Alex received this award for the development of a cw contesting tool. For the entire story go to the ARRL website at
Interestingly this award was presented October 31 2015 in Ontario and as of December 14th 2015 there is still nothing on the RAC website.
The US Military is moving its morse code training sites. For more information go to
Tech. Sgt. Ryan N. Kilcrease’s quote:
“Morse will never fully go away as long as it remains the cheapest, most reliable way to communicate”
If you listen to the CW (a.k.a. Morse code) portions of the ham radio bands, you’ll hear that CW is still very much alive and well. It is an incredibly reliable and robust communications medium. As we CW operators say: “CW always gets through!”
With over 180,000 licences on the books the regulator decided it was time to update the records. They advised everyone of their plan. The first batch has been processed with over 500 licences being pulled after the holders failed to revalidate. For more information go to
Wind and rain over the last several days has caused the Governor of Washington State to declare a state of emergency. On a lessen scale the Mayor of Saanich, on Vancouver Island also declared a state of Emergency.
http://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/Proc_15-15.pdf
ARES folks are you ready ?
Environment Canada has issued a severe weather warning for the BC South Coast. To see more go to
The details are yet to be worked out,but agreement has been reached to start tracking commercial aircraft using satellites in addition to current ground station monitoring. To learn more go to
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Queen Charlottes and Vancouver Island along with a large piece of southern BC. The links below will provide more information
Did you ever think of having your ARES group enter a contest ? It would give practice operating equipment, work out shifts etc etc. There are contests every month. Just something to think about. For more ideas go to
http://www.arrl.org/news/putting-contesting-to-work-for-your-public-service-team
The ARRL Field Day 2015 scores are in with the Surrey Amateur Radio Club and the Surrey Emergency Plan Amateur Radio group scoring first in the 3AB category
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.
On Thursday Oct 29th 2015 CECA held their Annual General Meeting after a volunteer appreciation event coordinated by the Nanaimo Regional District.
Thank you to all who served on the executive for the 2014/15 year and congratulations to those serving on the new executive. It looks like CECA will be have a busy fall and early winter this year with various events.
Ham Radio.. When All Else Fails