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  • Activities
    • WARA Member Meetings
    • Public Service Events
      • Event listings
      • Event volunteers
      • Field Day
      • Marathon
      • TC10K
      • TdV
      • CARHA
        • CARHA Documents
      • Public Service Contact
      • Responsibilities of a public service event team member
    • WARA Ham Breakfast
    • Repeaters including DMR and DStar
      • DStar Registration WARA Contact
    • Technical Committee Reports
    • WARA Operating Procedures Documents
  • Emergency Comms
    • Emergency Communications Team and WARA Nets
    • Municipal and Provincial Emergency Operations Centers
    • Amateur Radio Data Network – HamWAN
    • WARA’s emergency radio kits
    • ECT Contact
    • ECT Downloads
  • Education
    • Course Information
    • Education Department Contact
    • WARA Ham Class Documents
    • Morse Code Training
  • About WARA
    • What is Amateur Radio?
    • Welcome to WARA
    • Membership Application and Payment
      • Membership Application
      • Annual Dues Payment
    • WARA Meetings
    • Board of Directors
    • Constitution, Bylaws and Minutes of Meetings
      • Minutes of Board Meetings (protected)
    • WARA Supporters
      • Donations
  • External links
  • Contact Us
    • WARA General Enquiries Contact Form and Address
    • WARA Payments Contact
    • Education Department Contact
    • Membership Director Contact
    • Public Service Contact
    • Emergency Communications Team Contact
    • DStar Registration WARA Contact
  • Swap and Shop

Category Archives: WARA Departments

Content from various WARA Departments such as ECT, Training, Nets, Technical, Sales

CARHA 2026 schedule published

14 Jan
Posted on 14 January 202616 January 2026

THE FINAL VERSION of the 2026 CARHA schedule has been published — CARHA 2026 Radio Operator Schedule If you wish to get more information about volunteering, please contact Neil Townsend at ntowns(AT)shaw.ca.  Please replace the (AT) with the @ symbol. … Read More »

Public Service Events, WARA Club Activities and Events

AGM Update

19 Oct
Posted on 19 October 202528 October 2025

The 2025 Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday, October 16th.  It was a hybrid meeting as advertised and there was an ok attendance both online and in person. Two Directors decided to step down this year. Frank Anderson, VA7GCO … Read More »

News, WARA Club Activities and Events

Provincial Regional Emergency Operation Centre volunteer invitation

14 Aug
Posted on 14 August 2025

The PREOC located at 2261 Keating Cross Road invites volunteers to come and join the team. The radio room provides emergency radio communications between local authority EOC staff and provincial emergency management staff when regular communication paths fail. On Wednesday … Read More »

Emergency Communications Team

2025 Field Day

30 May
Posted on 30 May 20254 June 2025

Field Day 2025 will be held on June 28-29, at the Metchosin City Hall property on Happy Valley Road. We usually start with Saturday morning breakfast at the Appletree Restaurant at 08:00 and head out from there. Get more information … Read More »

Field Day, News, WARA Club Activities and Events

Pota Party Summary, Wasn’t that a Party

20 May
Posted on 20 May 2025

Hey everyone, it was a great success!  Many of our members and a few of their wives turned out and all said it was a great idea, so let’s do this again!  I am thankful for all the help!  I … Read More »

News, WARA Club Activities and Events

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WARA Meetings and Nets

Members Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of the month (some exceptions).

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday Oct. 15, 2026 at 7 PM. Weekly Nets (VE7VIC repeater):

  • Monday Night Net 7 PM (all welcome)
  • Tuesday Night Rag Chew 7 PM (all welcome)
  • Trans-Canada IRLP Net Wed. 8 AM
  • ECT Net Wed. 7 PM
  • YL Net Thursday 7 PM
  • Newcomer's Net Thursday 8:15 PM
  • Trans-Canada DStar Net on C-Module Friday 6pm Starts in the East and goes West 
Saturday Morning Breakfasts: Apple Tree Family Restaurant, 1501 Admirals Rd, Every Saturday anytime after 8:00 AM.

Public Service

Our next Public Service event is the Times Colonist 10K running race to be held on Saturday 2026-04-26. WARA members will provide informational and emergency radio communications.

For more information: TC10K

To volunteer, contact: Public Service Contact – Westcoast Amateur Radio Association

Propagation

WARA Membership Payments

Please visit our Membership Payments page

Donations

Please consider donating to WARA (tax deductible)

Field Day 2022 Video from VE7ALB

https://youtu.be/bKaHjqcsIbE

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