Website of the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association, Victoria BC
Hello fellow amateur radio operators. As you may or may not know W.W. (Bill) Slaughter (VE7CIM/VE7WS) of Burnaby Radio Communications Ltd had passed away May 18, 2013. Bill had opened the store for 20+ years ago to support the commercial … Read More »
Lesson Description NEW YEARS WEEKEND — NO CLASSES 1 Introduction & Registration 2 Ohms Law / Meters 3 Ohms Law / Meters 4 DC / Capacitance / Inductance 5 AC / Capacitive Reactance Sat #1 HAND HELD VHF RADIO … Read More »
The WARA Saltspring 146.66 VA7VIC Repeater is temporarily off the air, due to long-standing interference issues with VE7RSI repeater that we have been unable to resolve. The new set of filters we recently added did not help. I will keep … Read More »
Westcoast Amateur Radio Association provides race communications for the Victoria Marathon (a Boston Marathon qualifier), held on Thanksgiving Sunday, and the Times-Colonist 10k Run in April. A roster of 46+ members, municipal emergency program radio groups and area hams provide … 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 »