Date of Visit: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Location: Adams Hill, at the extreme western end of Shuswap Lake
Repeater: VE7AHR – 147.140 MHz (+600 kHz offset)
Elevation: 1031 m (3382 ft)
On Saturday, August 30th, the radio club organized a visit and inspection of the VE7RNH repeater equipment located at Fly Hill. The road to the repeater was mostly passable, with the exception of a few spots where fallen trees were present, but safe passage was still possible. Weather conditions were favorable — sunny, dry, and very warm. The roads were dry but uneven in places, requiring careful and slow driving. The expedition was carried out with two vehicles, maintaining constant radio communication throughout the trip.
This August, held from August 22 to 24, the Fall Fair in Salmon Arm, BC, brought the community together once again at the fairgrounds that have hosted the event for over 100 years. The weather was perfect — sunny, warm, and just right for a weekend full of fun, exhibits, and good energy.
SARC APRS Trailer
This year’s Field Day was held at Peter Rizzi’s (VE7RZZ) QTH. By all accounts Field Day went well. We even had a couple of guests stop by – Daryl (sp) from Revelstoke and Ron Rosmer/VE6FV from Hinton, AB. who operated one of our stations for several hours and took some Drone videos of the site that he’s share with us at the link below:
This card was gratefully received for our support of the 2025 Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet. Thank you to our club members who participated!
2025 – Reino Keski-Salmi Loppet
On Friday, September 27th, Dorn VE7HDU and Hans VE7OHR provided transportation for Phil VE7BPH and Robin VE7HMN up to the Queest Mountain Repeater via the Malakwa route.
Enjoying the southern Ontario weather. HF is very active this morning. Contacts in
Texas, and multiple contacts in Kansas, Decided to use my BuddiePole and two stainless steel 5.4 meter arms for my dipole with a 1:1 balun.
Wayne, VA7VT has chosen to ignore the long held tradition of doing tower work in the depths of winter. Instead, he’s decided to repair the coax to his 2M antenna in the heat of summer.