To everyone who has been attending the CW class with David Judd VE7DVJ. We have another week to study and practice!
Class has been cancelled for Tuesday 14th May due to the BC Elections. We will see you all back May 21st.
73 de VA7YSF
Yvonne

Reminder that the May Regular Meeting is Thursday May 9th at 7:00 pm. The minutes from the April meeting have been emailed out. If you have not received a copy please email me and I will resend. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

73 de VA7YSF
Yvonne

ps Empire Days are coming up Sunday May 19th... theme this year is "We are the World"... this would be a great way to promote Amateur Radio. I know it is short notice, but is anyone interested in maybe putting a float in and maybe setting up a station down town. I will contact the Lions club today and see if we can do this at short notice if we have enough interested from Club Members.

NARA has a monthly fox hunt for about 9 months of the year. As a rule the weather during the winter is too yucky and we don't have the fox hunts.

Reminder that the Executive Meeting is tonight Thursday May 2nd at 7:00 pm. (sorry for the late posting)
Minutes from April Executive meeting have been sent out to the executive members.
If there are any additions to add to the agenda please email Ron at VE7GOA@gmail.com

All NARA members are allowed to attend the executive meetings to observe the proceedings.
Grant money expenditure will be finalized tonight.

73 de VA7YSF

Yvonne

There is a Foxhunt tomorrow.... lets see how sneaky it will be!!!
There will be a social gathering after the hunt at approx. 3.00pm at the clubhouse. Chilli, Baked Potato, Sore Cream, Bun.... $5.00 per person.
Let Ron VE7GOA know if you will be attending. VE7GOA@gmail.com 2507146819

We need volunteers to come help with maintenance at the Lost Lake Repeater site after the Coffee Klutch on Saturday May 4th.
The roof had started to leak and needed to be replaced ASAP. Most materials have been donated and members have volunteered hours for roofing.
The roof is being replaced on the shed and we will need someone with a trailer or truck that will be able to help cart away the shingles and landscape debris.

We also need people to come and help with some landscaping. Branches need to be cut,so bring your telescopic tree pruners and loppers with you. There are also bushes etc that need to be trimmed back. Bring your gloves to help with weeding, etc.

If you are able to help please let Ron VE7GOA know what you able to bring. VE7GOA@gmail.com 250-714-6819. We appreciate our NARA members volunteering their time. Thank you in advance.

When job completed... we can socialize at Pipers Pub on Hammond Bay Road.

The Marconi Radio Club of Newfoundland (MRCN) will join its sister club, the Poldhu Amateur Radio Club (PARC) and the Association of Italian Amateur Radio (ARI) in international events on the 25th to

Each year on 18 April, radio amateurs celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. On that day in 1925 the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was founded.
Read more at http://www.iaru.org/world-amateur-radio-day.html
Activities on the occasion of World Amateur Radio Day can be a great opportunity to spread the word about what the "hams" are doing in the 21st Century.
What are you interested in doing? Why not share with the club members and write an article for the NEW Static Magazine... will be out end of August.

Just received a press release from CQ magazine...
The Associated Press is reporting two explosions at the finish line of today's Boston Marathon, resulting in an as-yet unknown number of injuries. Amateur radio operators have long provided course communications for the event and we assume there were hams among those at the finish line. We do not know at this time whether any hams were among the injured.

Updates will be provided on the CQ Newsroom

as additional information becomes available.

Follow us on Facebook and, now, Twitter (@deCQCQCQ)! UPDATE under comments

I will be making a 20-30 minute presentation about the BC Wireless Amateur Radio Network (BCWARN) following the general membership meeting tomorrow evening.
Please be sure to attend if you are interested in knowing more about this emerging network.-

Matthew Currie VE7MJC

Reminder that the April Regular Meeting is Thursday April 11th at 7:00 pm. The minutes from the March meeting have been emailed out. If you have not received a copy please email me and I will resend. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

73 de VA7YSF
Yvonne

CFB Comox will be hosting Armed Forces Day on August 18th 2013. This event will include military displays, demonstrations and a likely appearance by the Snowbirds and CF-18 Demonstration teams.

The executive meeting on April 4th 2013 is at Shanghai City Brooks Landing
DUTCH TREAT SMORG OR MENU
Supper at 6.00 pm
Meeting 7.00 pm ish
Adjournment 8.00 pm ish
Room is booked and can hold up to 30
Open to all club members

Hope to see you there.
Ron VE7GOA

FYI - I have rearranged the photo albums under NARA Events. We now have sub folders for Foxhunts, Ham Happenings, Field Day, etc so it should be easier to find things in the long run.
Yvonne VA7YSF

There were 2 foxes out on Saturday 23.

A huge thank you to everyone that came out and helped with the 2 workbee's yesterday - one at Clay Tree, the other at the Clubhouse. Much appreciated by the Executive to have the support of our members. The clubhouse is now clean and Clay Tree now have their security cameras installed.

Open the attached file "NARA_Calendar.pdf"
This file is subject to revisions. This file was created March 13, 2013.

Walter
VA7ANI

Don't forget to change your clocks; when local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2:00:00 AM clocks are turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 3:00:00 AM local daylight time instead.

To NARA Members,

Reminder that the March Regular Meeting is Thursday March 14th at 7:00 pm.
Minutes from the February meeting will be emailed out this weekend, if you don't received them please email me and I will resend.

Any errors or omissions can be sent directly to me: va7ysf@shaw.ca

73 de VA7YSF
Yvonne

Reminder that the March Executive Meeting is Thursday March 7th at 7:00 pm.
Minutes from February will be sent out to the executive members later today.
If there are any additions to add to the agenda please email Ron at VE7GOA@gmail.com

All NARA members are allowed to attend the executive meetings to observe the proceedings.

73 de VA7YSF

Yvonne