News – Westcoast Amateur Radio Association

November Members meeting. November 23, 2003

19 Nov

At our November members meeting, David James, VA7VK, Will be giving a talk entitled, THE VAGARIES AND ADVENTURES OF ESTABLISHING AN HF STATION IN A TOUGH LEGAL AND TECHNICAL SETTING. “This presentation documents my return to Amateur Radio after being ... Read more »

2023 Field Day Results. We done good!

19 Nov

The 2023 ARRL Field Day results have been published in the December issue of QST magazine. WARA placed number 1 in BC, Number 4 in Canada and number 68 over all for Class 2A. That is a club station (A), operating ... Read more »

CARHA – Call for Volunteers

14 Nov

It’s that time of year again, time for the CARHA Pacific Cup Hockey Tournament (Friday January 19, 2024 – Sunday, January 21, 2024). Background: This tournament is one of the largest events that WARA supports spanning three days and involving ... Read more »

Appletree restaurant closing

28 Oct

The staff at the Appletree have informed us that after 33 years of operation, the owners are retiring! The restaurant is closing on December 22, 2023. Ricky’s Restaurants is going to be opening in the same location but we do ... Read more »

Vibroplex sent to Nick UR6QV / UT5Q

28 Dec

Recently, Brian Summers VE7JKZ successfully mailed a Vibroplex key to an amateur – Nick UR6QV / UT5Q – in Zaporizhia, Ukraine. Even with winter storms, one scary war, and general airline incompetence it took just three weeks. The key was ... Read more »