Category: News

Rebecca (VA7BEC) has asked me to share the following with you all:
What: BC QSO Party
When: Feb 6, 2016 from 0900 to 2100 Local
Where: HF Bands

Please see the PDF for more details.

BCQP_invite_ 2016

Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club social and flea market

When: Saturday November 14, 2015 from 10AM to 2PM

Where: Canora Community Hall 10425 -152 Street Edmonton, Alberta

Cost: Free admission and refreshments

Neil (VE6TCK) and Don (VE6JY) will be demonstrating operating a station remotely.

This event is open to members of QCARC as well as non members.  If you are an aspiring ham or are curious what it’s all about feel free to stop on by.

It is with sadness that I announce we have lost Tom (VE6PTL).  Tom was one of the first guys I met at a club breakfast.  Always willing  to share a bit about radio and help out with events.

1934 – 2015
On Friday, October 16, 2015, Thomas James Lauder of Edmonton, Alberta passed away at the age of 80 years.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 57 years, Patricia; daughter, Mary Jo; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Maureen and Neil McLennan; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Dennis and Frieda O’Leary; cousins Jim and Sheila McLachlin; Nancy and Ivan Hall; Sylvia Dickson; and John Low.
As per Tom’s request, there will be no service. In lieu of flowers and cards, Memorial Donations may be made in Tom Lauder’s name to Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Centre (Northern Alberta) Society at P.O. Box 76007, Southgate, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 5Y7.
See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/edmontonjournal/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-lauder&pid=176153478&fhid=14816#sthash.L4ZFQ9uq.dpuf

From reading a comment on the webpage I see that Tom was active at the Space and Science Centre running the station and sharing his love of the hobby.

Tom you will be missed.

Members and friends of the North Central Amateur Radio Club (NCAARC) will once again be providing radio communications support to the 2015 Tour de l’Alberta bicycling event taking place on Sunday, August 9, 2015.

This is to request volunteers to assist with radio communications at the event. Please contact me directly if you are able to assist.  I can be reached via email.

Note: the event date is Sunday, August 9, 2015. Please see the event website http://www.tourdalberta.ca/ for general information on the event and see the attached PDF for general radio instructions. I will send more information to those who can help out.

For those many club members and friends who have supported this event in the past, you know what to expect.

For those new to the event, it is a lot of fun and a chance to practice communications with a major one-day event.

Details:

2m radios using VE6QCR repeater on 146.640 MHz (negative offset, 100Hz tone)

Morning and afternoon shifts include:

-Base control (NCAARC operations trailer, located at event headquarters in Morinville)

-Rest stops/ station locations throughout the bicycle route (3 routes this year – 50km, 100km, and 160km)

-Mobile/ travel with bicycle Support and Assistance Vehicles (SAG wagons)

Please see the event website for information on routes, times, etc.

http://www.tourdalberta.ca/

Thank you for your consideration. Hope to see you on the 9th!

Paul Gervais VE6PGA