Dayton Hamvention Live Broadcast
Submitted by VA7RS on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 09:51This will be our 10 th year to broadcast Dayton Hamvention . Our viewers have grown to about 50,000 in over 150 countries during the last Hamvention broadcast. ... read more
Arrowsmith Amateur Radio Club Third Biennual Swap Meet
Submitted by VA7RS on Sun, 05/13/2012 - 20:17Alberni Valley Rescue Hall 4790 Tebo Ave.(Come down Johnston Road turn left at McDonalds. ... read more
Call for Elections
Submitted by va7aa on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 22:22It's that time again.
As per the constitution this is a 30 day call for nominations to fill several vacant positions on the executive committee.
The election of officers will be held at the time of the June general meeting, and the new members of the executive will assume their post after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September 2012. ... read more
Canada issues its first Developmental License VX9GHD on the 5 meg, 60 meter Band
Submitted by VA7RS on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 14:47Canadians have been waiting for 3 years for this new opportunity to join the USA, and Britain. ... read more
New Tofino Repeater Connected to the ITS
Submitted by VA7RS on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 21:52A new VHF repeater has been installed in Tofino and connected to the Island Trunk System. The 146.880 repeater requires a 141.3 pl tone and will be continuously connected to the ITS. ... read more
146.98 now Connected to the Island Trunk System
Submitted by VA7RS on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 20:53The 146.980 repeater now has the capability to be connected to the Island Trunk System. The repeater may be connected to the ITS when required and dis-connected after use. It normally will be a stand alone repeater not connected to the ITS. ... read more
CQWPX Contest Results
Submitted by Gerry on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 08:56Our VE7NA Club Station took part in the CQWPX Contest this past weekend of March 24 & 25th. We managed to man the station almost 20 out of 48 hours of the Contest Duration. We managed to beat last year's score by quite a few QSO's & Points. ... read more
Fox hunt results March 24, 2012
Submitted by va7ani on Sun, 03/25/2012 - 10:36Congratulations to Gabor VE7DXG, Devan VE7LSE and Katherine VA7KLB for finding the Fox. ... read more
Next Fox Hunt March 24
Submitted by va7ani on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 12:15The next fox hunt will be Saturday March 24. Same as the last fox hunt the fox transmitter will start at 10 am and will continue until 5 pm. The frequency will be 144.800 Mhz.
Have fun.
73
Walter
VA7ANI ... read more
NARA Open House and Pizza Night
Submitted by VA7RS on Fri, 03/09/2012 - 12:22NARA will be holding it's annual open house and Pizza night on Thursday, April 12th 2012. All amateurs are cordially invited to attend. Doors open at 6 PM. ... read more
ARRL DX Intl. Contest Results
Submitted by Gerry on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 09:53Thank-you to all Members who showed up to make VE7NA's participation in the ARRL DX International Contest a great success. I think we did a great job of defending our last years First Place Certificate for BC in the High Power Category. We will enter the Low Power Category this year. Thanks to our great operators Donna VA7DSW, Yvonne VA7YSF a new ham who worked her first DX into Brazil & Argentina, David VA7DGV, David VA7DPF, Walter VA7ANI & Gerry VE7BGP. ... read more
CQ World-Wide WPX Contest
Submitted by VA7RS on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 17:35The WPX contest is based on an award offered by CQ Magazine for working all prefixes. Held on the last weekend of March (SSB) and May (CW), the contest draws thousands of entries from around the world. ... read more
Fox is Found
Submitted by VE7GOA on Sat, 02/25/2012 - 14:54The fox was found at 1:30pm by VA7YSF Yvonne Findlay. It was photographed and left in it's hiding place for others to enjoy the hunt.
Well Done Yvonne
Ron Gibson
VE7GOA
The Foxes are Coming........The Foxes are Coming
Submitted by va7ani on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:12Calling all would be Fox hunters
Note to all the new hams. Nows the chance to put your shiny new 2 meter hand-held radios to use.
A Fox hunt is a hidden transmitter hunt. ... read more
Burnaby Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet
Submitted by VA7RS on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 18:47The Burnaby Amateur Radio Club will be holding their Swap Meet on 26th February 2012 @ 10:00 AM. ... read more
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
