Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club
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about 5 months ago - No comments
The old fiberglass vertical dual band antenna at VE6OLS (west of Olds) got hit by lightning. Mike VE6MIM, Glenn VE6GC and Garry VE6CIA replaced it this week with a 210-A4. It is at 100′. Base station coverage in Red Deer and Calgary.
about 1 years ago - No comments
Sara Picnic and AGM When: June 17, 2023 10:00-16:00 Where: City of Red Deer McKenzie Shelter Situated beside McKenzie Pond, this is one of the most scenic shelters. Features: Washrooms (year round), Well water (not suitable to drink), Playground, No electricity, No canoeing in lakes, but there is a canoe launch to the river Directions:…
about 12 years ago - No comments
Check out the new updated info under the  ARES  drop down tab. Thanks for the info Jeff, Bob
about 13 years ago - No comments
Last week VA6RIC and 12 other members of Red Deer SAR USAR team headed to College Station Texas for a multinational disaster exercise. The exercise was held at Disaster City, a real life- but fake- town that has been created to simulate collapsed structures, train derailments, and real life rescue scenarios. Over five days our…
about 13 years ago - No comments
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) becomes an integral part of Amateur Radio culture; when a new Ham obtains his/her certification, they rush to join RAC and enjoy the benefits of the organization which is recognized both nationally and internationally as the voice of Amateur Radio in Canada. If it is an Amateur Radio question, concern…
about 14 years ago - No comments
Bob King VE6BLD of Lacombe and Gary Wheeler VE6CV of Lethbridge are part of CANWARN, the Canadian Weather Amateur Radio network, using their eyes and ears to report unusual weather in Alberta for Environment Canada.  They were both interviewed on CBC Radio1 on November 1, 2010. To learn more about CANWARN see  the drop down…
about 15 years ago - No comments
[html] TCA Article by VA6RIC Emerg Comm Trailer Small Investment in Time and Energy Means Better Equipped to Respond By Ric Henderson, VA6RIC Assistant County Manager and Director of Emergency Management Red Deer County,AB Take a group of ham radio enthusiasts with 39 years of history and put them together with a proactive municipality and…
about 15 years ago - No comments
[html] Congratulations to Garry, VE6CIA from Red Deer who has volunteered to be the new RAC Section Manager for  ARES, Alberta. We look forward to great things happening in the future with ARES in the Red Deer area and around Alberta. [/html]
about 15 years ago - No comments
[html] AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE NET VA6JL Jeff has started a new ARES net and is looking for some input as to which night members prefer for the new net. If you have a preference please click this link and select the night and enter your call sign. Thanks in advance for your support to…
about 16 years ago - 4 comments
[html] Thankyou to those that partisipated in the canwarn activation sunday night for our area. Ares Edmonton called me to activate canwarn for our area. toward the end of the time Canwarn net control did a test with a cross band repeater between rocky and Edmonton. They would like to know if it is possible…
