Burnaby Amateur Radio Club VE7BAR

Al Ross, VE7CYY, will be giving a talk about National Traffic System:

1. Areas and Regional Nets
2. How to put a message into the system.
3. Public Service Honour Roll Criteria.

See our Flea Market page for more details.

New Westminster's annual Antique Car Parade is on Easter Sunday, April 4th.

If the weather is good they draw 150 to 200 cars. They assemble on the New Westminster Parkade, then travel east along Columbia, do a U-turn at 4th St. then head west, turn north up 12th St to 6th Ave, turn east to 2nd St, turn south, east on 3rd Ave and into Queen's Park.

We can use about 15 operators, for assembly, dispersal, various Hyack officials and parade directors, BCAA, Police and to man various points along the parade route.

the Arecibo Observatory Amateur Radio Club will again put the 1000-foot radio telescope on the air for 432 MHz EME.
The scheduled times of operation are:

April 16: 1645 - 1930 UTC
April 17: 1740 - 2020 UTC
April 18: 1840 - 2125 UTC

Callsign: KP4AO
Tx Frequency: 432.045 MHz
Rx Frequency: 432.050 to 432.060+
Tx power: 400 W
Antenna gain: 60 dBi
System noise temp: 120 K (cold sky)
System noise temp: 330 K (when pointed at moon)

Getting started with Moonbounce (EME). Hear all about it at Surrey ARC's April 21st Meeting.

Guest speaker – Lionel Edwards VE7BQH of North Vancouver – is one of the pioneers in earth-moon-earth (EME) communication so his talk should be of great interest to those who have already made contacts via OSCAR satellites or the International Space Station, or who simply wish to pursue a new technical challenge. As a contributor to the EME section in the Space Communications chapter of the ARRL Radio Amateurs’ Handbook, Lionel is well qualified to speak on this topic.

All are welcome, but we ask that you RSVP via e-mail if you plan on attending: John VA7XB va7xb@rac.ca

For more details visit the SARC website at http://www.ve7sar.net

The pre-Sun Run meeting held at the Burnaby Club (Eastburn Community Center). Regular meeting times apply.

Contact Neil King, VA7DX

The New Westminster Hyack International Parade is on Saturday, May 29. Operators assigned to the assembly area and parade officials will start communications at 08:00 and those assigned to points along the parade route will start a little later. The event starts at 10:30 with the Vancouver Police Motorcycle Drill Team and the parade follows. We are usually all done by around 13:00.

Please join us for a weekend of fun and lots of operating. New Amateurs: We will have a GOTA Station available for you to operate. We need to know who is coming so we can order food. You are invited to join us at 6:30am at IHOP, Lougheed Mall for Breakfast. Everyone will be responsible for their own food.

Lunch will be hamburgers and coffee. Please bring some cold water if you need it. It takes some time to refrigerate soft drinks. Dinner will be Chef Tony’s special pasta and homemade sauce. You may want to bring your own plate and cutlery. If you want to cook some meat etc., please bring your own. We will supply salads and pasta.

Robert Burnaby Park. 9:30 am. For more information and even a map of the event, please contact: Lou Beaubien VE7CGE loucge@telus.net or Amel VA7KBA akrdzalic@gmail.com

If you are available please contact jforsyth@vectorradio.ca. If you have participated in the past and have a favourite location, please put that into the email and we will try and secure it for you. This event really does make amateur radio shine, our involvement exposes Amateur Radio to a lot of the same people that we would be working with in an activation and allows our skills to be exposed to them.

If you are available please contact jforsyth@vectorradio.ca. If you have participated in the past and have a favourite location, please put that into the email and we will try and secure it for you. This event really does make amateur radio shine, our involvement exposes Amateur Radio to a lot of the same people that we would be working with in an activation and allows our skills to be exposed to them.

Kensington Community Fair is a fun day in the park for the whole family. Enjoy entertainment, activities for the kids, midway rides and a Bbq lunch. Bring your swimsuit for a dip in the pool! Visit the many displays, including Burnaby Amateur Radio Club, Burnaby Radio And Communication Emergency Services and the Burnaby Emergency Program Office. Admission is FREE. Saturday, August 7th, 10:00am-3:0pm, Kensington Park (Kensington at Hastings).