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CAARC 2026 Field Day is almost here!

May 16th

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Be Radio Active – Please plan on Attending the 2026 CAARC Field Day June 26th – 28th at the Hillcrest Community Hall west of Bowden

Bookmark this site for more information as Field Day approaches.

 

Your CAARC executive is currently conducting extensive planning for ARRL Field Day operations.

We invite all CAARC members and interested parties to attend and participate.

CAARC plans to have two (2) fully operational HF stations and MAYBE a VHF station dedicated for this ARRL contest.

The Hillcrest Community Hall venue location is excellent, within a short drive from Red Deer and has onsite camping and facilities available.

Thank you for your continued support of CAARC.

We look forward to seeing you at this event.

Click this link for driving directions 

73

Sandy VE6SND

CAARC President

We need volunteers to operate each of the two HF stations for the following 2 hour time slots. Click the link below to see the times available that have open operator time slots. We need 2 operators for each of the 2 stations for each time slot.

Saturday June 27

June 27 1200 -1400 h  VE6CIA Garry

June 27 1400 – 1600 h  VE6BLD Bob

June 27 1600 – 1800 h  VA6SGL Stephen

June 27 1800 – 2000 h  VE6TIP Tiny  VA6SGL Stephen

June 27 2000 – 2200 h  VA6MPM Paul VA6SGL Stephen

June 27 2200 – 2400 h  VA6SGL Stephen

Sunday

June 28 0000 – 0200 h  VA6SGL Stephen

June 28 0200 – 0400 h VA6SGL Stephen

June 28 0400 – 0600 h VA6SGL Stephen

June 28 0600 – 0800 h  VA6SGL Stephen

June 28 0800 – 1000 h

June 28 1000 – 1200 h  VE6WCE Gerald

PLEASE ONLY CHECK A MAXIMUM OF 2  TIMES YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING FOR SO WE CAN POST  AN OPERATOR SCHEDULE  ON THE WEB PAGE AS TO WHAT TIMES ARE STILL AVAILABLE. Thank you.

 Your participation is appreciated to help make our Field Day a success! 

Please click this  link to fill in the Goggle Form to volunteer your help operating a station for two hours at a time to make this years Field Day a success once again! 

Thanks in advance for your help to make this Field Day a success!

73 from your CAARC Executive

 

 

 

 

The next CAARC General meeting

May 12th

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CAARC Membership

NOTICE

The  CAARC next General Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May, 20 at 19:30 hours.

Meet after 19:00 hours at the Calder School at Sunnybrook Farm 2879 Botterill Crescent . 

The Calder School entrance is behind Sims Furniture just north of the Bower mall at the south end of Red Deer.

We have a number of things to discuss for the upcoming year 

The gates will be open at 1900 hrs. 

 

 

 

 

SARA Red Deer Picnic 2026

Mar 24th

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SARA Red Deer Picnic June 13, 2026 McKenzie Shelter 10:00. Flea market, bunny hunt, FREE SARA Dogs at noon. AGM to follow.

Directions

6932 40 Ave – From 55 Street, travel north on 45 Avenue until the road ends.

 

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QCARC Flea Market and AGM

Mar 24th

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AGM, spring social and flea market: April 25, 2026

The Annual General Meeting of the Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club will be held at the High Park Community League Hall at 11032 154 Street NW in  Edmonton.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT OUR REGULAR FLEA MARKET OR MEETING  LOCATION. Our regular location is under renovation and is not available to us. The AGM will be held from 11:00 AM to noon. The meeting, as in past years, will be held after the flea market.

A reminder that memberships expire on April 30 so we will be accepting memberships at this event.

The schedule for the day is a bit different than usual due to the change in venue:

  • 0900 – 1100: Doors open for vendor set up, flea market and social
  • 1100 – 1200: AGM

Radio World has generously provided two gift certificates in the amounts of $100 and $50 that will be door prizes for this event. We are fortunate and grateful to have such generous sponsorship of our club events. A big thank you to Radio World and all their staff!

If you want a table at the flea market please contact Neil, VE6TCK/VE6JW, at 780-818-1975 or VE6TCK@gmail.com to reserve one. Tables will be limited at this location.

Please contact any member of executive with any questions you may have.

Radio install workshop

Mar 16th

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The mobile radio installation workshop will be at Tiny VE6TIP’s place Saturday March 21, 2026 at 1:00 pm.

We will be demonstrating how to install a mobile radio in different vehicles. If you are interested in putting a radio in your car but need a few pointers, this is the event for you!
Please park over by Tiny’s workshop (the south driveway) and bring a lawn chair.  There will be coffee and treats.

Contact any club member on VE6QE for location details.

CARA Spring 2026 Flea Market

Mar 8th

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QCARC Winter Flea Market Feb. 7, 2026

Jan 26th

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Winter social, flea market and Ukrainian lunch

Posted on 12 January 2026 by qcarc

Where: Canora Hall: 10425 152 Street NW, Edmonton, AB

When: Saturday, February 7th, 2026

  • 8:00 – 9:00: Vendor set up
  • 9:00 – 11:00: Flea market
  • 11:00 – 12:00 Social
  • 12:00 – 1:00 Ukrainian meal (details below)

The QCARC will be hosting our annual winter flea market and social event featuring free admission, beverages and snacks. Door prizes will be drawn and you will find the usual amazing range and variety of items in the flea market.

A Ukrainian meal will be served at noon which will consist of four perogies, four cabbage rolls, two nalysnyky, one sausage, one scoop of coleslaw, one roll and dessert. The price is $25 per plate as per usual.

To reserve a plate please email or phone Neil at VE6TCK@gmail.com or 780-818-1975. Or give Neil a call on VE6QCR or the APSN most nights. There will be fifty meals available so please book early as they do go fast! Payment can be made on the day of the event.

We will be accepting membership renewals at the AGM in April to simplify accounting.

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The Annual CAARC Christmas Pot Luck Supper

Jan 21st

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The Annual CAARC Christmas Pot Luck Supper was held on Sunday December 7th at 4:30PM in  east Red Deer at the Bower -Kin Community place. There were over 36 in attendance and everyone enjoyed a great meal and lots of visiting. Thanks to the decorating committee and everyone for attending. 

 

 

 

 

Darryl VE6VYT.. presented his  addition to the GIZMO..


Cam VE6AAT won the GIZMO along with the addition to the GIZMO 

 

 

 

Cold Lake Airshow

Jan 14th

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Note from VE6CIA: All input, ideas or suggestions from Alberta amateurs is welcome, to save this event from extinction, whether it be ARES/ACS related or not.
Gentlemen,
I’m writing today in hopes of getting long term ARES/ACS training in place for Alberta.
Cold Lake Amateur Radio Society (CLARS) has been supporting the Cold Lake air show for a little over 20 years. We support this event with assistance from amateurs all over Alberta, and it has become a very well supported and anticipated event. Cold Lake holds airshows every two years, and we support this event by spreading amateurs throughout the crowd and looking for issues. If issues are discovered we report through our net control, who then forwards the issue to the Military Command Post for resolution.
Our assistance is highly valued by the airshow organizing committee, who in turn supports us with free admission, lunches on both days, as well as free airshow T shirts and ball caps.
This event perfectly mirrors the work that ARES/ACS would be called on to support in a real life event.
Our Club is aging, and our membership has dwindled. In the past our club could support the event on our own (albeit with reduced effectiveness)- that is no longer the case. As a result our club is reluctant to proceed as hosts, in that if support from other amateurs doesn’t happen we’re unable to do what we promised- and that’s a risk we cannot take. In addition, I’ve been doing the bulk of the work organizing the event, and I too am aging out of being able to continue.
I suggested that Alberta ARES/ACS take this event over from CLARS, and to date no one has been willing to step up. I understand the reluctance- however I believe that I may have a more palatable option- have ARES/ACS take ownership of the airshow and use it as our Alberta SET.
If the ARES/ACS leadership owns the event, they could allow a different radio club (or clubs) the opportunity to run the event every second year. This would provide tremendous training for both the ARES/ACS team lead, as well as ARES/ACS support personnel throughout the province.
Note that Cold Lake and Edmonton International Airport are both on a two year opposing cycle for airshows- the SET could be a yearly event if we included the Edmonton show.
We are at a critical junction with ARES/ACS- our relevance as “last chance” long haul communications is at an end (internet, satellite phones and Starlink have pretty much ended our usefulness). However, we have a huge potential for use in emergencies as observers- be it fire, floods, or whatever, a self led, self supporting group of people is a huge bonus for any emergency manager. This airshow is an exemplary example of that, and one I’d hate to see lost.
I have one more go left in me, and would be very happy to assist in getting the airshow scheduled for this summer organized. I have the routine down pretty well, and the bulk of the difficulties have been identified and overcome. However, if I do not have someone to pass the torch to then I’m done- and more importantly we’ll have lost a tremendous training opportunity.
Please note that CLARS will happily provide full access to the local VE6ADI repeater, as well as free camping at Mike’s and my farms.
Thanks for your time- and I’m available anytime to amplify this email and discuss options.
Cheers- Garry
FG Naylor
VE6FGN
ARES/ACS rep, CLARS
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Christmas Pot Luck Supper

Nov 16th

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The Annual CAARC Christmas Pot Luck Supper will be held on Sunday December 7th at 4:30PM in  east Red Deer at the Bower -Kin Community place  85 Boyce Street.

 Please bring a food item dish and or dessert. The club will provide the turkey, ham and other fixings. If possible please bring a cash donation and or a non perishable food item for the Red Deer Salvation Army. We will meet at the hall from 4:30 PM until supper around 6:00 PM. Please bring your own cutlery and plates.

 

 

There will be a draw for the Gizmo also at this meeting. Please be prepared to add your personal touch to enhance this ongoing fun project.

Please click on view larger map below , then click on directions in the larger map for driving directions from your QTH

 

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