LARC Board Election for Directors 2025/2026
The Election is now concluded.
Here are the LARC Board Directors for 2025/2026
Rick Brown - VE3IMG
Lee Cassar - VA3XLC
Tom Hart - VA3TFH
Jasmine Llmarr - VA3PRR
Dave McCarter - VE3GSO / VE3EI
Paul Picot - VE3PIK
Corrie Van Amelsfort - VE3CVL
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Wires-X
The WIRES-X Node/Room at the LARC Club Station is now operational.
It is registered under the call sign VE3LAC and is Room # 82355. This node is connected to a FTM-200 radio which is acting as a link radio to the VA3MGI repeater.
A document for connecting will be found here.
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Emergency Preparedness Day
Emergency Preparedness Day is a London event that showcases our emergency responders and the preparations that Londoners can take to be ready to face any emergencies. LARC participated in the event this year as we have in the past.
https://london.ca/government/calendar/emergency-preparedness-day-fanshawe-college-may-10-2025
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Fox Box Talks
In order to keep our Fox hunts going, we need some hams who are willing and able to fill in as an alternate Fox when Doug isn't available. To train these brave people, Doug is going to give a couple of training sessions on how to use the gear that does the Fox transmissions, known as the "Fox Box".
This is a preconfigured self-contained setup that's actually quite easy to use.
The first of these Fox Box Talks will be at the Wing on Thursday April 17 around 7:30 PM, coinciding with the builders group get together.
If you'd like to attend, but can't make that date, contact Doug, and we'll try to accommodate you for the next session.
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LONDON AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
ANNUAL HAMFEST 2025
SATURDAY AUGUST 30, 2025
9am – 12 pm
Vendors: 8am
Admission: $8.00 (Age 10 & UP)
DORCHESTER FAIRGROUNDS
4939 Hamilton Rd. Dorchester, ON
For more information click here
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Announcing the Special event: VC3EMS
The special callsign VC3EMS will be active from May 18 to May 24, 2025.
Many times First Responders come to our assistant and we are unable to thank them. The aim of this event is for club members to get on the air using the special callsign to thank and show our appreciation for all First Responders who do such a great job for us.
The Club station will be open on Sunday May 18 from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again with the same hours on Saturday May 24. Mike VE3ACW and David VE3KGK will be on hand to help any who might need help.
If the interest in volunteering and operating warrants it, for those who want to get some time in working on HF SSB but do not have the requisite equipment or home station, and would like to join in the fun, the Club station can also be made available from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during the evenings of the weekdays, May 19 to May 23. I hope some of you will take advantage of this opportunity. Please contact Doug, VE3IDT (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and request the day and time you would like to operate so he can organize the roster (it will be published after the May Club Meeting) so that you can be assured there will be a time slot available to you when you show up.
Volunteers are needed to make this Club event work well. Please consider supporting the event, whether you are an experienced operator, or someone who wants to learn how to become a proficient HF SSB operator, or you are just interested in what we are doing. All are welcome but we do need some organization beforehand to be able to accommodate those who might wish to actually operate.
Looking forward to seeing you during the event!
73,
David VE3KGK
Club Special Event Coordinator.
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Congratulations to the New Hams in the Club!
Saturday Dec 7 was the last day of our Ham course, and the following people passed the exam and are now part of our ham radio family. More recently three new hams have passed their qualifications ( Top of list):
David Bovingdon VA3DAL
William Francis VE3ZWF
Rick McClentic VA3BIA
Mel Sheehan VA3FDG
Adam Tapp VE3WKI
Nick Phoenix VA3PHX
Helen Klus VA3UCW
Daniel Fenton VA3FNT
Daniel Hart VA3DJH
Robert Snyder VA3WTK
Marc Stahl VA3FUT
James Richardson VE3FBV
Gidd Ray Bruzo VA3GID
Please give these new folks a warm LARC welcome if you run into them on the air or at the Wing.
There are going to be additional exam sessions in the coming weeks, so keep an eye out for additions to this list.
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Order your Custom LARC Clothing now!
Custom LARC T-Shirts, Short Sleeve Polo Shirts and Hooded Sweatshirts in all colours and sizes are now available. The LARC Logo, your call sign and name are included.
A new catalog is coming soon.
In the meantime,
contact Lee Cassar VA3XLC via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to order.
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Special Group : PI and Kit Builders
Previous Meetings of LARC held on Zoom for 2021-2025 can be found here.
Past Meeting Videos for the club Centennial can be found here.
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Want to become part of this great hobby?
From the Saturday after Labour day to early December, we present the Basic Ham license course.
Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details.
How to become an Amateur Radio Operator (Ham), for more detail go here.
Do you need an examiner to provide a test for your license, a list can be found here.
Register now for the upcoming basic course here.
Resources on getting your ham license are available here.
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Interesting Articles
Get your club Lanyard by coming to any meeting and asking an executive, more details here.
Past Interesting Articles are here.
The LARC Club station is located at, 427 Wing, 2155B Crumlin Road North London, Ontario (43.033766, -81.1589447)
If an individual or group wish to have a tour of the club station, they can drop by any Saturday between 10am and 12:00 noon. Generally on Fridays members come to the club station around 11:00 and stay until 2:00. The 427 Wing has a lunch special every Friday at a nominal charge of $15.00.
It would be suggested that you email the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in advance to make us aware of your interest in the tour.
Notes from our meetings
Presentations from our meetings will be posted here
Do you have a project you want funding for that will benefit the club!
See the guidelines for LARC Projects here and submit to the president, for executive review.
Canadian Ham-Radio Callsign Database: Search for the callsign information of Canadian Ham Radio operators (optimized for cell phones)
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The club's logging software and a contributor to our HAMFEST door prizes offerings is N3FJP.
Amateur Radio Newsline - "Your independent source of Amateur Radio news for today's radio amateur."
eHam.net - "ham radio on the net'"
ARRL - "The national association for Amateur Radio - News and Features."
QRZ.com - A site to lookup Hams as well as information.
DX Daily - Site dedicated to the art/science of DX chasing
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