Scarborough Amateur Radio Club

SARC Zoom Meeting 2026-01-20
2026-01-20 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | ON
Hello SARC and Friends
Happy New Year to everyone with the best wishes for your successes and goals for the upcoming year.
I am pleased that there has been some excellent ideas posted by several persons such as Paul, Bert, Richard, Rob and even Mary.
This meeting is a precursor to a major club meeting where a new executive and direction for SARC will be brought forward. Elections for executive positions (President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer) will be held during the meeting following this precursor meeting. Fortunately there has been some interest raised over the last few weeks concerning the upcoming direction of SARC. This is good news in that there is still interest in the club and concerns regarding the management and programs offered by SARC.
The renewal application for the room at the Montgomery Centre is being processed by the city and the expectation is that the list of dates for onsite Tuesday meetings will be available this week so an in person meeting can be planned. The in person meeting will be used for the elections.
Please attend this next meeting to express your ideas and to offer your ideas on how to make the club successful.
73 Duncan VE3GNI
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Topic: SARC Zoom Meeting
Time: Jan 20, 2026 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Date and Time
Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Organizer
Duncan duncan@inforamp.net

SARC hybrid meeting 2026-02-17
2026-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre, 2467 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON, M1K 2R1, Canada
Hello SARC and Friends
The renewal for the Montgomery Centre has been completed and the space is available for club meetings. Therefore this Tuesday will be both an in person and Zoom meeting.
The Don Montgomery Community Centre parking lot is accessed by going west on Benjamin Blvd (first city street south of Eglinton off of Midland Avenue). Follow Benjamin to where it makes a 90 degree turn south. A turn north at this junction will provide access to the rear parking lot. The meeting room is the Seniors room located on the 2nd floor. An elevator is available.
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This meeting will be dedicated to the election process to determine the new club executive. The executive positions are president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer.
More detail will be discussed concerning the roles and expectations of these positions during the meeting. The nomination procedure will also be discussed. The elections will be held two weeks following this Tuesday's meeting on March 3 during another hybrid Zoom meeting based on the nominations received. If sufficient nominations are not received then the dissolution of the club will be discussed.
The next two meetings are of great importance and the future of the club depends on your participation. There is plenty of time to make your decision on whether you wish to adopt an executive position. I anticipate those who have expressed interest by their postings will be eager to participate.
The nominations will close the during the March 3rd meeting and the election will be held.
There are plenty of opinions on how the club should move forward. Let's have a good turn out for the next two meetings to show there is a keen interest in advancing SARC to carry it on through the future.
73 Duncan... VE3GNI
Zoom meeting details
Topic: SARC Executive Nominations Meeting
Time: Feb 17, 2026 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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SARC Election - hybrid meeting 2026-03-17 (RESCHEDULED)
2026-03-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre, 2467 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON, M1K 2R1, Canada
Hello SARC and friends
I promised and update on the membership and nominations. In light of the progress made in the membership there seems to be a serious commitment to make this club a go. I am all for that and will assist in supporting the transition as much as I am able.
We now have 19 paid members for 2026 which is good news.
According to the information below we require only 3 members on the board to comply. This means only one more person needs to step up to make this club officially a go. Surely out of 19 and hopefully more paid members we can get one more member to want to fulfill the role of secretary / treasurer.
I know this is going to annoy the let's get r done group, of which I am one, however, there is going to be one more week before the election. That means this will be done and dusted on Mar 17th. There now is more than enough time to plan your participation and presence either by zoom or in person to hold the election and gather one more nomination.
I will keep you updated when there are any changes in membership numbers or nominations.
Simply here is the requirement breakdown courtesy of Ray.
1. Membership is required to run for a board position and also to vote.
2. According to the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, a corporation must have at least three (3) directors, but it doesn't specify what they are.
Our bylaws state that the board consists of a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, and that no member can have more than one position on the board. The bylaws state that vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the term of office by qualified members, at a general meeting called for the purpose of filling the vacancy.
3. Given the requirement under the Act, we need a nomination for either the secretary or the treasurer in order to be in compliance.
There are many of you with opinions how the club moves forward and who is going to move it on. Let's first, through one more treasurer / secretary nomination, get the requirements fulfilled so we have a complete club and fewer complications.
One more week and this is done to the best of our collective ability. Please participate and enjoy the wonderful world of amateur radio through the shared experiences offered by membership in the Scarborough Amateur Radio Club.
One more week - One more nominee - One fantastic club - Some more members
73 Duncan VE3GNI

The Don Montgomery Community Centre parking lot is accessed by going west on Benjamin Blvd (first city street south of Eglinton off of Midland Avenue). Follow Benjamin to where it makes a 90 degree turning south. Turn north at this junction to get access to the rear parking lot. The meeting room is the Seniors room located on the 2nd floor. An elevator is available.
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Membership:
For all those interested in nominating or voting in the up coming SARC Executive elections on March 10th membership is required. The nominal fee is $25.00. This may be paid by either using PAYPAL or through Interac e-transfer. The link to the PAYPAL payment is found on the SARC website.
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The second last line on the landing page has the word "membership" highlighted in green. Click on the green link to go to the Join Us page. The Interac e-transfer address is ve3we.sarc@gmail.com. Please use your call sign as the answer to the required security question. You can use "What is my call sign" as the security question prompt. Make sure your call sign is somewhere in the body of the email.
If you prefer the PAYPAL link is also on this page.
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Nominations:
The last line on the landing page has the words "Nomination form" highlighted in green. Click on the green link to go to the Nomination page. Please note some anti-virus applications may get triggered when the page loads. Please proceed to the page it is safe.
You can nominate one position at a time so you must use this form 4 times once for each executive position. (President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer)
Please contact the person you are nominating to verify they are open to taking the position if elected. Nominations will close half way through the May 3rd meeting. The nominations will be tallied and presented for voting. Each nominee will be given the opportunity to address the meeting before voting begins.
The voting will follow to elect the new board.
The first field selects the position being nominated. The question marks will show the required information for the Nominee and Nominator fields. All the fields are required as indicated by the red *. Please remember you must go through this process again if you wish to nominate for more than one board member position.
Please show your club support by participating in the next meeting and electing a new board to bring this club forward. I wish to thank everyone who has shown a keen interest in bringing a sleeping giant back to life. Your participation at this time is essential and greatly appreciated. By the way I have paid my dues.
Let's do this for a banner 2026.
73 Duncan...
Topic: SARC Election Meeting
Time: Mar 10, 2026 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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SARC hybrid meeting 2026-04-07
2026-04-07 20:00 - 22:00 | ON
Hi everyone,
The next SARC Meeting will be this Tuesday at 8:00 PM.
We have planned a presentation on WSPR by Paul as well as a bit of an update on our initial planning efforts and some proposed activities.
I hope to see everyone there.
73
Brian T Reid
VA3TRV
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The meeting will be held at the usual venue:
Montgomery Centre meeting room details:
The room is available from about 7:30 to just after 10:00 PM on Tuesdays except holidays.
I usually include the driving instructions for those who are not attending by Zoom.
The Don Montgomery Community Centre parking lot is accessed by going west on Benjamin Blvd (first city street south of Eglinton Avenue running West off of Midland Avenue).
Follow Benjamin to where it makes a 90 degree turn south(left) at Thrush Rd. Turn north (right) on Thrush Rd at this junction to get access to the rear parking lot.
The meeting room is the Seniors room located on the 2nd floor. An elevator is available.
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Zoom meeting details:
Topic: SARC Zoom Meeting
Time: Apr 7, 2026 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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SARC hybrid meeting 2026-04-28
2026-04-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre, 2467 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON, M1K 2R1, Canada
Hi all,
The next SARC hybrid/zoom meeting will be April 28 at 8:00PM.
Details for the Zoom connection are below.
The meeting will focus on:
- preparations for Antenna Day and Field Day
- Upcoming projects. Specific interest in the portable
'clothesline' antenna build. Discussion of a home-built
kit for an antenna tuner.
- Celebration of SARC's 80th anniversary.
Hoping to see you there.
73
Brian
VA3TRV
Topic: SARC Zoom Meeting
Time: Apr 28, 2026 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Antenna Day Spring 2026
2026-05-31 12:00 - 18:00 | Grey Abbey Park, 180 Greyabbey Trail, Toronto, ON, Canada
Antenna Day:
Sunday, May 31. Rain date: Sunday, June 7
*** Weather Permitting ***

SARC hybrid meeting 2026-06-16
2026-06-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre, 2467 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, ON, M1K 2R1, Canada
Next SARC meeting at the Don Montgomery Community Centre,
this Tuesday. Come one, come all, but come with your volunteering hat on.I
Only agenda item is Field Day.
Zoom meeting information below, for those who won't be able to make it in person Tuesday, but still want to help out on Field Day.
See you then.
73
Brian, VA3TRV
President, SARC
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Topic: SARC Field Day
Time: Jun 16, 2026 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Field Day 2026
2026-06-27 14:00 - 2026-06-28 14:00 | TBA
Field Day:
Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28
