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VE6HPY downsizing sale
Feb 5th
| Item | price estimate |
| Yeasu FT-2400 | 200 |
| Kenwood TS-850s | SOLD |
| Kenwood PS-52 | SOLD |
| Samlex SEC-1223 | 100 |
| Pyramid 3a P/S | 25 |
| Genius GB70 booster | 125 |
| Garmin GPSMap 62s | 150 |
| Garmin GPSMap 60cx | 50 |
| Garmin GPS ll plus | SOLD |
| Armaco SWR meter | 10 |
| Micronta SWR meter | 10 |
| Micronta SWR meter | 10 |
| Micronta 22-204 VOM | SOLD |
| Micronta 22-201B VOM | 10 |
| Equus DVM | 20 |
| 12v test light | 5 |
| power bar | 5 |
| power bar | 2 |
| speaker | SOLD |
| speaker | SOLD |
| speaker | 3 |
| dual band mag mount | SOLD |
| vhf mag mount | SOLD |
| vhf mag mount | SOLD |
| mag mount | SOLD |
QCARC Winter Flea Market Feb. 7, 2026
Jan 26th
Winter social, flea market and Ukrainian lunch
Where: Canora Hall: 10425 152 Street NW, Edmonton, AB
When: Saturday, February 7th, 2026
- 8:00 – 9:00: Vendor set up
- 9:00 – 11:00: Flea market
- 11:00 – 12:00 Social
- 12:00 – 1:00 Ukrainian meal (details below)
The QCARC will be hosting our annual winter flea market and social event featuring free admission, beverages and snacks. Door prizes will be drawn and you will find the usual amazing range and variety of items in the flea market.
A Ukrainian meal will be served at noon which will consist of four perogies, four cabbage rolls, two nalysnyky, one sausage, one scoop of coleslaw, one roll and dessert. The price is $25 per plate as per usual.
To reserve a plate please email or phone Neil at VE6TCK@gmail.com or 780-818-1975. Or give Neil a call on VE6QCR or the APSN most nights. There will be fifty meals available so please book early as they do go fast! Payment can be made on the day of the event.
We will be accepting membership renewals at the AGM in April to simplify accounting.
Cold Lake Airshow
Jan 14th
Note from VE6CIA: All input, ideas or suggestions from Alberta amateurs is welcome, to save this event from extinction, whether it be ARES/ACS related or not.
Gentlemen,
I’m writing today in hopes of getting long term ARES/ACS training in place for Alberta.
Cold Lake Amateur Radio Society (CLARS) has been supporting the Cold Lake air show for a little over 20 years. We support this event with assistance from amateurs all over Alberta, and it has become a very well supported and anticipated event. Cold Lake holds airshows every two years, and we support this event by spreading amateurs throughout the crowd and looking for issues. If issues are discovered we report through our net control, who then forwards the issue to the Military Command Post for resolution.
Our assistance is highly valued by the airshow organizing committee, who in turn supports us with free admission, lunches on both days, as well as free airshow T shirts and ball caps.
This event perfectly mirrors the work that ARES/ACS would be called on to support in a real life event.
Our Club is aging, and our membership has dwindled. In the past our club could support the event on our own (albeit with reduced effectiveness)- that is no longer the case. As a result our club is reluctant to proceed as hosts, in that if support from other amateurs doesn’t happen we’re unable to do what we promised- and that’s a risk we cannot take. In addition, I’ve been doing the bulk of the work organizing the event, and I too am aging out of being able to continue.
I suggested that Alberta ARES/ACS take this event over from CLARS, and to date no one has been willing to step up. I understand the reluctance- however I believe that I may have a more palatable option- have ARES/ACS take ownership of the airshow and use it as our Alberta SET.
If the ARES/ACS leadership owns the event, they could allow a different radio club (or clubs) the opportunity to run the event every second year. This would provide tremendous training for both the ARES/ACS team lead, as well as ARES/ACS support personnel throughout the province.
Note that Cold Lake and Edmonton International Airport are both on a two year opposing cycle for airshows- the SET could be a yearly event if we included the Edmonton show.
We are at a critical junction with ARES/ACS- our relevance as “last chance” long haul communications is at an end (internet, satellite phones and Starlink have pretty much ended our usefulness). However, we have a huge potential for use in emergencies as observers- be it fire, floods, or whatever, a self led, self supporting group of people is a huge bonus for any emergency manager. This airshow is an exemplary example of that, and one I’d hate to see lost.
I have one more go left in me, and would be very happy to assist in getting the airshow scheduled for this summer organized. I have the routine down pretty well, and the bulk of the difficulties have been identified and overcome. However, if I do not have someone to pass the torch to then I’m done- and more importantly we’ll have lost a tremendous training opportunity.
Please note that CLARS will happily provide full access to the local VE6ADI repeater, as well as free camping at Mike’s and my farms.
Thanks for your time- and I’m available anytime to amplify this email and discuss options.
Cheers- Garry
FG Naylor
VE6FGN
ARES/ACS rep, CLARS
RAC Amateur Radio Basic Course Winter 2026
Jan 14th
https://rac.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1cc2ce962688ad6bb6db0d414&id=68219fa21a&e=056e065038
Vintage radio sale
Sep 9th
Further details of this sale are on QCARC.net there is a huge amount of equipment including about 5000 tubes
I am not aware of a more extensive collection of radios that cover the time period of 1912-1939 the golden age of radio. There are too many small accessories to list. This is a must see sale for everyone even if you have enough radios. Please save the date and attend you won’t regret it
SALE OF VINTAGE AM RADIO
This list and photos represent only some of the extensive collection of Sig Pruess VE6SP all items are presumed to be complete and original and in working order. NONE of this equipment has been tested issues and concerns are noted where applicable. Filament continuity and transformer primaries will be tested All equipment has been inspected for tubes although they may not be original tubes . The QCARC accepts no responsibility for the condition of equipment or the accuracy of this list. Individual photos of the radios are available upon request as well as more information please call or text Neil 780 818 1975.
Item # Model/Description
101 GE J82
102 Philco model 70 5 tube AC
103 Jackson Bell co “Swan” 19316 tube TRF model 62
104 Deforest Crosley 850 8 Tube AC
105 Victor R7A 8 tube AC
106 German pre war H Mende& co type VE301DYN
1939/1940 3 tube 2 bands
107 Rogers type 31 1935 5 tube
108 GE model 85 1936
109 Radiola53 3 tube regen
Wright radio speaker
110 Stromberg Carlson Neutrodyne NA1 5 tube TRF 1921-1932
111 Automatic Radio “Bluebird” 1926 5 tube TRF
112 WW Grant “ Voice of the Praires” 1925 5tube made in Calgary
Lawsuit over tube licensing
113 Atwater Kent model 1 Loose parts, parts missing 1922 AKA 3925
114 Atwater Kent Type 9 AKA 4445 4 tube 1923
No#Magnavox B R3 1924
115 Atwater Kent type M
No# CJCA mike Continental model 25 or Universal BB?
116 Crystal detector 1924
117 Crosley model 50 WD12 tube TRF and regen
118 Crosley model 51 2 tube 1924
119 Westinghouse Aeriola in wrong case with added amplifier 3 WD11 tubes
120 Crosley 52 1924 TRF & regen3 tubes
121 Westinghouse RA & DA ( =RC) 3 tubes WD12
122 Radiola III regen 1924 2 tubes WD11
123 sold
124 Telephunken Radio Arcolette 3 1928 3 tubes
125 Loop antenna no base straps to a radio?
126Radiola IIIA no tubes
127 Freed Eismann FE15 1925 5 tubes TRF
128 sold
129 sold
130 Marconi Transformer High voltage step up?
131 Radiola III 1924 2 tubes WD11? Or UX199
132 sold
No# RolaRecreator Oakland CA 1925 melted neck melted
133 sold
134 sold
135 Meistersinger 1925 Boston Ma
136 Sterling Baby 1924 English
137 grebe Syncrophase MU1 1924 Mid 1925 several versions
138 Atwater Kent Type E3 1928
139 Jewett combo horn cone refurbished? Pontiac MI
140 Radiola Horn 1924 UZ1325?
141 Peerless Producer 1928
142 Atwater Kent type F-&-A 1929 with DC field coil
143 Radiola model 100speaker 1928
144 Radiola horn UZ1325 1924
145 Cabinet speaker no back no name/model
146 sold
147Crosley type D
148 Magnavox M4 1924
149 Grigsby Grunnow Hines WG40 driver with Radiola horn?
150 Little Sparta Fulla
151 Atwater Kent E3 horn 1923
152 Freed Eisemann FE15 1925 5 tube TRF
153 Speaker no name
154 RCA Radiola model 53 1925 3 tubes WD11
155 Radiola IIIA regen with amp 4 tubes WD11
156 Home madeRegen 2 tube 1924? reproduction with period parts by VE6SP Sig
157 Atwater Kent model 20 small box type 5 tubes 201
158 Atwater Kent under construction
159 Atwater Kent 1924 4910 model 12
201 Amplion Dragon Type AR19 1923 original
No# Amplion Dragon Type 20 rebuilt wood panels (hard to tell)
No# Three tubes from CJCA original transmitter?
202 Loose Coupler 1917 & crystal detector 1913
203 Loose Coupler
204 Remler Control Panel type 330 C300 tube used as a detector or amplifier stage
5000+- tubes sold by the box (75 inventoried boxes)
TX and rectifier tubes from CJCA
Metal based 01 tubes etc
Hickok 9-66 tube tester
Please call if what you want is not listed chances are Sig had it. Please post information about this sale on your club web site or forward to collectors I may not know better to get it twice than miss out.
September 27th 10:00 to 12:00 West of Stony Plain detailed direction to follow
Neil
780 818 1975
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Manna80
Apr 19th
April 26th & 27th Special Event Station (SES)
MANNA80 commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Allies’ humanitarian actions of dropping food supplies by Lancaster bombers to the starving population of the Netherlands near the end of WWII. Amateur radio stations worldwide aim to commemorate this chapter in history and to bring public attention to Manna.
The Bomber Command Museum of Nanton will host the Calgary Amateur Radio Association (CARA) communication trailer. CARA is one of the Amateur Radio international special event stations (SES) using the call sign VB6MAN. Amateur operators contacting four SES will be eligible for a certificate. Awards Scheme – Operation Manna @ 80 .
Nanton is a quaint town south of Calgary. It is a pleasant drive to Nanton with views of the prairie and the mountains with a world-famous aviation museum.
The Nanton Museum will be open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on April 26th and April 27th. Museum activities planned are:
- Lancaster engine run-up at 14:00 on April 26th
- Live demonstrations of a vintage Lancaster radio
- Vintage radio displays
- Make radio contacts from the communication trailer
- Brandmeister DMR Talkgroups 98080, 98081, 98082, and 98083
- Joe English Manna display
- Many other displays and artifacts.
- Coffee, tea, Danish donuts available
- Joe English Lancaster print available
- Note 1: Catriona Ann Le May Doan appearance on April 26th
Note 1: Catriona Ann Le May Don is the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and a retired Olympic Speed Skater.
Other links that may be of interest are:
- Operation Manna @ 80](https://manna80.radio/)
- VB6MAN – Callsign Lookup by QRZ Ham Radio
- Operation Manna







