Author Archives: Dave Hadley

2026 Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet

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SARC was present again this year providing communications backup for the 42nd annual Reino Keski Salmi Loppet last Saturday.  Temperatures were relatively warm and the course was foggy.  Conditions, while not great due to a lack of snow, turned out to be reasonable and not as icy as anticipated.  The only injury was a broken foot by one of the participants so no drama there. He just won’t be off to a tournament in Europe next week.  The new “lunch box” radio worked very well as did the various hand held radios so communications went well.  Overall radio traffic was minimal this year as there weren’t any issues to deal with.  This is the second year for the new course and it worked well again,  making for a quicker loppet.  Our crew was back in the Chalet by 13:00 hours to get their beef on a bun.  

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Winter Field Day – 2025

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Winter Field Day 2025 – by Peter VE7PAE

Winter Field Day 2025, held on January 25th and 26th, was an exceptional experience in winter contest conditions. I was offered to go with a team (VE7KPZ, VE7QH, VE7RIZ) to Larch Hills, but unfortunately, I wasn’t able to join. Instead, I decided to go somewhere closer to home, in the South Canoe area near Salmon Arm, British Columbia. I had been thinking about this contest all year, and the day had finally arrived.

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2024 10 13 RNH Roof Repairs

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RNH Roof Report: October 15, 2024
Last Sunday Phil Baker/VE7BPH, Dave Hadley/VA7HDY, Tony Rizzi and Peter Rizzi/jVE7RZZ met at Peter’s QTH to make the trek up to RNH to reinforce a sagging roof.  Murphy eased his nose into the plans which required a modification to the telepoles before we could leave.  Steel plates had to be cut and welded onto the teleposts so that a piece of plywood could be attached to the top of the post and at the bottom so it could be secured to a 6″x6″ post that sat on the floor.  Check the pictures.  Once that was done we were able to get underway for what was a two hour drive up to Granite Peak with two pickup trucks loaded with teleposts, 6×6 timbers, two 45-gallon drums of emulsion, to seal the roof surface, and all the tools needed to get the job done. The road up to Granite Peak has not been maintained for some time so was rough to very rough once we left the pavement.  Twenty KPH was moving quickly.

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SARC at the Loppet

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SARC at the LOPPET

After three years of cancelled Reino Keski-Salmi Loppets, due to COVID-19, SARC was back on the mountain assisting the loppet organizers with communications on the course this year.  Nearly 400 people participated in 39th Annual event, ranging in age from 2 to 85.  Ski conditions were not the greatest due to plus two degree temperatures but for those monitoring the check points the warmer temperatures meant fingers and noses weren’t being frozen.  The biggest problem was staying dry.   Once again our crew provided needed assistance when there were some problems with the course radios and Mike provided radio communications for a medical issue at his check point.

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