Website of the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association, Victoria BC
A new emergency communications team is now active and on the air from the CRD radio room. It is staffed by a number of WARA members, and led by Glenn Lindsey (VE7GRQ). Other members are Tom Heemskerk (VE7TZH), Mark Lofthouse … Read More »
Continuing in 2015, there will be an YL/XYL table once a month at the regular Saturday Morning WARA Breakfast. All women are invited to come and join us. There were four of us at the initial September 2014 Breakfast and … Read More »
Field Day was June 28-29, 2014 at Heritage Acres Field Day is part educational event, part operating event, part public relations event, and all about fun! See our Field Day page for more information including the report on Field Day 2014 … Read More »
REPORT FROM 2014: The 2014 Swiftsure International Yacht Race took place Saturday May 24th to Monday May 26th. Radio communications volunteers started on Saturday until the end of the race Monday morning. The number one objective of Swiftsure Radio Operators is to … Read More »
In a good news story of amateur radio club cooperation, we are pleased to announce that the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association and the Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society have finalized an agreement to swap their previously coordinated 222 MHz band … Read More »