Westcoast Amateur Radio Association
Website of the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association, Victoria BC
UPDATE: The VE7VIC-10 node is functioning again as of Saturday Nov. 19, 2017. The VE7VIC-10 Winlink node was offline pending PC repair/replacement. Cause of issue was failed power supply in the PC. You can check the status of this node and … Read More »
As some of you know, there will be a large local emergency communications exercise on the morning of Saturday, June 4. It will involve several of the local emergency communications teams as well as Emergency Management BC (PEP) and WARA’s … Read More »
WARA members and other amateurs are invited to take a short training course on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 to prepare them for participation in a large exercise on June 4, 2016. Several local municipalities as well as the EMBC radio … Read More »
By Len Howland VE7BSA Many years ago before the current well-developed emergency radio groups did so, WARA developed emergency radio procedures and training in support of the Canadian Red Cross, BC Coastal Region. Tote boxes containing 2-metre radios, antennas, … Read More »
Submitted by Alan Mallett VA7AWM VX9GJG – In July 2012, I applied for and was issued a special “Developmental Licence” Callsign VX9GJG permitting me to operate in the brand new, not yet Amateur approved, 60-metre band, along with approximately 30 … Read More »