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Our meetings for 2013 will be held at the Okotoks Firehall.
See the Meeting page for dates.

Ray Bourne VE6LG
FARS Pres.

 

Spring Social

The Annual Spring Social for the Foothills Amateur Radio Society is
being held this year at the Turner Valley Legion on April 13th 2013 at
6:30 PM. Ticket prices are $25 single or $50 a couple. I will be in
High River this weekend for breakfast if you wish to get your tickets
then and you can also get the tickets at the March meeting at the
Okotoks Fire Hall on Tuesday – March 19 2013 or you may visit the gang
at the Tim Horton’s on McLeod Trail and 68th Ave right by the CO-OP gas bar

and join us every Wed mornings from 9:00 AM till 12:00 AM/PM for a coffee and get
your tickets then.

You can also contact me at 587-352-9294 tell how I can help get your
ticket to you or you can email me at john@va6jb.ca

We aim to please!!

And remember If your wife calls and asks you to bring home a ham and
you show up with one of your radio friends… you might be a ham!

73 John VA6JB

Calgary Amateur Radio Association presents 2013 Repeater Conference 2013 April 20, Saturday
Irish Cultural Centre 6452-35 Avenue NW Calgary, AB in conjunction with CARA Annual HAM Flea Market next door at Bowness Seniors Centre
“Design, Equipment Selection, Build, and Configuration of an Amateur Radio VHF / UHF Repeater Station” (Product Knowledge and Training from Industry Representatives) conference organizer contact info: VA6RPL “Peter” VA6RPL@techworld.ca
Cost: included in flea market entrance fee of $5
Register via PayPal thru April 20 Conference Link on April Events Page of CARA’s web site Limited Seating! Pre-registration includes a pre-reading list. This event is designed for certified, or budding, amateur radio operators with a minimum level of radio theory and protocol knowledge as granted by Industry Canada Spectrum and certifying agencies from other countries. Whether your repeater station will be mountain top or urban house
top, there will be applicable info at this event for your application. As you can see, we have packed a lot of learning into just one long day.
Yep, it’s a long day but well worth it. We will endeavor to have food available, it is suggested to attendees to bring snacks and drinks for the day.
Note: This is a training and orientation event. Any HAM operator who wants to actually operate and/or own an amateur radio repeater station is required by Industry Canada to have achieved the Amateur Radio Advanced certification. Program (all presentations allow for Q and A at end)
Presenters have been requested to bring product literature and business cards for distribution.
Speakers and times may be subject to change on conference day.
8:00 – 10:00, 10:20 – 12:00 “Taking the Mystery out of Antennas and Duplexers” by Sinclair Technologies
12:30 – 13:20 “Adding Automatic Packet/Position Reporting System (APRS) to a repeater” by Dave Wicks VA6DBA
13:30 – 14:20 “ICOM VHF / UHF Repeater Radios” by ICOM Canada
14:30 – 15:20 “Daniels VHF / UHF Repeater Radios” by Codan Radio Communications
15:30 – 16:20 “Powering Off the Grid – Solar Panels!” by Sky Fire Energy Solar Energy Systems
16:30 – 17:20 “Better Batteries Make Better Repeater Stations” by Battery World
17:30 – 18:20 “Towering Solutions to Bring your Antennae to New Heights!” by Hutton International