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  • Swap and Shop
  • 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

Progress on 10 metre Cross-band Repeater

9 Jan
Posted on 9 January 20179 January 2017

We have more progress to report on this project (described below).  About 30 additional hours have been invested in the project. The 224.94 MHz link receiver had died, and we received a donated Icom 3AT as a replacement receiver. We are adding … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

CARHA Pacific Cup Hockey 2017 – Radio Operators Needed

8 Jan
Posted on 8 January 20178 January 2017

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 »

News, Public Service Events, WARA Club Activities and Events

Field Day 2017 Introduction

4 Jan
Posted on 4 January 201729 January 2017

This is the first of a series of short monthly introductions to “Field Day” (FD) and why it’s a unique annual event for everyone regardless of age, gender, technical knowledge, operating experience and interests. These articles will provide an account … Read More »

Field Day, WARA Club Activities and Events

AGM November 15, 2016

20 Oct
Posted on 20 October 201620 November 2016

The AGM of the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association was held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:00 pm at Red Cross Victoria House on  Fairfield Road.  Thanks to those members who attended. Annual committee reports were presented and the financial statements … Read More »

WARA Club Activities and Events

Public Service Report – Victoria Marathon (Oct. 9, 2016)

20 Oct
Posted on 20 October 201622 October 2016

A big thanks goes out to the 48 amateur radio volunteers who turned out to support the annual Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon. There were 287 logged radio calls from our checkpoints into the VE7VRV comms van. Runner support calls included … Read More »

Public Service Events, 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 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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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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