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Historic Bridges Event

Saturday July 19, 2014

12pm -9pm

Park at end of Ridout St. near the Black Friars Bridge

Make contacts with other Historic Bridges around the world

 

To sign up for this Webinar that begins at 12:00 noon Pacific from Vancouver please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  before July 25th and details will be sent to you.

We will be having our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 27th in New Westminster, BC. As previously mentioned, this AGM will be hosted by the Orca DX and Contest Club. It will be held in conjunction with the 59th annual Vancouver 2014 Pacific Northwest DX Convention which is being held at the same location. Notices have already been published in TCA/RACReport. All RAC members are encouraged to attend*. DATE: Sunday July 27th 2014 after the DX Convention TIME: 12 Noon (Pacific) PLACE: Inn on the Quay, 900 Quayside Dr. New Westminster BC. (Just 25 minutes by SkyTrain southeast of downtown Vancouver and 20 minutes north of the "Peace Arch" BC-Washington border crossing) * Once again this year, those unable to attend the AGM in person can sign up for the Webinar broadcast. Please send an email to RAC Head Office (Frank G.) at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  to register and receive details. Requests must be made prior to July 25th 4:00pm EDT. WebLink: http://wp.rac.ca/agm-2014-reminder -- RAC Comms

 

Field Day was a huge success this year. We far surpassed our score from last year. The weather co-operated and the bugs weren't bad at all. We had a good showing of contacts on SSB and CW, plus for the first time we had a group running PSK31.  We had a great BBQ organized by members of the executive, which everyone enjoyed. Details to follow and posting of pictures. We are already planning for next year, more beams, more transmitters, more solar panels and more modes!

  Waiting for 10 Meters to open on Field Day.

 

 

The above photo is of Ansil Rock and John Visser waiting for 10 Meters to show some signs of life during Field Day. The band conditions on Saturday were not open for 10 Meters, but around sunset the band opened. "Rocky" was able to make a contact with a station in Hawaii, he was very happy with that contact. On Sunday the band was still open and many contacts were made on the west coast.

 

The next L.A.R.C. meeting will be held in September, there are no meetings during the summer for the club.

During the summer we do have a number of events, Field Day, the bridges event and the lighthouse event. Check the upcoming events for further details.

As always we informally meet for breakfast each Saturday at the Cottage restaurant, at Adelaide and Dundas, across from the main Police Station, anytime after 8:30.

 

Canadian Ham-Radio Callsign Database:  Search for the callsign information of Canadian Ham Radio operators (optimized for cell phones)

 

The LARC club visiting the Hammond Radio Museum

 

 

 

 

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