Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club
VE/VA6 Incoming QSL Bureau
Nov 11th
VE/VA6 Incoming QSL Bureau
The 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!
VE6BLD on CBC talking about CANWARN
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/
Join RAC or lose the band
Sep 12th
[html] If we don’t support RAC now, when they need us most, we may as well kiss the bands goodbye.
RAC Bulletin 2010-09-14E
2010-09-10
2010-09-10
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. According to IC, frequencies were chosen to avoid known amateur repeater channels. 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. 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. RAC will be taking the matter up with Industry Canada officials. 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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VE6AWO SK
Sep 2nd
[html] Robert Ferguson FERGUSON, Robert James Yule Born Oct. 31, 1942 Died suddenly on Wednesday June 30 of complications from a wasp sting. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Christina Diana, son Michael Ferguson (Dawn Harley), daughters, Margaret (Marc) Pick and Tina Ferguson, grandchildren Tenisha & Nigel Robinson, Amy Ferguson, Hannah & Cody Pick, and Kai Briones. His family, especially his grandchildren, and all his friends old and new meant the world to Bob. Bob was employed by AGT/Telus for 33 years and retired in 1999. His love of computers and helping friends with theirs gave meaning to his life. He so enjoyed the campouts with CGRC and had been a member of the original club since 1969. He was active in ham radio (VE6AWO) and belonged to CAARC of Red Deer. He loved the Sundre Rodeo and got to attend the weekend before his death. The winters he spent on the desert at Imperial Dam were his retirement dream come true. Forever in our hearts. Donations can be made to a charity of your choice or to Stars Air Ambulance.
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weather radio
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, MB 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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WEB SITE OPERATIONAL AGAIN
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.
Hopefully It is stable until we get a new one up and running.
73 Bob and Michael
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Amateur Radio Nets
May 28th
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I have had a few requests for listings of nets.
Here is a great listing of the Canadian Amateur Radio Nets.
See you on the nets!
Bob VE6BLD
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Distracted Driving Bylaw
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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Moon Bounce from 1000 ft dish!!
Apr 11th
[html] I wasn’t sure if you knew about this, but thought I’d send you the link incase you hadn’t.
Enjoy……73s……..Jack Spink
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2010/04/07/11420/?nc=1 [/html]
new band
Mar 10th
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RAC Bulletin 2010-007E
Canadian Amateur Radio Access to 137 Khz.
2010-03-10 Industry Canada has approved access by Canadian radio amateurs to
the Low Frequency (LF) band 135.7 ? 137.8 kHz, subject to
certain conditions. The Revised Canadian Table of Frequency
Allocations, promulgated in December 2009 to incorporate changes
arising from decisions taken at World Radiocommunication Conference
(WRC) 2007, permits amateur use on a Secondary basis subject to
Footnote 5.67A. The Footnote states: “Stations in the amateur service using frequencies in the band 135.7-137.8 kHz shall not exceed a maximum radiated power of 1 W (EIRP) and shall not cause harmful
interference to stations of the radionavigation service operating
in countries listed in No. 5.67. (WRC-07)”. Industry Canada has advised that Canadian radio amateurs may now use the band and that Schedule I of RBR-4 Standards for the Operation of Stations in the Amateur Radio Service will be amended in due course.Richard Ferch VE3IAY/VE3KI
Vice President Regulatory Affairs Radio Amateurs of Canada
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