The Kelowna EOC and the Central Okanagen Regional District (CORD) EOC Comms Team stood down after working the Smith Creek fire near Westbank. The units were stood down at 1900 hrs Sunday July 20th.
For more information go to www.cordeoc.ca
Click on the FIRE TRUCK, then click on the picture TO THE RIGHT of the BULLETIN BOARD.
ZCZC AS03 QST de W1AW Space Bulletin 003 ARLS003
From ARRL Headquarters Newington, CT July 22, 2014
To all radio amateurs
SB SPACE ARL ARLS003
ARLS003 India’s VO-52 Satellite Goes Dark
Despite efforts to keep the flagging VUSat OSCAR-52 (VO-52) Amateur
Radio satellite Continue reading ARLS003 India’s VO-52 Satellite Goes Dark..
FEMA and the ARRL have signed an Memorandum of Understanding to cover relationships during disasters. For more information go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/fema-and-arrl-sign-agreement-fema-administrator-calls-ham-radio-resilient
Great news for amateurs in the western portion of Canada. Radioworld has announced they will open their new store in Calgary on July 26th 2014. More details to follow.
If you are looking for an interesting website as well as review of the new IC7100 from a users perspective may I suggest Adam Farson’s, VA7OJ, website… ab4oj.com This review was also noted in the July 2014 issue of QST.
INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED that the victim in this event is no longer in critical condition and will be discharged soon from hospital. All in all a really GOOD NEWS STORY.
Amateurs in the Yukon do a tremendous job with their repeater system. Here is one example of how it works. Congratulations to all involved in this incident and thank you for your efforts in maintaining your network
On Friday morning, July 11,214 Certified Pilot Car Ltd was enroute with Continue reading AMATEUR RADIO AIDS YUKON RESCUE.- UPDATED JULY 28 2014
Record heat continues in BC. See the url below for a summary. ARES teams, have you reviewed your plans. Do they include the loss of that mountain top repeater in the event of a fire ????? Now is the time to review the plans
The attached message from RAC is self explanatory. Please note the closing date
Ham Operators from Sidney to Courtenay on Vancouver Island will converge on Nanaimo BC this week to form a communications team for the BC Summer Games. Starting on Wednesday July 16 2014 over three thousand competitors along with coaches, parents and friends will arrive . The communications centre will run 24 hours a day until July 21 2014. The centre will provide, routine and emergency communications during the events. Good Luck to all involved.
W1AW is in South Carolina starting July 16th, 2014. For more information go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/w1aw-centennial-operations-heading-to-south-carolina