The Canadian Amateur (TCA)
Submitted by VA7RS on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 21:53R.A.C. is now publishing parts of TCA magazine on line for all to view. ... read more
NARA Amateur Radio Training Course
Submitted by VA7RS on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 15:05NARA will be holding an Amateur radio course starting on Saturday Jan 21st at 9 AM. ... read more
Yaesu’s Amateur Radio Division Breaks with Motorola, Changes Name to Yaesu Musen
Submitted by VA7RS on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 18:22After four years under the Motorola umbrella, Yaesu has split from that company. According to Vertex Standard President and Chief Executive Officer Jun Hasegawa, effective January1, 2012, Motorola will keep the Vertex Standard Land-Mobile Division, while the amateur, marine and air-band will be under the Yaesu Musen banner. The new company will be known as Yaesu USA in the US. ... read more
RAC Canada Winter Contest Results
Submitted by Gerry on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 12:49Thanks to all who made this years VE7NA's participation in the Canada Winter Contest a great success.
Results QSO's 132, QSO Points 888, Multipliers 42 Grand Total 37,296 Points Claimed.
Thanks to the operators VA7KLB Katherine, VE7LSE Devan, VE7TKB Teesh, VE7GTB Gary, VA7DPF David, Ron VE7GOA, VA7DGV David, VE7TWO David and myself Gerry VE7BGP. A great turn out for this busy Christmas Shopping time of the year.
Merry Christmas & Happy '12
Gerry VE7BGP
RAC Winter Contest
Submitted by VA7RS on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 15:59NARA will be participating in the RAC Winter Contest starting at 16:00 Friday December 16 to 16:00 Saturday December 17, 2011. We will be running a multi-operator, single transmitter station at the club station ... read more
Canadian Special Call Signs
Submitted by VA7RS on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 21:39In order to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the CBC, Special Event Canadian call signs have been approved for use for all amateurs by Industry Canada. ... read more
British Columbia QSO Party
Submitted by VA7RS on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 11:53The BC QSO party will take place on Feb 04th 2012 and lasts for 12 hours. ... read more
Industry Canada Web Services
Submitted by VA7RS on Mon, 11/14/2011 - 13:22Industry Canada has recently instituted web based services for Amateur Radio. Accredited Examiners may submit new exam marks and upgrades. Call sign search, additional certificates and call signs may be done via this page.
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/025.nsf/eng/h_00001.html ... read more
Christmas Pot Luck Dinner
Submitted by VA7RS on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 09:07NARA's Christmas pot luck dinner will be held on Thursday December 8th at 6 PM. Please bring a dish of your choice and enjoy a festive celebration with NARA members. ... read more
NARA Membership Renewal
Submitted by VA7RS on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 15:49Membership dues are collected by the treasurer every September with the cut-off for collection at the end of December.
NARA membership provides you with full access to all local repeaters and it also helps with the cost of maintaining our repeaters and Club projects. Members also benefit from Club purchases and supporting Amateur radio in the Mid Island area. ... read more
NARA Amateur Radio Training Course
Submitted by VA7RS on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 16:22The Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association offers an amateur radio training course to the public. The course aims to teach all of the necessary operating regulations and technical knowledge necessary to obtain an Industry Canada issued Amateur Radio Certificate.
Please register on or before 15 Oct 2011. ... read more
GET READY TO SHAKEOUT!
Submitted by VA7RS on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 16:17Drop, Cover, and Hold On!
2011 ShakeOut:
At 10:20 a.m. on October 20, 2011, British Columbians will "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" in The Great British Columbia ShakeOut, the largest earthquake drill in Canadian history! http://www.shakeoutbc.ca/ A short net will be held on 146.64 immediately after the exercise.
Heathkit's Amateur Radio Plans
Submitted by VA7RS on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 22:47Heathkit Educational Systems hopes to re enter the Amateur Radio market by the end of 2011.
http://www.heathkit.com/ ... read more
6.4-magnitude Quake Leaves B.C. Shaken, But Not Hurt
Submitted by VA7RS on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 12:05A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of northern Vancouver Island Friday, shaking and rattling Metro Vancouver highrises and parts of B.C., but otherwise leaving the province fairly unscathed. ... read more
Nanaimo Daily News Articles
Submitted by VA7RS on Tue, 09/13/2011 - 11:44Attached are news articles published in the Nanaimo Daily News in September.
http://www.ve7na.ca/cms/gallery/v/News/Emergency+Communications.jpg.html...
Book on BC licence plate history
Submitted by Dave Marshall on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 08:29I am currently researching a book on BC licence plate history and am working on a section related to ham licence plates and am hoping that NARA members might be willing to share any stories or old photos related to their ham licence plates.
Please reply to: cgarrish@yahoo.com
Thanks, Chris Garrish
World Championship Bathtub Race 2011
Submitted by va7aa on Sun, 07/24/2011 - 05:45WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BATHTUB RACE
JULY 24th 2011 11AM
Some pics of the event http://www.ve7na.ca/gallery/v/events/Bathtub_002/ ... read more
IARU HF Championship
Submitted by Gerry on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 10:05NARA will be participating in the IARU HF Championship Contest at the VE7NA Club Station beginning Saturday 1200 UTC and ending Sunday 1200 UTC 4:00 AM to 4:00 AM Local time July 9-10, 2011. ... read more
RAC Canada Day Contest Results
Submitted by Gerry on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 08:42NARA Participated in the RAC Canada Day Contest at the VE7NA station. ... read more
Field Day Results
Submitted by Gerry on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 15:34Field Day was a Great success at VE7NA Thank-you to all who helped make this event fun. ... read more
