Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club
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]
Aug 24th
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I have added a link icon in the Gallery to a few live web cams around the world. I will be adding a few more shortly. To view the web cam just click the icon of the chain in the Gallery.The link to Times Square in New York has some hi res video which will require a high speed connection.Watch for more links to come. [/html]
Aug 5th
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GREETINGS ALL
WELCOME TO I.R.L.P
HELLO ALL , IRLP IS UP AND RUNNING NODE 1353
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 -email-
ENJOY AND PASS THE WORD
VA6JL
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May 27th
[html] Subject: [RAC-Bulletin] RAC Bulletin #2008-13: Erroneous E-mail Sparks Petition – RAC Confirms IC’s Responsibilities
On 18 May 2008, a petition began circulating on the Internet that quotes an unsigned e-mail from the Toronto District Office of Industry Canada (IC)
stating that Industry Canada is no longer the  regulatory body overseeing the amateur radio service, and that amateur radio is self-policing.
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) contacted IC on 20 May, the first working day after the petition began. IC have confirmed that its contents are incorrect.
IC clearly affirmed they are the regulatory authority for Amateur Radio in Canada. The originator of the petition, Eddie Pereira VA3EDP, has since received a message from the acting Director of IC’s Toronto District Office confirming that the original unsigned e-mail was sent in error. Eddie will be meeting an IC official in the near future to discuss a spectrum
management issue that was the cause of his initial inquiry with IC.
RAC asks all Canadian Amateurs to contact RAC first if they have specific concerns about IC’s willingness or ability to supervise the Amateur Radio Service. RAC is here to serve the interests of all Canadian Amateurs and we will do our best to ensure IC listens to our concerns.
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Sent by: Dave VO1AU/VE3AAQ
President, Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC)
Pr©sident, Radio Amateurs du Canada (RAC)
RAC’s Annual General Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Winnipeg
Hamfest 8-10 August 2008
L’Assemblé annuelle de RAC prendra lieu au Hamfest de Winnipeg les 8  10 ao»t
see/voir: http://www.mts.net/~warc/hamfest/
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