consultation_on_amendments_to_the_tower_siting_process

Consultation on Amendments to the Tower Siting Process

ISED [...] is [...] initiating a consultation on proposed amendments to the antenna tower siting requirements [...] to reduce regulatory burden on tower proponents.

Here's a 47 minute long video discussion of the proposed changes:

What you can do:

Write a response echoing RAC and RAQI's position in electronic format (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF).
Send it by July 16, 2026 to: spectrumoperations-operationsduspectre@ised-isde.gc.ca
Cite consulation #: DGSO-001-26

As all comments will be posted on the departmental website, those making submissions are responsible for ensuring that they do not contain confidential or private information.

Update

Here's more info from RAC's website published on June 15th.

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Computer Hobby Movement in Canada

https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/exhibits/show/hobby_canada/hobby_canada

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Quick Offline Ham Search

On my linux computer, I keep a csv file of the ISED ham database for when I need to quickly look up someone. Here are a few tricks to make the process really quick.

Setup

Instead of using my browser to download the file from ISED (http://apc-cap.ic.gc.ca/datafiles/amateur_delim.zip), I run this script, which:

Downloads the zip file to my ~/Ham folder
Changes the extension to csv
Deletes all the files I don't want

ised.sh

#!/bin/bash
 
DIR=$HOME"/Ham"
 
echo "Downloading Amateur Archive from ISED website:"
wget --report-speed=bits http://apc-cap.ic.gc.ca/datafiles/amateur_delim.zip -P $DIR 
echo
 
echo "Unzipping archive:"
cd $DIR
unzip amateur_delim.zip
 
echo "Changing extension to csv"
mv amateur_delim.txt amateur_delim.csv
chmod 644 amateur_delim.csv
 
echo "Deleting amateur_delim.zip, lisezmoi_amat_delim.txt, and readme_amat_delim.txt"
rm amateur_delim.zip lisezmoi_amat_delim.txt readme_amat_delim.txt
echo
echo
 
echo "Done.  Note that the custom separator is:   ;"
echo

To look up the file, I added this line to my alias:

alias hamsearch='cat ~/Ham/amateur_delim.csv |grep -i '

Usage

To update my local file, I only have to type this into the terminal:

ised.sh

To look up something, I only have to type this into the terminal

hamsearch [Search Term]

Examples

You can search for a callsign:

hamsearch ve7aaa

VE7AAA;Arthur Ellwood;Abrahamson;760 OXFORD PLACE;CAMPBELL RIVER;BC;V9W7Y7;A;;C;D;;;;;;;

Or search for any strings in that file. Use '' if there's more than one word.

hamsearch 'vancouver general'

VA7LGH;Ernest;Mix;436 CARDIFF WAY;PORT MOODY;BC;V3H3T1;A;B;;D;;Vancouver Coastal Health Amateur Radio Group;c/o VCH Emergency Management - Vancouver General Hospital;855 West 12th Avenue, JPPS1, Room 1769;VANCOUVER;BC;V5Z1M9
VA7PRH;Ernest;Mix;436 CARDIFF WAY;PORT MOODY;BC;V3H3T1;A;B;;D;;Vancouver Coastal Health Amateur Radio Group;c/o VCH Emergency Management - Vancouver General Hospital;855 West 12th Avenue, JPPS1, Room 1769;VANCOUVER;BC;V5Z1M9
VA7RHS;Ernest;Mix;436 CARDIFF WAY;PORT MOODY;BC;V3H3T1;A;B;;D;;Vancouver Coastal Health Amateur Radio Group;c/o VCH Emergency Management - Vancouver General Hospital;855 West 12th Avenue, JPPS1, Room 1769;VANCOUVER;BC;V5Z1M9
VA7SGH;Ernest;Mix;436 CARDIFF WAY;PORT MOODY;BC;V3H3T1;A;B;;D;;Vancouver Coastal Health Amateur Radio Group;c/o VCH Emergency Management - Vancouver General Hospital;855 West 12th Avenue, JPPS1, Room 1769;VANCOUVER;BC;V5Z1M9
VA7SMH;Ernest;Mix;436 CARDIFF WAY;PORT MOODY;BC;V3H3T1;A;B;;D;;Vancouver Coastal Health Amateur Radio Group;c/o VCH Emergency Management - Vancouver General Hospital;855 West 12th Avenue, JPPS1, Room 1769;VANCOUVER;BC;V5Z1M9
VA7VCH;Ernest;Mix;436 CARDIFF WAY;PORT MOODY;BC;V3H3T1;A;B;;D;;Vancouver Coastal Health Amateur Radio Group;c/o VCH Emergency Management - Vancouver General Hospital;855 West 12th Avenue, JPPS1, Room 1769;VANCOUVER;BC;V5Z1M9
VA7VCS;Ernest;Mix;436 CARDIFF WAY;PORT MOODY;BC;V3H3T1;A;B;;D;;Vancouver Coastal Health Amateur Radio Group;c/o VCH Emergency Management - Vancouver General Hospital;855 West 12th Avenue, JPPS1, Room 1769;VANCOUVER;BC;V5Z1M9
VA7VGH;Ernest;Mix;436 CARDIFF WAY;PORT MOODY;BC;V3H3T1;A;B;;D;;Vancouver Coastal Health Amateur Radio Group;c/o VCH Emergency Management - Vancouver General Hospital;855 West 12th Avenue, JPPS1, Room 1769;VANCOUVER;BC;V5Z1M9

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Consultation on Amendments to the Tower Siting Process

What you can do:

Update

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Next Level RFI story

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Setup

Usage

Examples

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consultation_on_amendments_to_the_tower_siting_process

Consultation on Amendments to the Tower Siting Process

What you can do:

Update

next_level_rfi_story

Next Level RFI story

computer_hobby_movement_in_canada

Computer Hobby Movement in Canada

quick_offline_ham_search

Quick Offline Ham Search

Setup

Usage

Examples

extremely_low_frequencies

Extremely Low Frequencies

Sun Coast Amateur
Radio Club Society - blog