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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: Public Service Events

Thanks for 40 Years of Hockey Communications

24 Jan
Posted on 24 January 2017

Source – Canadian Adult Recreational Hockey Association

Public Service Events

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

11 Jan
Posted on 11 January 201719 January 2017

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 »

Public Service Events, WARA Club Activities and Events

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

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

TC10k Run on Sunday April 24, 2016

20 Apr
Posted on 20 April 201621 April 2016

If you are interested in assisting with the TC10k please email directly to va7awm or use the contact form available at www.ve7vic.ca/public-service-and-events/. WARA provides radio operators at checkpoints, a communications command post, liaison with medical services, a tired runner pickup … Read More »

Public Service 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 Times Colonist 10K running race to be held on Sunday 2026-04-26. WARA members will provide informational and emergency radio communications.

For more information: TC10K

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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