The Canadian Amateur (TCA)

R.A.C. is now publishing parts of TCA magazine on line for all to view. ... read more

NARA Amateur Radio Training Course

21 Jan 2012 09:00
28 Jan 2012 16:00

NARA 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

After 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

Thanks 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

16 Dec 2011 16:00
17 Dec 2011 16:00

NARA 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

1 Dec 2011 00:01
31 Dec 2011 23:59

In 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

4 Feb 2012 08:00
4 Feb 2012 20:00

The BC QSO party will take place on Feb 04th 2012 and lasts for 12 hours. ... read more

Industry Canada Web Services

Industry 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

8 Dec 2011 18:00
8 Dec 2011 23:00

NARA'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

Membership 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

28 Oct 2011 19:00
30 Oct 2011 16:00

The 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!

20 Oct 2011 10:20

Drop, 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

Heathkit 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

A 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

Book on BC licence plate history

I 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

www.BCpl8s.ca

World Championship Bathtub Race 2011

24 Jul 2011

WORLD 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

9 Jul 2011

NARA 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

NARA Participated in the RAC Canada Day Contest at the VE7NA station. ... read more

Field Day Results

29 Jun 2011

Field Day was a Great success at VE7NA Thank-you to all who helped make this event fun. ... read more

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