RAC SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN INTERNET EDITION - 1 MAY 1994 Issued at RAC Administrative Office P.O. Box 356 Kingston, ON, K7L 4W2 Editor: Cam Inglis Internet Editor/Transmission: Steve Cutway VE3GRS PIRATE USING RAC HEADQUARTERS CALL SIGN Industry Canada has been notified of a pirate station operating on Packet Radio using RAC's new Headquarters station call-sign "VA3RAC". An "anonymous" packet message originating out of a Georgetown Ontario BBS discredited and attacked members of RAC's national executive. Canadian amateurs are advised that VA3RAC messages or news bulletins originate out of the Kingston Ontario BBS "VE3CDY" only. Officials are seeking information leading to the identity of the persons illegally using the VA3RAC "pirated" call-sign. RAC legal counsel is examining abusive Packet messages used to defame individuals. Legal action is contemplated. 73 de VA3RAC Steve VE3GRS at the keyboard Steve Cutway VE3GRS Information Access Specialist (Non-Visual Technologies) Computing and Communications Services Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 PHONE: (613) 545-6354 EMAIL: