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From Sept. 17 to 22, 2016, Japanese ham operator Hitoshi Motai is visiting Victoria for a few days for a family get together. He has set up his IC-7300 HF station under the callsign JH1RCA/VE7 and is operating on 40, … Read More »

There are several goals / tasks that we relatively new hams, (i.e. Willy Burrows, the camp ranger at Camp Barnard – VE7WRB and myself, Ron Bilinksy VA7RTB), hope to accomplish this summer for the Camp Barnard Scout Ham Radio Shack in Sooke, located at … Read More »

We have created a new web site that we think will be easier for people to navigate and for us to maintain.  We hope you like it — please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions. Andy … Read More »

Amateur radio (also called ham radio) is the use of designated radio frequency spectrum for purposes of private recreation, non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, and emergency communication. The term “amateur” is used to specify persons interested in radio … Read More »