BARC FRIENDS – NOW SK’S – FROM THE PAST I REMEMBER (courtesy of Graham Shortreed, VE7ABC)
VE7BC TOM WONG
I believe that Tom was one of the original members. One of Tom’s many accomplishments was bringing Chinese amateur radio back on air. In 1982 Tom operated from BY1PK, and I think he was the first Non Chinese to operate an Amateur Station in China after many years of no Amateur Radio at all in China.
VE7DG DAN GENTRY
Original member and may have been a Past President of BARC, although not 100% positive of that.
VE7KW BOB KUNGAL
Past President of BARC
VE7LC CLAUD LEDUC
VE7LN BRIAN HOPWOOD
Past President of BARC
VE7LR LARRY REID
Original member and may have been a Past President of BARC, although not 100% positive of that.
VE7MM BILL SKELHORNE
Might be an original member
VE7PB HUGH DOLLARD
Owner of Dollard Electric where many of us bought our radios.
VE7RB ROGER BIGGS
VE7SD LARRY LEMINSKI
Original member
VE7UG AL GODIN
Close friend of Lou (VE7CGE)
VE7AEI HAL GARVEY
His trailer was always available for Field Day.
VE7BGA BILL MOORE
Original member and may have been a Past President of BARC, although not 100% positive of that.
VE7BCJ JIM LEARY
A friendly voice on VE7RBY
VE7BGJ WALT HENDRICKSON
Original member and taught CW to many BARC hams.
VE7BTO JACK WEIBE
Broadcast engineer for CKWX radio
VE7BQM ED CALDERWOOD
VE7CBK BOBBY KELLEY
Very busy lady on the ham bands. She was one of the net controllers on the BC public service net and also a net controller on at least one Marine net.
VE7CIM BILL SLAUGHTER
Owner of Burnaby radio, and on BARC field days would often supply radio gear for satellite contacts.
VE7CJT WALLY GARRET
Wally was a long time radio personality at radio station CKNW. He was the host at one time, of the most popular radio show on the lower mainland for a long period of time. Broadcast daily on 980 AM, he was the host and joker of the very popular show “FIESTA” from 9 til noon Monday thru Friday.
VE7CXG DAN GRIMARD
Always ready to volunteer
VE7CXN DENNIS PEKRUL
Tool and die maker
VE7ECE MAX WEISNER
One of very few people that I felt comfortable with when working up 50 feet+ on a tower issue or doing some antenna or rotator work.
VE7FKN NORM KIRK
Good friend of VE7JPW. They went to many ham fests together.
VE7FZB GRAEME WRIGHT
Graeme was a fixture at ALL ham radio flea markets, mostly buying, but on the odd occasion selling older ham radio gear. A great person who loved CW and old radios.
VE7HNC HARRY CURTIS
Past President of BARC. Harry had contacts at the New Westminster Armory, and made it possible for the Club to hold its annual Flea Market there. It was held there for a number of years and we could brag about it being the “Largest Ham Radio Flea Market in Western Canada” for a long time.
VE7IDU DAVID SAVOIE
A character for sure and always willing to help.
VE7IED JIM McGILL
Helped on a number of tower installations.
VE7JHB JOHN BROWN
An original member and may have been a Past President of BARC, although not 100% sure of that.
VE7JPW JOHN WRIGHT
Close friend of VE7FKN
VE7PEM PENNIE GARVIE
Wife of Hal Garvie and often had hot buttered popcorn available on Field Day.
My thanks to Barb Boman VE7CZM and Randy ZAROWNY VE7PGE for helping with some of the names and call signs.