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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

VE7VIC-10 RMS Packet Winlink Station on the air

4 Feb
Posted on 4 February 20164 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 »

Technical Committee Reports

WARA repeater has good coverage in Forks, WA

3 Feb
Posted on 3 February 201631 October 2018

By Joe Wright KG7CWG   Ever since moving to the area up here and setting up my station the WARA repeater has been the only one that I can consistently access. I believe that between the location and height of … Read More »

News

WARA’s Emergency Radio Kits

26 Jan
Posted on 26 January 201616 August 2022

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 »

Emergency Communications Team

Can you demonstrate your mobile radio?

24 Jan
Posted on 24 January 20161 June 2017

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 »

Education Department

VA7KMN describes his cruise to the Arctic on HMCS Saskatoon

15 Jan
Posted on 15 January 20161 June 2017

Tues. January 19  -   Confirmed! Mitch VA7KMN will give a presentation on his recent cruise to the Arctic aboard HMCS Saskatoon, including visits to DEWLine stations.

Location: Red Cross House, 909 Fairfield Road, Victoria, BC, Time: 7 pm

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. 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 Tour de Victoria Cycling Ride on Saturday 2026-08-15. WARA members will set up radio stations along the route to provide radio communications services for emergencies and routine bicycle maintenance requests. Everyone is welcome to participate.

For more information: Tour de Victoria

To volunteer, contact: Public Service Contact – Westcoast Amateur Radio Association

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Please consider donating to WARA (tax deductible)

Field Day 2022 Video from VE7ALB

https://youtu.be/bKaHjqcsIbE

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