Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club
Nov 26th
Please enjoy this amateur radio site. You are welcome to sign up and register with your Amateur Radio Call sign.
If you have previously registered on the old web page then you are already an existing user. Please click on “Lost your password?” under the registration window in the left column and you will then be e-mailed a new temporary password. Log in to this site with the temporary password, then in the left column, click on “Dashboard”, then “Users”, then “Your profile”. Then fill in your new desired password at the bottom of the page. Remember to click “Update Profile” in the bottom left corner. From that point on you will be able to log in with your new password.
If you are a new user, click on” Register” and a new page will open.
You must enter your Amateur Radio Call Sign in the field “Username“.
Then fill in all the other fields. Â In order to proceed, all fields are required to be filled in.
Your registration will need to be approved before you will be able to login. Your registration approval will be emailed to you.
Once you are logged in, you will then be able to post news, forums, links, and your own gallery items!
Welcome, and enjoy this new web page.
Nov 21st
Then the CEC (Certified Emergency Co-ordinator) designation should be considered for any and every Canadian Radio Amateur. This is an open book exam provided by Radio Amateurs of Canada. You simply refer to the listed training materials (downloadable from RAC) while taking the exam.Then submit the exam to RAC to obtain your certificate if you pass. Click this link to go the RAC page for instructions and information.
http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/public-service/ares/cec-programme/
Nov 14th
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 menu under ARTICLES on this web page. To listen to the interview please click this link.
Nov 11th
VE/VA6 Incoming QSL BureauThe VE6/VA6 Incoming Bureau is run by a group of dedicated volunteer amateurs located in Calgary,AB. Please Click this link to go to the web page and send them some money to receive your cards or they will be destroyed after 2 years. You don’t want to lose that rare DX contact confirmation!
Nov 2nd
VE6BLD on CBC talking about CANWARN (Canadian Weather Amateur Radio Network) at 12:12 on CBC Radio1 1010 AM Calgary.Tune in to listen..
http://www.cbc.ca/albertaatnoon/episode/2010/11/01/weather-watchers/
Sep 12th
[html] If we don’t support RAC now, when they need us most, we may as well kiss the bands goodbye.
Industry Canada advised both RAC and RAQI on Friday, Sept 10, 2010 that their Montreal office had authorized a number of 430 to 450 MHz frequencies and a single VHF frequency on 145.555 mHz. Â According to IC, frequencies were chosen to avoid known amateur repeater channels. Â These frequencies in the 70 cm and 2m amateur bands were temporarily authorized to support communications for many European entrants of a cycling event to be held on Quebec City and Montreal on Sept 10 and Sept 12 respectively. Â Â This type of authorized intrusion by Industry Canada of non-amateur communications in amateur spectrum is highly unusual and is a matter of great concern to Radio Amateurs of Canada. Â RAC will be taking the matter up with Industry Canada officials. Â RAC will be interested in knowing if actual interference has been caused to amateur communications; please report any observations to regulatory@rac.ca
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Aug 15th
[html] My name Is Kent, VE4KEH, and I’ve recently accepted an assignment maintaining the Environment Canada Weather Radio (and ATAD) network in the Prairies. I would like to ask the ARES ECs in Alberta and Saskatchewan if they would canvass their CANWARN members to act as rosources to assist in monitoring the network. Would you please forward this request to them, and ask that they contact me? Either my work or RAC address is fine. Kent Haase
Dissemination | Diffusion
Meteorological Service Of Canada | Service météorologique du Canada
Environment Canada | Environnement Canada
123 Main St, Suite 150 | 123, Rue Main, bureau 150
Winnipeg, MBÂ R3C 4W2
kent.haase@ec.gc.ca
Telephone | Téléphone 204-983-4389
Cell | Cellulaire 204-791-3475
Facsimile | Télécopieur 204-983-4884
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Jul 1st
[html] Hello all…Michael and I have the web site running again(THANKS TO MICHAEL VE6ATO!!) We have added more security so please try all the areas and send me a note of any problems you encounter.
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May 28th
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Here is a great listing of the Canadian Amateur Radio Nets.
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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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