OCARC Field Day event  that  is happening today (June 25) at the Cedar Creek Club Station, 5160 Chute Lake Road,  from 10 - 2 PM.

We will be setting up the club shelters on the lawn and will be serving free coffee and donuts.

Please bring a lawn chair if you want to sit outside. 

The club station will be active for Field Day and those who wish to operate are welcome to do so.

Also, through the efforts of Gord Hawkey VE7GFH and John Clarke VE7JXC we have acquired a large number of rechargeable UPS batteries that were recently taken out of service but are still functional.  These are free to any club member who attends Field Day.

So when you add it all up, we have Great Weather, Free Coffee, Good Friends, Free Batteries and an opportunity to participate in North America's premiere amateur radio event. What could be better. 

Hope to see you there.

P.S.  Bob Meldrum VA7RGM (our treasurer) will be there if you want to renew you membership in person (cash or cheque).

Gary Cooper VE7GCP, Mike Dillon VE7ABJ, and Brian Porter VE7BWP work party at Cedar Creek, antenna maintenance.

It is that time of the month again, We will be having a tech meeting at 1900 hours on Tuesday June 7. This meeting will take place IN PERSON at the Main Firehall on Enterprise Way.

As per City of Kelowna policies we MUST verify vaccination status and only admit those who can satisfy this requirement. Visitors should sanitize on the way into and out of the facility. Masks are currently optional.

If you cannot or do not wish to comply with the above requirements please stay home, Nobody in the club wants to be faced with the task of turning you away.

For those of you who may be new to the club, the address for this location is  2255 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, BC V1Y 8B8 we enter through the side door (East side). Usually there will be a few people milling around outside. 

The meeting starts at 7:00 PM so please try to arrive a few minutes early.

Some members are meeting at the White Spot 5:00-5:30 PM for dinner before the meeting.

Notice to holders of the ICOM IC-F30 Handheld. There is a update to the programmed memory banks, see https://www.ocarc.ca/tech-Icom-IC-F30-Program for more details.

We are looking into updating the radios at the next Tech meeting, so bring you radio and get it updated and attend a Tech meeting at the same time.

John VE7JXC

Most of the batteries have been installed. The following locations have received their replacement batteries:

• Cedar Creek
• Dilworth Mtn.
• Kuipers Mtn.
• Orchard

Still to be done is Okanagan Mtn.

Any guesses on the oldest battery replaced? How many pounds of batteries were recycled? Bring your guesses to the next Tech committee meeting.

Many thanks to Tom Apps VE7ENP, John Clarke VE7JXC, Gord Hawkey VE7GFH, Chris Walter VE7EQN, and Doug Wirsz VE7VZ with the battery replacements.

The following new links have been added to the Amateur Radio Links menu. They were suggested by a member of OCARC.

Ham Radio Buy and Sell - Hamshack
https://hamshack.ca/

Fletcher Electronics, Transistors, Ic's, Capacitor's and other components
https://fletcherelectronics.com/shop/

Notice to holders of the ICOM IC-F30 Handheld. There is a update to the programmed memory banks, see https://www.ocarc.ca/tech-Icom-IC-F30-Program for more details.

We are looking into updating the radios at the next General meeting, so bring you radio and get it updated and attend a General meeting at the same time.

Host of the biggest and best swap meet in the entire region (Maple Ridge).

https://mrarc.net/swap-meet/

Go to QRZ and look up call sign VE7SLG. He is willing to give all the stuff to anyone who is willing to remove the antenna and mast AND fix the roof.

All the rotating mechanisms are already removed. Antenna is Cushcraft, good for 10, 15, 20, and 40 meters.

He thinks a tree removal company will be required to remove the mast (120 pounds). Antenna can be removed by standing a ladder against the mast. Be careful!

If interested call Laird Stovel VE7SLG 250-860-9107 or Laired.Stovel @ gmail.com

It is that time of the month again, We will be having a tech meeting at 1900 hours on Tuesday April 5. This meeting will take place IN PERSON at the Main Firehall on Enterprise Way.

As per City of Kelowna policies we MUST verify vaccination status and only admit those who can satisfy this requirement. Visitors should sanitize on the way into and out of the facility. Masks are currently optional.

If you cannot or do not wish to comply with the above requirements please stay home, Nobody in the club wants to be faced with the task of turning you away.

For those of you who may be new to the club, the address for this location is  2255 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, BC V1Y 8B8 we enter through the side door (East side). Usually there will be a few people milling around outside. 

The meeting starts at 1900 so please try to arrive a few minutes early.

Some members are discussing meeting at the White Spot 5:00-5:30 for dinner before the meeting.

John VE7JXC