcription disks that were used mainly in the broadcast industry. The mandate of the Division is to archive any material that contains the work of Canadian artists, as long as it involves voice, arranging, composition, or playing an instrument. We were surprised to find an album set that was labelled Artie Shaw until it was pointed out that one of the band members was a Canadian

The tour ended in the studio that is used by Gilles to extract sounds from long ago from any of the media that were originally used whether they be wax cylinders or flexible disks that were used for promotions and included within the pages of magazines. He was able to demonstrate the 'before and after' sound when he applied his musical and technical skills to remove hiss, clicks and even coughs that had been included in recordings of live concerts.

Deaths:

Melba Murphy was a long time employee of CRC working in Personnel as a pay clerk.

Thursday March 2, 2006 Melba Genieva Carroll, age 78. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Daniel (Nancy), Colleen (Sandy Caldwell), Jeff (Wendy), and Martin. Cherished grandmother of Colin, Erin, Jesse, Kenny, Amy Read, and Austin. Caring sister of Clayton Carroll (Joy). Predeceased by her brother Thomas Carroll. Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, 580 Eagleson Road, Kanata, Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Mondayto St. Isidore's Church for Mass of Christian Funeral at 10 a.m. in Memoriam donations to the Huntington Society of Canada appreciated. Kelly Funeral Homes 235-6712.

This was taken from the Ottawa Citizen, Sat. March 4th. 2006.

Annual Report:

The Friends of CRC Annual Report for 2004 is being mailed with the newsletter, or in the case of e-mail, in a separate message. We would be glad to have assistance in publishing a French-language version.

Be back again next month,

Jim Sawtell

836-5795 sawtell@igs.net