Author: VA6AWS

The club executive is looking for direction on what the club members want. You should have received a survey in your email late last week. Please take a moment for fill it out and let the leadership of your club know what you would like to see.

Our usual repeater at Fire Station 3 has been having intermittent issues for a number of months. Last Saturday we removed the ICOM repeater, IRLP Node, and SCOM repeater controller to allow for further diagnostics on the bench. This means that for the next while there will be no Echolink or IRLP services available. A spare repeater was placed into service as a standalone machine in the interim.

This is an invitation to attend a workshop on Hotspots that the North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club (NCAARC) is holding on

Saturday, January 18, 2025, 9:30 AM – a scheduled event at Fire Hall #3 in St Albert.

Chris Bone VA6CMB has agreed to attend and provide a presentation about Hotspots and their use in amateur radio.

Dave Hughes VE6SKI has agreed to add his expertise and offer of Hotspots that he is building for sale at a very reasonable price of around $80 (he will establish a firm price once he learns what his cost is for each unit). The pre-ordered Hotspots, if given enough notice, Dave plans to have be available at the Workshop.

So, the question is:

(1) Do you wish to attend? There is remaining and limited space for another 4 hams; and

(2) If you plan to attend, are you interested in purchasing a pre-built Hotspot from Dave? He has built a few extra, just in case there is more interest.

If you are interested in attending, email me back before Friday, January 16, 2025 end of day. This allows the NCAARC to do its planning.

This is a “first come first served” event, so get back to me as soon as possible to ensure you have a spot. My email contact is <ernestedd@gmail.com> . If you want to contact Dave Hughes, his email is <ve6dave@gmail.com>