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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

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

D-Star Update – Victoria and area

14 Aug
Posted on 14 August 200712 July 2015

D-Star Repeater in Surrey VA7ICM accessible in some areas from Victoria   From the top of Mt Tolmie and the Malahat Lookout, you can easily hit the repeater VA7ICM in Surrey with a mobile and possibly with a handheld and … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

D-Star Training Seminar Report

9 Aug
Posted on 9 August 2007

We had a great ICOM D-Star seminar last Saturday July 21st lasting from 10 am to about 3:30 pm. Topics covered included product programming, repeater programming, operation and hands on questions. About 40 people attended! Thanks to ICOM for the … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

VA7JPJ VHF DX-pedition to Carmanah Beach

9 Aug
Posted on 9 August 200712 July 2015

WARA’s newest member JP Joly VA7JPJ obtained his call sign on Tuesday July 17. On Friday July 20, he and a friend ventured on a Field Trip via Cowichan Lake and Nitnat Lake to Carmanah Beach on the west coast … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

WARA Off Air on 146.66 Saltspring

8 Jul
Posted on 8 July 2007

July 8, 2007 Open Letter to Ed Frazer VE7EF, RAC Pacific Yukon Director This is to notify you that the Westcoast Amateur Radio Association Repeater 146.66 MHz covering Sidney, Duncan, Nanaimo, Sunshine Coast, Vancouver to Hope BC has been shut … Read More »

Technical Committee Reports

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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 Times Colonist 10K running race to be held on Saturday 2026-04-26. WARA members will provide informational and emergency radio communications.

For more information: TC10K

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

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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