Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club
Special Event Station – VO1AA
Feb 28th
Special Event Station – VO1AA – April, 25, 2012
2012-02-26
The Society of Newfoundland Radio Amateurs (SONRA) will make history on April 25, 2012
April 25th each year marks the birthday of Guglielmo Marconi, who received the first wireless signal at Signal Hill, Newfoundland on this date. This April 25th, SONRA will celebrate the event with making an Amateur Radio contact with Princess Elettra (Marconi) who will be in Bologna Italy to celebrate her father’s birthday. It is planned to have the Canadian Heritage Minister, the NL Premier , the City of St. John’s Mayor along with the NL Lieutenant Governor, exchange greetings with the Princess via Amateur Radio from VO1AA at Cabot Tower.
This is the first time that this event has been attempted, and it is anticipated that it will be a high level media exposure for Amateur Radio in Canada.
SONRA appreciates the wonderful relationship that it enjoys with Parks Canada, Signal Hill National Historic Site, and looks forward to many years of commemorating this important event.
73
Doug Mercer, VO1DTM/VO1DM
Chief Field Services Officer – Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc.
VE6NM silent key
Feb 27th
It is with regret that Radio Amateurs of Canada has learned that Earle Smith, VE6NM, a RAC past President, passed away peacefully after an illness on Friday, February 24th.
Earle had served as President of RAC from late 2004 to the end of 2007 and was well respected by amateur radio operators both within Canada and Internationally. He was a gentleman and friend to all hams and a strong advocate for amateur radio and for the Radio Amateurs of Canada.
All who knew Earle respected him as a leader, a friend and a force for good in the amateur radio community. We will miss him. The amateur community can post condolences which will be forwarded to the family at http://earlesmith.rac.ca.
Geoff Bawden, VE4BAW
President and Chairman of Radio Amateurs of Canada
Service be held on Thursday March 1 at 11:00 Am
St. Paul’s United Church
10206 100 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta
T8V 0V6
http://www.stpaulsuc.ca/
CAARC Spring Social
Feb 15th
The annual spring social was held on Saturday March 17 at the Black Knight Inn on the south side of Red Deer. The winners of the best “green outfit” for St Patrick’s Day were VA6BMC Brendon and Ryan McKinney . VA6LDY Karen and VA6TRB Bob were the very close runners up. 
Everyone had a great time and thanks to to all those who were dressed in green!
Create Your Website with WordPress
Feb 11th
Hi, this is Dennis King (Bob VE6BLD’s son)…
If you’ve been meaning to create a website or if you’re frustrated with your current website, then this may be exactly the help you need.
I’ve put together a Free Website Starter Kit and you can get more details here:
Website Starter Kit for CAARC Visitors
Why the Wrong Tools Make You Miserable
It’s getting easier to create and publish websites BUT ONLY IF you start with the right tools.
If you’re not a web techie, you’ll stumble into problems and confusion pretty fast.
You’re smart, but even today all the choices and details are overwhelming – even for a web techie!
The story goes something like this…
Should you use a free blogging tool? What about a web builder tool that was “tossed in” with your internet service provider?
Maybe you should get your own hosting or buy a domain name?
But how do you choose and register a domain name? Should you?
What about configuring new email permanent accounts at you domain?
Even if you get this far, you’ll still have no website.
If you buy a separate hosting package then maybe you have high hopes for the “all include 1-2-3-you’re-done website builder tool”.
After countless wasted hours going in circles, you’ll realize that the hyped-up freebie website building tools offered at most web hosts are a total joke.
Now what?
Why be a sweaty trail blazing explorer fighting for every yard?
It’s easier and faster to follow a clear step by step path – a ready-made trail to the destination.
Leave the trail blazing or blind wandering to someone else.
I created the Website Starter Kit to help people escape the “bush-whacking frustration” of starting a proper website that they actually enjoy updating.
I created a page just for CAARC visitors that gives you some more details about the Website Starter Kit.
Just click the link below:
Website Starter Kit for CAARC Visitors
These days you can start a proper website without programming or internet-techie stuff of the past.
Just a few years ago it was hard to build a basic website. You had to be a web techie.
You had to know how HTML code, CSS, and how to transfer files with FTP. Plus you had to buy software for your computer.
That’s all changed.
Now you can easily build your own website BUT ONLY IF you start with the right tools.
Proper Websites Made Easy with WordPress
The CAARC website is a good example. This site uses software called WordPress.
WordPress is FREE and Website Starter Kit give you more details about what it can do for you.
WordPress is high-quality open-source software that is completely FREE to use for a personal or business website.
Anyone can use it and all you need is hosting and a web browser. It works on Windows computers and it works for Mac too.
You just need an internet browser, so it doesn’t matter what kind of computer you use.
I’ve talked with many people who have struggled with websites and web designers.
They were frustrated – either because they couldn’t get started or they were stuck using some old program that they hated! Some of them had wasted a lot of money too.
I created the Website Starter Kit to help beginners start a proper website with WordPress.
It is designed to show you exactly what to do. Every detail of every step is included.
You can start your website with this kit even if you’ve never created a website before and you feel like a total beginner. If you know a bit about websites – then you’ll do fine too.
It shows you exactly what to do. You won’t stumble around without a map.
It includes PDF guides, Audio, and Video. 
If you’d like to start a proper website for your business or a personal interest then check out the Website Starter Kit. The kit is free and packed with helpful information.
You’ll also get the 16 Reasons to Love WordPress audio report and PDF guide to help you decide if the Website Starter Kit is right for you.
To get your free Website Starter Kit click the link below.
http://localwebformula.com/hamradio
You’ll land at a webpage I created just for CAARC visitors. You’ll see a form asking for your email address, but don’t worry – your email is completely safe and you can easily unsubscribe anytime.
Dennis King
P.S. WordPress is free software that runs millions of websites. It is fast becoming the tool of choice for creating websites. The Starter Kit explains all the details, so go and grab it and judge for yourself.
Another video test
Feb 11th
Another video test
This is a time lapse video I shot of the VE6QE repeater new package installation.
Bob VE6BLD and Skip VE6BGT
Movie plugin test
Feb 11th
Here is a test video of the video plugin installation I added to this web site today. I will have to wait a couple more months to get
back on my wind surfer!!
Bob VE6BLD
NEW ARES INFO
Feb 5th
Check out the new updated info under the ARES drop down tab. Thanks for the info Jeff,
Bob
