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VE7VIC-10 RMS Packet Winlink Station on the air

4 Feb

4 February 2016

Great news! WARA now has a packet Winklink station operational, thanks to Chris VE7ALB and Al VE7BEU. The description is: VE7VIC-10 145.690 MHz Triangle Mountain, 850 feet ASL Kantronics controller Radio: ICOM IC-229H Primary and secondary Internet feeds Hydro backup ... Read more »

WARA’s Emergency Radio Kits

26 Jan

26 January 2016

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 »

Can you demonstrate your mobile radio?

24 Jan

24 January 2016

Each year the students in the WARA ham class get introduced to using mobile radios in vehicles by volunteers from our club. This takes a couple of hours on a Saturday morning, during which we drive around town contacting each ... Read more »

Amateur Radio Course Full

9 Dec

9 December 2015

We now have the maximum number of students enrolled in the 2016 course and we have a long waiting list. We are not currently planning another course until January 2017. If you are interested in being placed on the list for ... Read more »

New Executive Elected

18 Nov

18 November 2015

A new Executive committee was elected at the AGM on November 17. See here. Al Muir is our new President (in addition to Technical Director) and we welcome new Directors John Brent (VA7WPN), Mitch McKay (VA7KMN) and Glenn Lindsey ... Read more »