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Westcoast Amateur Radio Association

Website of the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association, Victoria BC

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        • CARHA Documents
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      • DStar Registration WARA Contact
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  • About WARA
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      • Minutes of Board Meetings (protected)
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    • 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
  • 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

Category Archives: News

Select a news topic from the list below, then select a news article to read.

Industry Canada and Antennas – First Hand Experience

18 Jul
Posted on 18 July 200912 July 2015

Article by Don Hudson, VE7SOX email ve7sox at rac dot caSubmitted July 2009 The saga of my attempt to erect a reasonable antenna in Oak Bay goes back to when I was first licensed in 2004. I originally put up … Read More »

News

Boater’s Net and Other Interesting Information

18 Oct
Posted on 18 October 200812 July 2015

BC Boaters Net BCBN.ca WARA Tube Bank officially handed over to Base Amateur Radio Service Sept. 2008 Rick Williams VE7TK, manages the HF Swap Net. Click here. WARA Constitution and Member Info can be found under Downloads PASSWORD REQUIRED for … Read More »

News

Tube Bank

22 Apr
Posted on 22 April 200812 July 2015

The WARA Tube Bank service is closed effective Sept. 2008.  

News

WARA Obtains Charity Status from CRA

26 Feb
Posted on 26 February 200812 July 2015

Feb. 2008 – WARA received notice from Canada Revenue Agency that advises it is now a registered charity under the Income Tax Act. As such, WARA will be able to issue receipts for any cash donations, including membership fees.

News

Application for Charity Status Received

14 Aug
Posted on 14 August 200712 July 2015

Patty-Anne Lea received an acknowledgment for the application for charitable organization status this past week from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) "Your application has been assigned file number 3036126 and has been placed in our inventory pending review and analysis. Your … Read More »

News

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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. 21, 2027 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 CARHA hockey tournament to be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 15th to 17th, 2027. WARA members will provide informational and emergency radio communications. Everyone is welcome to participate.

For more information: CARHA

To volunteer, contact: Neil Townsend

 

Propagation

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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