Yearly Archives: 2020

Nets

Special Christmas Net

Hello SARC

During today's fun filled net it was suggested we have an afternoon quick net get together on Christmas Day.

SSSSoooo!

Please join us on our special Scarborough Amateur Radio Club Christmas Day net starting at 2:30 in the afternoon on the 146.940 VE3TOR repeater.

This is a special invitation going out to all radio amateurs to take a break and offer each other best wishes on Christmas Day.

Our usual Thursday evening net will still go ahead as usual.

For some fun radio Christmas cheer join us on Friday afternoon.

73 Duncan...

Nets

SARC Net frequency change

Hello SARC

We have moved our Sunday morning and Thursday evening 10 meter nets to 2 meters. We have graciously been given access to the VE3TOR repeater to use for our Scarborough Amateur Radio Club nets. Many thanks to the kind operators of this repeater. Our new frequency is 146.940 with a tone of 103.5 Hz and an offset of -600. This repeater is located central to the Scarborough area and should be easily accessible to our members.


A few items must be noted.

  • Proper radio etiquette is required at all times.
  • A log of our activities should be kept for the repeater operators so they can update their coverage data.
  • There is a 1 minute talk timer on the repeater, so we ask that you keep you transmissions brief and to not exceed more than 2 cycles. This will also speed up our already lively discussions and allow more to participate. We will monitor our old frequency for the next few nets to guide everyone to the new repeater.

This move will open up our nets to those without HF resources and participation can be done with an inexpensive hand held radio. The net schedule has not changed.

73 Everyone, I Iook forward to hearing you on 2 meters!

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Meetings

SARC 1st Virtual Meeting

Hello SARC members - I hope you are all well and have kept healthy especially in these COVID-19 times. I really miss our club meetings in the Don Montgomery centre.

This is an invitation for all amateurs to join us in our first Scarborough Amateur Radio Club Virtual Meeting. We will be using Zoom as the platform for this meeting. Thanks to Paul VE3GPB/VE3KU for setting up the facility for the meeting. The details on how to join will be sent out later.

It is unfortunate we cannot meet at our usual haunt since some of the city of Toronto use of facilities requirements have changed. They now require commercial insurance naming the city of Toronto as the additionally named insured in the policy. The cost of this insurance is prohibitive for our club.

There is a policy available through Radio Amateurs of Canada that will meet the requirements and this avenue is being investigated.

In the mean time while not everyone is comfortable with a group eyeball QSO, we are going ahead with our 1st Scarborough Amateur Radio Club Virtual Meeting via Zoom. This platform is in wide use and many are familiar with its operation. If you prefer you can also join by audio only.

The meeting is scheduled to start next Monday September 21st at 8:00 pm.
There should be lots to talk about since we have not seen each other for quite some time and I look forward to hearing about your radio adventures.

Our Sunday and Thursday nets have been a lot of fun. A wide range of topics are discussed in a very lively manner and have attracted quite a few new amateurs. We even had a call in from Nova Scotia John VA1JON on one of the Sunday morning nets. So you are welcome to join us at 28.730 MHz Thursdays at 7:00 PM and Sundays 10:30 AM Upper Side Band.

So please join us this Monday. It will be great to meet you all again and please bring your adventures and ideas to the meeting. The Zoom meeting details and instructions will follow shortly.

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COVID-19 update

Hello SARC;

Membership Notification

Recent world wide and local Covid-19 events have now reached ground level. The city of Toronto has announced the closure, until further notice, of various recreational facilities including the Don Montgomery Centre where we hold our club meetings. As a result of these measures taken by the city we will not be able to hold our Kit Build scheduled for Monday evening.

Our next meeting on Monday April 13th may also have to be postponed or cancelled depending on the availability of the community centre. The club will keep you up to date on any changes in our meeting and event schedules.

These are time of great concern and I want everyone to take care of themselves, their families and loved ones during this viral outbreak so we can all get through this situation unscathed.

Please keep your rigs on the air since this is one of the safest ways for us to keep in touch with our fellow amateur radio enthusiasts worldwide. Our usual nets will continue Thursday evenings at 19:30 and Sunday mornings at 10:30 EST on 10 meters at 28.730 on the dial.

Keep well
Sincerely
73 de Duncan VE3GNI President

Meetings

January meeting

Hello SARC

There will be a meeting of the club in the usual location (Don Montgomery Centre) on Monday, January 13 starting at 19:30.

During this meeting we will -

  • Elect a new board
  • Review your survey responses that were sent out last month
  • Pick a date for the build project
  • Please remember to submit online or bring your yearly membership dues ($25.00)
  • Pick a date and venue for our belated club dinner.

Let's have a good turn out so we can have a lively discussion on these
topics.

Thank you Henry for getting the tester kits.

Thank you Paul for the inside story on the "Dying Art" article.

By the way Happy New Year to SARC.

73 Duncan... VE3GNI