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Steve VA7KH talks about Field Day tonight

16 May

Come hear Steve Pocock, VA7KH, present the plans for this year’s Field Day. There will be an interesting new antenna this time, a “Get On The Air” station for new hams and for the public to try, and also a different contest logging system. Steve will speaking at the WARA meeting on May 16 at 7:00 in Red Cross House on Fairfield Avenue.

Field Day 2017 Part 3 – FD vs. Contesting vs. Emergency communication skills

12 Feb

Participating as an operator in Field Day, regardless of mode, provides you with two vital skills: 1) you learn to become efficient and accurate information communicators, providing and requesting confirmation ‘fills’ when needed, and 2) perhaps without even realizing it, ... Read more »

Field Day 2017 – Part 2 Operating Introduction

30 Jan

January’s blog gave a general introduction to Field Day. We’ll now look in greater detail at the operational side of Field Day. Who can operate a radio at Field Day? New licensees or non-licensed people are encouraged to operate the ... Read more »

CARHA 2017 Operator Schedule, Guide and Site Plans posted Jan.19

11 Jan

The CARHA 2017 Radio Operator Schedule Version 1.4 has been posted and updated as of January 19. If you have any questions. please contact Neil Townsend VE7NIL at ntowns@shaw.ca or 250-888-6407. You must click on Read More to make the link active: CARHA ... Read more »

CARHA Pacific Cup Hockey 2017 – Radio Operators Needed

8 Jan

Hi everyone, This year marks the 40th year of the Pacific Cup Hockey Tournament and Victoria amateur radio operators have been providing radio communications for this event since the first puck drop. We are quite short on radio operators this ... Read more »