Special Event call signs have been approved by Industry Canada for Canadian Amateurs. Special event prefixes for the Olympics 2010 Winter Games have been authorized by Industry Canada from 01 February to March 31 2010. VG for VA, VX for VE, XJ for VO, XK for VY

There will be a meeting of NARA's E.C.G. on Thursday January 28th, 2010 at 19:00 hours at the club station. A debrief of "Operation Switch" is on the agenda.

The January regular meeting will be held at the Club station (1415 Wingrove St) at 19:30 hours on Thursday, January 21, 2010. Members and guests are cordially invited to attend.

On Tuesday, January 12 at 4:53 PM, Haiti time (2153) UTC a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit 15 kilometers west of Port-au-Prince, the nation's capital. Communications in and out of Haiti have been disrupted. The RAC requests that all Canadian Hams be aware of the emergency operations on the following frequencies: 7.045 3.720 MHz (IARU Region 2 ets), 14.265, 7.265 and 3.977 MHz (SATERN Nets), and 14.300 MHz (Intercontinental Assistance and Traffic Net). The International Radio Emergency Support Coalition (IRESC) is also active on EchoLink node 278173.

A simulated Emergency Test will be held Saturday January 23, 2010 commencing at 1000 hrs. This will be an exercise to practice deployment and response to an event in our area of responsibility. The exercise briefing will start at 1000 hours at the Club station. Please remember your ECG binder and personal items. There will be a short de brief at the club station after the exercise.

Thanks to all members who participated for making "operation Switch" a very sucessful event. The pizza was great.

Please check the attachment (electronic-devices-while-driving-info.pdf) for the latest news as of December 18, 2009.

NARA is taking part in the RAC Canada Winter Contest starts 00:00 hrs Z time Saturday Dec. 19th and runs thru to 23:59Z Saturday (1600 Friday to 1600 Saturday Local). This is a great opportunity to try and work all our 10 Canadian Provinces and 3 Territories. We will be operating SSB and CW modes. Come one and Come All! To the VE7NA Club Station.

NARA will be having it's annual Christmas pot-luck dinner on December 17th.

It will be in the Club boardroom at 7 PM. Please bring a dish of your choice for the pot luck dinner. Rumor has it that our president is bringing a "ham" for dinner. Please bring a non perishable food item to be donated to the food bank.

I've scanned in and made into a pdf file the CQ magazine feature on the Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association and the Bath Tub event. Download and view in your favorite pdf viewer. [CQmagazine.pdf]

Great band conditions! Read on to see results. ... read more

NARA will be participating in the 2009 CQWW SSB Contest: 0000 UTC, October 24 through 2359 UTC, October 25. The contest runs from 17:00 Hrs Friday 23rd Oct to 17:00 Sunday. Please contact Matt VA7MJL for details. Bands permitting, there should be some good DX to be had.

NARA's Bath Tub Race Communications team highlighted in an upcoming CQ magazine article. ... read more

A 144.390 APRS Digipeater has been installed at our repeater site. The VE7NA (NAN39) APRS Digipeater is now operational at our repeater site. http://aprs.fi/?call=NAN39&mt=h&z=11&timerange=10800

As described in Schedule I of RBR-4, amateur usage of the 430-450 MHz (70 cm) band is on a no-protection,non-interference basis. ... read more

Thanks to Chris VE7DAT for loaning NARA a DSP 404 repeater Controller. Due to a problem with one of our RLC 4 controllers we will be installing a Link Communications DSP 404, allowing us to have no down time in service while repairs are made. Thanks again to Chris for the loan.

Please click on the attachment for the 2009 issue of STATIC

ComFest 2009 being held in Delta Oct 2 – 4, 2009 ... read more

Echolink/IRLP has been installed on 444.725. ... read more

CELL PHONE AND AMATEUR RADIO MOBILE BAN ... read more