New antenna at VE6OLS
The old fiberglass vertical dual band antenna at VE6OLS (west of Olds) got hit by lightning. Mike VE6MIM, Glenn VE6GC and Garry VE6CIA replaced it this week with a 210-A4. It is at 100'. Base station coverage in Red Deer and Calgary.

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RAC Basic and Advanced courses fall 2024
https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-and-advanced-courses-fall-2024/

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Field Day 2024
Hello all.. I would like to thank everyone who helped set up, operate and take down all the necessary equipment and towers for this year's field day. The weather and propagation certainly helped to make field day a great success! I have uploaded a lot of great pictures from Don VE6HQ to the CAARC web site today. If anyone has any more pictures please send them to me so I can add them to this gallery. Be...

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New Ham - VE6KDP
Hi. I'm just brand new certified with honours near Olds. I'm looking for some guidance on a mobile unit for car and home I would like to buy. I don't know any hams in the area and I need to know where to turn to purchase, likely new/newer equipment. Any guidance available? Thanks! Dan

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VE6HQ 23 cm Solid State Amplifier

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End of Summer Social

Aug 25th

Please mark your calendar for the CAARC End of Summer Social Friday, September 2, 2022 16:00 – 20:00. John VE6HPY is hosting this event at his place again. Please bring your significant other, lawn chairs and a pot luck item. The club is providing hot dogs and buns and John is providing the fire! Hope to see you there! (go west of Hwy 2 on 11A to the first right after the lights at Blue Grass Sod Farm (280), it is the second driveway on the left)

Please RSVP to Sandy VE6SND at rac dot ca

FINALLY AN IN PERSON CAARC MEETING!!

May 24th

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The May CAARC general meeting was an in person meeting on Wednesday May 18th at 7.00PM held at Glenn’s Restaurant , Red Deer in Gasoline Alley. This was the last meeting to finalize the planning for the 50th Picnic and hamfest. It was great to meet in person instead of on ZOOM!

Bob VE6BLD PR

CAARC

Red Deer Fox Hunt

Apr 28th

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Edmonton Area Fox Hunting League
We’re meeting with the Calgary Hunters in Red Deer to talk fox hunting and do some fun hunts.

It is also on the CARA website (where the rest of the info below is from).

https://caraham.org/event-4761605?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=5/28/2022

May Day 2022 sees fox hunters from Calgary and Edmonton rendezvousing at the Tim Hortons in Red Deer, AB 4217 – 50 Avenue. This will be an event where the Edmonton Area Fox Hunting League meet with fox hunters from the Calgary Amateur Radio Association for a joint sharing of experience and equipment knowledge. Real fox hunting practice will be a big part of the day, both on foot and in vehicles.

Agenda:

8:00 AM Breakfast and depart Calgary/Edmonton.

10:00 AM Meet and Greet at Tim Hortons, 4217 – 50 Avenue, Red Deer. Review of equipment for both foot and vehicle searches. Then head across the street for on-foot practice in Rotary Park.

1:00 PM Lunch at Tims (your own treat) or bring your own.

2:00 PM Organize and head out for vehicle based fox hunting.

5:00 PM Regather at Tim’s, or other place, for dinner before the journey home.

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Edmonton Area Fox Hunting League

https://www.radiofoxhunt.ca

RadioFoxHunt@gmail.com

Doris Holt

Apr 17th

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https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/24557939/doris-pearl-holt

Vertical HF Antenna for SOTA

Mar 1st

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This is a solution I came up with when I reach a summit where there is insufficient room to deploy an EFHW antenna. This mount fits on the tip of my trekking pole that I poke upside down in the snow or prop up with rocks. I attach the coax to one BNC fitting and a Diamond vertical antenna to the other BNC fitting. There are four ground wire attachments for the ground plane wires that I just lay out in the snow or on the ground. The photo shows the antenna in use on the summit of Lipalian Mountain.