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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: Technical Committee Reports

Latest WARA Radio System News from the Technical Committee and various technical reports from other sources

WARA Off Air on 146.66 Saltspring

8 Jul
Posted on 8 July 2007

July 8, 2007 Open Letter to Ed Frazer VE7EF, RAC Pacific Yukon Director This is to notify you that the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association Repeater 146.66 MHz covering Sidney, Duncan, Nanaimo, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver to Hope BC has been shut … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

Technical Committee Update

10 Jun
Posted on 10 June 2007

From Al VE7BEU, Technical Director D-Star 2-m is now on line – Jun. 18 The WARA D-Star 2-m system is now on-line with the other 40 stations around the world. Click on www.dstarusers.org for information. I will require your callsign, … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

Building Donation from Victoria Airport Authority

7 Jun
Posted on 7 June 2007

We moved the building from the Airport property to my house on Triangle Mountain (May 29, 2007) for storage and modifications. This is a temporary move. I would expect while at my place we can work on the interior wiring … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

Mt. McDonald Work Party

20 May
Posted on 20 May 2007

Work Party Sunday May 20: We had a work party in the rain! Added a new antenna, coax cable and connectors for packet radio repeater, VE7VIC 145.690 MHz, simplex. Connect to C(space) VIC to test it. Send a ? to … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

Saltspring Repeater Maintenance

15 May
Posted on 15 May 2007

May 5, 2007 – VE7BEU reporting: Jim ve7gof and I (ve7beu) just got back for 12 hour trip to Saltspring Island va7vic site. There was a problem with the 224 MHz link back from Saltspring Island to ve7vic on 146.84. … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

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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 amateur radio Field Day on Saturday 2026-06-27. WARA members will set up radio stations at the Luxton Fairgrounds to make contact with other field stations. Everyone is welcome to participate.

For more information: Field Day

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

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Please consider donating to WARA (tax deductible)

Field Day 2022 Video from VE7ALB

https://youtu.be/bKaHjqcsIbE

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