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VE7RBH now part of World-Wide Network for WinLink Radio Email

10/14/2014

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As part of preparing for ShakeOut and enhancing preparedness, the club station at Ranger Park is now setup as an automated WinLink radio email gateway. This means that local users can send and receive email to other Winlink stations or regular email addresses via uhf 9600 baud packet (432.250mhz, VE7RBH-10), or more distant users via HF on Pactor (2.,3,4) or Winmor (sound card based mode) (VE7RBH, 7.092mhz). Our station provides a significant addition to western North America coverage. If the station is used for other operstion, it should be put back into gateway opertion immediately afterwards (I can provide instructions). More testing of HF is needed, but it should be operational. More enhancement coming to allow automated UHF packet to HF forwarding when internet is lost at RP...........

We also have a club laptop and uhf/vhf mobile radio and handhelds, and an HF portable radio nd PACTOR modem that can be deployed for operation back to Ranger Park or other gateways.
 
I have used the HF network a lot while camping, and it works great. It is also used by EMBC, mostly in peer-peer mode. It isn't hard to get started - a radio and the RMS Express email program and a TNC modem or sound card.
For more info, checkout www.winlink.org or contact me.

Doug, VE7EPT
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ShakeOutBC

10/6/2014

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The BVARS is a registered participant in the annual ShakeOutBC earthquake exercise, Thursday October 16th (events can be held any time before end of year).  This is an important emergency preparedness exercise counting towards our grant hours.

Please visit their web site for more general information www.shakeoutbc.ca/

We can adapt this before the 16th, but this is what I presently propose we do:

1. Wednesday evening, October 15th starting at 17:30

- Participate in regular BC Public Service Net and EMBC HF nets from Ranger Park and/or home stations, preferably on non-commercial power.
- Test voice (IRLP, HF) and HF WinLink email links to from Ranger Park station to Terrace PREOC (EMBC office).

2. Thursday, October 16th at 10:16

- everyone practice (or at least ponder) the Drop, Cover, and Hold-on maxim for earthquakes.
- official station send ShakeOut radio email traffic from Town of Smithers fire chief to EMBC in Terrace (via Ranger Park).
- everyone take the opportunity to review personal and family emergency preparedness (see ShakeOut web site), and radio preparedness. Are your batteries in good shape and kept charged, etc.

Everyone keep track of the time they spent on any ShakeOut activities and forward to me for the record.

Other ideas for the group or as individuals??


Doug, VE7EPT
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Radio Amateurs of Canada AGM

7/15/2014

 

To sign up for this Webinar that begins at 12:00 noon Pacific from Vancouver please email racgm@rac.ca before July 25th and details will be sent to you.


We will be having our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on July 27th in New Westminster, BC. As previously mentioned, this AGM will be hosted by the Orca DX and Contest Club. It will be held in conjunction with the 59th annual Vancouver 2014 Pacific Northwest DX Convention which is being held at the same location. Notices have already been published in TCA/RACReport. All RAC members are encouraged to attend*. DATE: Sunday July 27th 2014 after the DX Convention TIME: 12 Noon (Pacific) PLACE: Inn on the Quay, 900 Quayside Dr. New Westminster BC. (Just 25 minutes by SkyTrain southeast of downtown Vancouver and 20 minutes north of the "Peace Arch" BC-Washington border crossing) * Once again this year, those unable to attend the AGM in person can sign up for the Webinar broadcast. Please send an email to RAC Head Office (Frank G.) at RACGM@RAC.CA to register and receive details. Requests must be made prior to July 25th 4:00pm EDT. WebLink: http://wp.rac.ca/agm-2014-reminder -- RAC Comms


Radio operators needed July 13th

5/21/2014

 


The annual Tyhee Lake Triathlon is scheduled for July 13th, and we have been asked to help out again. We have assisted with radio communications at this event for many years. It is half a day, from about 09:30 to 13:00 and includes a free lunch! We man check-points along the route to link them to organizers at the camp site. We usually get a donation, and it gives us needed volunteer hour credits.

Gary Lobley, ve7lcp, will be coordinating this year. Make his life easier and PLEASE let him know your availability (globley@telus.net   250-847-3827) sooner rather then later (yes, no, maybe)!

73's

Doug, ve7ept





Web Broadcast: Amateur Radio and 2013 High River Flood

4/30/2014

 

You can join this via web tomorrow evening. Qualifies as training hours, so let ve7ept know if you watch it. Ranger Park is in use tomorrow evening, so can't set up group view there. Instructions for web viewing are at bottom of the message below....

This Thursday”s NSARC/NSEMO presentation on “Amateur Radio in the 2013 High River Floods”. By Vince D’Eon will

•             •         provide history leading up to the floods,

•             •         discuss the challenges of getting to the EOC;

•             •         he will give us the numbers and stats about the event,

•             •         the ARES structure provincially for the event,

•             •         talk about leadership roles,

•             •         the experiences in the EOC,

•             •         as well as things they did well and things to do better next time.

You need to reserve your seat now for the event by emailing nsemo@cnv.org.

With this week’s presentation, NSARC is embarking on a new venture to share our presentation with others. Vince D’Eon’s presentation will be streamed via the BCWARN network so that other clubs connected to BCWARN can also enjoy his presentation.

For those not on BCWARN, the presentation will be livestreamed on the Internet. You can find it athttps://new.livestream.com/accounts/7188818/Highriverfloods.

You will need to register, but the service is free.

 

BVARS Blog

4/11/2014

 
Welcome to the first BVARS Blog posting on our new web site! We will be posting happenings etc. here, which will also go to the Facebook page and Twitter.



If you have something to post in the Blog, or a contribution to the web site, pass it along to Brian, VE7ELS or Doug, VE7EPT.

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