Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club
Feb 20th
Contact tables@caraham.org for:
- additional information
- to reserve a selling table in advance
- to volunteer to set up & take down tables, be a door greeter, and sell tickets.
At the door, we will be accepting funds for the following:
- general admission tickets for shoppers and sellers $5
- table rentals for sellers: individuals & retailers $10 / table
- tables for HAM clubs (no sales allowed) $0
- 50/50 tickets $2 ea
* note that table renters must still pay individual general admissions
Nov 21st
The November AGM was held on Wed Nov 15 with a great turnout. The draw for the new handheld radio donated by Mike VE6MIM was won by Tadd who is working on getting his license, CONGRATULATIONS. We hope to hear you on the repeater soon.
New CAARC President Don VE6HQ
MikeVE6MIM presenting new Handheld to Tadd.
New 2023-2024 executive
Sep 10th
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cimate-change-telecommunications-ham-radio-help-1.6884108
Jul 23rd
The CAARC entry for 2023 ARRL Field Day has been submitted. We came in with an overall score of 966 points.
The image below is from the ARRL Field Day entry page.
A big thank you to all who took time to operate, especially Bob VE6BLD, and to all helped with the setup and teardown.
73
Steve VA6SGL
Jul 3rd
Hello all!
As radio operators, our mandate from the event is to support road safety and to ensure communications coverage. Your expertise is invaluable in meeting this mission and ensuring the smooth flow on the course during the days of the event.
The event occurs on 14, 15, 16 (Fri, Sat, Sun) July 2023 – starting and finishing in Water Valley, AB each day, with overnight stays in Camp Kindle on Friday and Saturday nights.
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If you’ve been waiting for your floor pump to make you a new best friend, this is one of the only ways that it could happen!
As of 27 June – currently needing about 7 more amateur radio volunteers.
The organisation and their volunteers are a really friendly group of people to hang out with – and it’s a handy reason to get out of Calgary for the last weekend of Stampede.
While it is based on a past event, this one is a serial number 1 event – there are some pretty ambitious routes (up to 170 km in a day, on a road bike!).
That means some higher uncertainty up front. It also means we have the chance to, and are aiming to accomplish making a strong showing for amateur radio.
No prior experience needed – let us know about yourself and your equipment.
With the ongoing planning effort, and several items still in flux, it is difficult to provide a complete brief at this time.
However, it is also important to us that our volunteers are able to make an informed decision about whether this is for you. We want you to know what you are getting into as best we can, up front.
I know there are a lot of details that aren’t here, send your questions!
We are keeping public postings about this here: https://caraham.org/Public-Service-&-Ham-Events-&-Blog
Our emails are there, and you can respond to me here if you’d like.
73,
Jun 21st
Jun 7th
ADSB Aircraft Tracking
2023-05-19
Have you ever wondered about that aircraft flying over your head? Perhaps you are already aware that
most aircraft are required to transmit location data. Anyone can easily receive that publicly available
broadcast data. Maybe you already receive that data and are feeding it to one or more of the flight
trackers. This article will help explain the fascinating hobby of aircraft tracking and will help you set up a
receiving system or tell you why it is desirable to send the data to other flight trackers.
Most aircraft worldwide are required to transmit data using a system known as ADS-B meaning More >
May 25th
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: From 55 Street Red Deer, travel north on 45 Avenue until the road ends.
52.295163, -113.791837
Featuring: No charge to attend, free SARA Dogs served at noon, bunny hunt, socializing, tail gate flea market, help your provincial linking club remain alive, attend the AGM (optional) at 13:00, rain or shine.
Talk in: VE6QE 147.150MHz or 146.520MHz simplex
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