Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club
May 5th
[html] Here is something we can all easily do.
Go to the link below for comments and questions, and fill in the form under the heading: Transportation- Distracted Driving Legislation. It is that easy. Here is my entry, as an example of what you can say(with thanks to Earl VE6NI for some content I pirated from him). Why reinvent the wheel?
Please be advised that Amateur (ham) Radio Operators in the Province of Alberta are licensed by Industry Canada to operate 2 way radios. In instances of Emergency or Disaster they become an invaluable tool for nearly all services when cell sites are overloaded and land lines are not available or out of service.
As radio amateurs, we are concerned that there should be no prohibition regarding the use of radio amateur equipment while in vehicles, under any circumstances (not just while involved in a Search and Rescue operation or an officially declared disaster.) In addition to periodically having mock search exercises and Simulated Emergency Tests for disaster-related exercises (sometimes in conjunction with local Disaster Services), radio amateurs, in a sense are always practicing proper operational procedures while “on the air”, whether mobiling or otherwise.
Thanks for your considerations about our concerns and wish you all the best in continuing to make our roads safer.
Garry Jacobs VE6CIA Certified Emergency Coordinator, Radio Amateurs of Canada – Section Manager, Alberta
45 Selkirk Blvd. Red Deer, AB T4N 0G4 403-343-1930
Bill 16, the Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving) Amendment Act, 2010 is available on the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s website at: http://www.assembly.ab.ca/. Frequently asked questions related to Bill 16 are also available online on Alberta Transportation’s website (http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/). We welcome comments and questions regarding Bill 16, which can be submitted online by visiting: http://alberta.ca/home/Feedback.cfm.
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Apr 11th
[html] I wasn’t sure if you knew about this, but thought I’d send you the link incase you hadn’t.
Enjoy……73s……..Jack Spink
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2010/04/07/11420/?nc=1 [/html]
Mar 10th
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Canadian Amateur Radio Access to 137 Khz.
2010-03-10 Industry Canada has approved access by Canadian radio amateurs to
the Low Frequency (LF) band 135.7 ? 137.8 kHz, subject to
certain conditions. The Revised Canadian Table of Frequency
Allocations, promulgated in December 2009 to incorporate changes
arising from decisions taken at World Radiocommunication Conference
(WRC) 2007, permits amateur use on a Secondary basis subject to
Footnote 5.67A. The Footnote states: “Stations in the amateur service using frequencies in the band 135.7-137.8 kHz shall not exceed a maximum radiated power of 1 W (EIRP) and shall not cause harmful
interference to stations of the radionavigation service operating
in countries listed in No. 5.67. (WRC-07)”. Industry Canada has advised that Canadian radio amateurs may now use the band and that Schedule I of RBR-4 Standards for the Operation of Stations in the Amateur Radio Service will be amended in due course.Richard Ferch VE3IAY/VE3KI
Vice President Regulatory Affairs Radio Amateurs of Canada
Submitted by VE6CIA [/html]
Jan 31st
[html] To celebrate VE6QEN obtaining her HAM CALL following 30 years of being kidded (hassled) and hopelessly pressured to become a ham, we have preserved the milestone on video. Sarina completely surprised me by taking the course and passing with an impressive 88% (she now claims she was only after a specific CALL). Most of you will understand that I thought I was only dreaming, hi hi. Our son Dennis VE6KDR congratulated her and figured it was an occasion and great subject for some humor to preserve on video. He sent us a shot list of instructions and dialogue for us to shoot the video clips and I electronically sent them, including the bloopers, to him in Ontario. Dennis edited and professionally produced the DVD, it is a humorous eight minute video celebrating the reason Sarina got her ham license.Â
The video is all about ham radio space communication. Click this link for a short sample of the 8 minute movie. Anyone who would like to order a professionally produced Custom CAARC WARS DVD complete with case (as shown below) may do so on line. Please click the following link to order your copy. The cost is $4.50 USD each Full DVD Case with shrink wrap plus on line calculated shipping. If you want to order multiple copies the shipping is approximately as follows.
pre-calculated approx shipping to Alberta 4TL1L6 (USD)
Units = Approximate Shipping cost per DVD
1 = $4.20
10 = $3.15
15 = $2.82
20 = $2.58
Click the following link to order.
http://budurl.com/CAARCWARS
We definitely had a lot of fun producing this video. Please respect the producers and do not make copies of this DVD.
Thankyou
Bob  VE6BLD
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Oct 25th
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On Wednesday October 28 at 1900 hours STARS will be doing a presentation on how they operate, etc at the Red Deer County office. All CAARC members welcome.
Submitted by Ric VA6RIC
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Oct 4th
[html] It is with sadness that I need to announce VE6UC Don Osterland from Red Deer, became a silent key Sunday October 4th, 2009. Don suffered an acute stroke on September 15th. A Memorial gathering was held at 2:30 PM on Friday October 9th at the Usona Curling Rink.Â
On behalf of all the local hams we extend our sympathies to Norma and her family.
Bob VE6BLD
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Sep 8th
[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 what do you get?
Please click this link to download and read the rest of the article.
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May 4th
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Nov 20th
[html] HELLO ALL , IRLP IS UP AND RUNNING THE NODE # IS 1353
IT IS ON SIMPLEX LINKED TO THE VE6QE HUB CONTROLLER ,ANYONE ON THE CAARC SYSTEM CAN ENJOY IT’S USE.
WWW.IRLP.NET  FOR A CURRENT LIST OF CONNECTED NODES AND FREQUENCIES,USE THE FOUR DIGIT NODE # TO TURN IT ON AND 73 TO TURN OFF, REMEMBER TO PAUSE BEFORE SPEAKING SO THE SYSTEM HAS TIME TO CONNECT
EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS  PLEASE CALL ME.
ENJOY AND PASS THE WORD
73 JEFF  VA6JL [/html]
