The Shuswap Amateur Radio Club is Pleased to Announce the Slate of Officers Elected at the 2014 Annual General Meeting:
New SARC Executive Members as of AGM 13 March 2014
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Founding SARC Club Member Tosh Miyagawa VE7DLA — Silent Key
Tosh became a Silent Key on Tuesday, March 12, 2014 peacefully in the home of daughter Eileen and son-in-law Ken Kajiwara. He had recently taken a fall at the Edith Cavell Independent Living facility after which his regular weekend visits with the family became full time.
Community Radio: CKVS : “Voice of the Shuswap”
On February 13, 2014, after the regular SARC monthly business meeting in the Downtown Activity Centre in Salmon Arm, more than a dozen radio amateurs moved upstairs to the Office and Studio of CKVS in Room 30 on the third floor.
Copper Island Report and Photos
2013 Activation of Copper Island, B. C. — VE7RC
On September 21 and 22, 2013 from 1700Z to 1700Z, the Shuswap
Amateur Radio Club activated Copper Island, the only island on Shuswap Lake, a key recreational water body in our province covering 120 square miles with a maximum depth of 530 feet.
Copper Island Operating Site Selected
Copper Island DXpedition — Weekend of September 21-22, 2013
Excitement builds as we move towards September and what will be a first for amateur radio in the Shuswap in terms a very, very Special Event— a DXpedition on Copper Island.
Field Day–Youth Element
A highlight of Field Day 2013 was the Youth Element.
For perhaps the first time, we were able to claim bonus points for operators under the age of 18 who made at least one contact.
Field Day Report 2013
File: FD-Report-13 ………………………………………………
SARC’s Youngest Ham
Congratulations to Patrick Boschalk VE7FAT who began to attend club meetings what seems just a few short months ago, after finding us on the internet and where and when we met. Patrick studied on his own at home and wrote his Basic Qualification Exam with the club in March. He was pleased to receive his Honours Basic. Let us all welcome Patrick to the world of Amateur Radio.