Not that you needed another reason to attend the AGM … We are pleased to announce that special guests Geoff Bawden, RAC President, and Bill Gipps, RAC Director for BC/Yukon, will be joining us on Friday, November 1st. After we get the business out of the way the rest of the evening will be for […]
NSARC Presentations Nov 7th
The North Shore club is inviting everyone to join them at their November 7th meeting with special guest Geoff Bawden, RAC President, and a presentation on Bill’s Lesotho DXPedition trip.
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BARC 2m ARDF Fox Hunt Oct 20th
We’re having a 2m fox-hunt (ARDF) event this coming Sunday, October 20th at Central Park in Burnaby. See the event calendar entry for all the details.
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The 2013 Great BC Shakeout
Just wanted to remind everyone that we are participating in The Great BC Shakeout again, but this year we’re going to incorporate the exercise into our Monday night net on Oct. 21st at 19:00 (we’ll basically be following the regular net procedures). Everyone is invited to join us on the RBY VHF/UHF repeater.
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Notice of 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Our 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Friday, November 1st at the Edmonds Community Center. The doors will be open at 7pm. We will call the meeting to order at 7:30pm. Just a reminder that your membership dues need to be paid in full prior to the start of the meeting (at […]
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The New Club Station
This past Friday was our very first meeting at the new Edmonds Community Center and also the grand unveiling of the new club station. It was a great turnout and it was so fabulous to see the official VE7BAR station in action. Lou and Ron gave us a tour of all the cabinet features … […]
New Meeting Venue – Edmonds Community Centre
This Friday, Sept 6th, we have our first meeting at the new Edmond’s Community Center from 7pm to 10pm. Yeah! http://www.burnaby.ca/Things-To-Do/Community-Centres/Edmonds-Community-Centre.html We are in Meeting Room 3 – Rm 212 … upstairs, not far from the elevator. There is street and underground parking available off of Humphries. Our new club station has already been moved […]
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Try Your Hand at Ham Radio This Summer
Come experiment! The Quarter Century Wireless Association has set up an amateur radio station VE7QCW at the Burnaby Village Museum. Visitors can talk live to ham radio operators around the world, and send Morse code signals by hand or computer. Quarter Century members and friends will be available to answer questions and to demonstrate radio equipment, […]
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Alberta ARES and AEMA Activated due to Flooding
For some of our southern Alberta friends Field Day has come a little early and is not just an exercise … several ARES sites and AEMA (Alberta Emergency Management) are now active. Some areas are without communications … some land line phones are out of service and cell systems are overloaded. http://blog.rac.ca/?p=3648 Please keep them […]
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Field Day 2013 – Planning Meeting
There will be a Field Day planning meeting on Tuesday, June 11th @7pm at the Tommy Douglas Library. Members from the Burnaby, Coquitlam, and New Westminster clubs are invited to attend. This year we’re hoping to get a little more activity going with newbies and YLs and especially new YLs so bring your ideas and […]
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ARDF Practice in Burnaby on June 9th
There will be a practice fox hunt at Confederation Park, Burnaby, June 9, 10:00 AM. Meet at the parking lot off of Beta Avenue, North of Hastings. Equipment is available to loan. A license is not required (receive only). For more information contact Keith VE7KW, Amel VA7KBA, or email club@ve7bar.org
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