Westcoast Amateur Radio Association
Website of the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association, Victoria BC
Latest WARA Radio System News from the Technical Committee and various technical reports from other sources
Oak Bay Remote back on air – Feb. 23/08 – The Oak Bay Remote, an important link to the "Eastern Communities" i.e. east Victoria, Oak Bay, Gordon Head, is back on the air. Be sure to program this alternate WARA … Read More »
New Victoria UHF Repeater ON AIR! by Kevin VE7OVY 443.825 MHz +5 MHz 100.0 Hz TX & RX CTCSS/PL Kevin VE7OVY would like to announce the commissioning of a new UHF amateur repeater – purchased and sponsored by the Victoria … Read More »
D-Star Repeater in Surrey VA7ICM accessible in some areas from Victoria From the top of Mt Tolmie and the Malahat Lookout, you can easily hit the repeater VA7ICM in Surrey with a mobile and possibly with a handheld and … Read More »
We had a great ICOM D-Star seminar last Saturday July 21st lasting from 10 am to about 3:30 pm. Topics covered included product programming, repeater programming, operation and hands on questions. About 40 people attended! Thanks to ICOM for the … Read More »
WARA’s newest member JP Joly VA7JPJ obtained his call sign on Tuesday July 17. On Friday July 20, he and a friend ventured on a Field Trip via Cowichan Lake and Nitnat Lake to Carmanah Beach on the west coast … Read More »