Photos by Lance Dutchak VA3LDX via Bernadine Dinnard-Williams VE3YDB
1950s Field Day
Article by Doug Netherton, VE3MCF These are pictures from a Field Day early in SARC’s History. However, nobody wrote a date on any of the photographs, so I’m not sure what year it was. Also, not everybody’s name is indicated,
1968 – Canadian National Exhibition
In 1968, the Scarborough Amateur Radio Club was the local sponsor of the CNE exhibit. The Trilliums, a womens Amateur Radio club founded in part by amateurs of SARC, shared the left part of the booth while the Radio Society
1962 – ARRL VHF Contest
One of our Scarborough Amateur Radio Club members, Don Fisher (VE3ESE) won the ARRL VHF contest Award in 1962. Here is a scan of the award.
1961 – Keith Russell Trophy
In 2009, Lee Jennings ZL2AL (now a Silent Key) wrote from New Zealand: I belonged to the SARC club back in the late 50s/early sixties. In fact I was the Field Day co-ordinator then and managed to obtain VE3WE for
1948 – Dah Dit Dah, Vol. 1 No. 1
Gord Hogarth VE3CNA writes: On a rainy afternoon I am doing some scanning of old SARC records and here is the first ever issue of a news letter for SARC, dated March of 1948, Vol 1, No. 1. Reading through
1948 – Dah Dit Dah, Vol. 1 No. 2
The second issue of Dah Dit Dah, from April 1948. Dah Dit Dah, Vol. 1 No. 2 – April 1948
1948 – Dah Dit Dah, Vol. 1 No. 3
Gord Hogarth VE3CNA writes: In this issue is is mentioned that SARC took up meeting at “Barney’s Basement” on May 11, 1948. If you speak to some of the old timers they do recall “Barney’s Basement”. North side of Kingston
1948 Membership List
SARC Membership list 1948
1959 – Article from CQ Magazine – VE3SRC Calling
Gord VE3CNA has been scanning material from the SARC archives. In the 1950s, SARC’s newsletter was called VE3SRC Calling after the club call sign then in use. Here is an article about it from CQ Magazine, August 1959. We hope