Topband: Canadian amateur beacons on 600metres

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This from Medium Wave Circle list - might be of interest to some. 

>CANADIAN STATIONS ON THE AIR
>
>Two Canadian 600m Special Developmental Licensed stations are reported
>on-the-air
>with others to follow.
>
>VX9PSO (VE1ZZ) was heard transmitting CW on 504.6kHz from Nova Scotia by
>AA1A (WD2XSH/17) on 17Oct09. VO1NA reports VX9MRC (VO1MRC - The Marconi
>Radio Club of Newfoundland - http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~jcraig/mrcn.html) has
>received their license and is on-the-air on 507.77kHz.
><http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~jcraig/mrcn.html>
>
>RAC Bulletin 2009-034E - Canadian Experiments at 500 kHz authorized -
>2009-10-30
>
>After months of negotiations between RAC and Industry Canada over the
>details
>of the licence applications and reporting conditions, the first two licences
>granted to Canadians for experiments at 504 - 509 kHz in preparation for
>WRC-12 have been issued by Industry Canada (see RAC Bulletin 2008-29).
>
>Jack Leahy, VE1ZZ, has been assigned call sign VX9PSO in the Developmental
>Service for his experimental transmissions. Joe Craig, VO1NA, has been
>assigned
>call sign VX9MRC. Both of these stations have been on the air already, with
>VX9PSO having been reported at 504.6 kHz and VX9MRC at 507.77 kHz. Signal
>reports can be addressed to the operators at their call book addresses.
>Two more authorizations, in Ontario and British Columbia, are expected soon.
>
>Richard Ferch, VE3KI Vice President, Regulatory Affairs - Radio Amateurs
>of Canada

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