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hamcalendar [2019/06/17 19:10]
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hamcalendar [2021/02/07 15:05]
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| ===== Ham Calendar for 2019 ===== | ===== Ham Calendar for 2020 / 2021 ===== |
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| | <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>LARC activities that involve a group of people getting together are generally CANCELLED until further notice.</font> |
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| | <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>There are no Ham related activities scheduled in the foreseeable future at these locations:</font> |
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| | * <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>427 Wing, which is closed</font> |
| | * <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Secrets of Radar Museum</font> |
| | * <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Saturday morning breakfast</font> |
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| | (Weekly activities are summarized at the bottom of this page) |
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| ^Start__Date^Event Name^Description, Website| | ^Start__Date^Event Name^Description, Website| |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Jan 1 - Dec 31</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Canadian National Parks On The Air</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>CNPOTA</font>[[https://cnpota.ca/|website]]| | |Jun 26/27|Summer Field Day| \\ ARRL summary website: [[http://www.arrl.org/field-day#rules|http://www.arrl.org/field-day#rules]] \\ | |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Jan 3</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Brad Smith will discuss the ease of use for Micro-controllers in Amateur Radio.</font>| | |Jun 6, 7:00 PM|LARC Meeting|The Field Day preparation meeting| |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Jan 5-6</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>RTTY Roundup (FT-8)</font>|[[http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup|website]]| | |May 6, 7:00 PM|LARC Meeting| | |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Jan 26/27</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Winter Field Day</font>|[[https://www.winterfieldday.com/|website]]| | |Apr 1, 7:00 PM|LARC Meeting|Annual General Meeting, including election of Board of Directors| |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Feb 7</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Brad Smith will discuss the ease of use for Micro-controllers in Amateur Radio.</font>| | |Mar 4, 7:00 PM|LARC Meeting|Traditional annual presentation by Mike Cook VE3ZMC. Topic is still a secret| |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mar 7</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mike Cook with his annual presentation</font>.| | |Feb 4, 7:00 PM|LARC Meeting|Zoom meeting, with speaker Tom Pillon, VE3HOR discussing Raspberry Pi microcomputers in "Raspberry Pi a la Mode". Centennial Corner with Jim Spicer VE3CTS, and Dave McCarter VE3EI in the Project Parade. Zoom recording: TBD| |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mar 9-10</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Light bulb QSO Party</font>|[[https://hamsignal.com/blog/the-lightbulb-qso-party|Website]], <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>bring your Light bulbs for antenna</font>s.| | |Jan 30/31|Winter Field Day| | |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Apr 4</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting - All About Antennas</font>| | | |Jan 7, 7:00 PM|LARC Meeting|Zoom recording: [[https://vimeo.com/498782933|https://vimeo.com/498782933]]| |
| |May 1|City of London Emergency Exercise - simulated Reception Centre (Wednesday)|info c/o Doug Elliott VA3DAE| | |--------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| |
| |May 2|LARC Meeting|Annual General Meeting (AGM), Directors election,mini-presentations on members projects| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Sep 3,</font><font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#f1c40f>2020</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|[[https://vimeo.com/455514107|done via Zoom, and included Centennial corner featuring Mitch Powell, Antenna launchers by Dave McCarter and Jim Morris, and a Field Day Review. Zoom recording link: https://vimeo.com/455514107]] | |
| |May 11|Emergency Preparedness Open House - Byron fire hall Saturday 9:00 - 3:00|[[https://www.london.ca/calendar/Pages/Emergency-Preparedness-Open-House.aspx|website]]| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Sep 11-14</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Airshow London 2020</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Activities at 427 Wing were restricted, but airshow went ahead</font>| |
| |Jun 6|LARC Meeting| | | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Sep 12</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Ham course start</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Ham course starts, conducted via Zoom</font>| |
| |Jun 22-23|Field Day|[[http://www.arrl.org/field-day|ARRL Field Day Info]], to be held at the Wing.| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Sep 17</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Board Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>done via Zoom,</font>| |
| |July 27-28|MS Bike Tour|Large Ham Support for 2 day tour. [[http://mssoc.convio.net/site/TR/BikeTour/OntarioDivision?pg=entry&fr_id=6523|website]]| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Sep 20, 9:00 - noon</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Hamfest</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Cancelled: Annual Hamfest at Dorchester Fairgrounds (then head for LARC Centennial celebration!)</font>| |
| |Aug 17-18|International Lighthouse and Lightship Week|[[https://illw.net/|https://illw.net/]]| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Sep 20, noon - evening</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Centennial Celebration</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Celebration will be done in a different way: LARC has been around for 100 years! Attend club meetings on Zoom and help us celebrate.</font>| |
| |Sep 5|LARC Meeting| | | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Oct 1, 7:30</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|[[https://vimeo.com/464589636|done via Zoom, Photos from the archives, Antenna Presentations by John Pedersen, Ian Seddon, Bob Rice, Dave McCarter Centennial Corner, featuring Dave Lambert, VE3KGK. Zoom recording link: https://vimeo.com/464589636]] | |
| |Sept 13-15|London Airshow| | | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Oct 4 - 10</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>HamFire Event</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>About 12 LARC Ham took part in this Fire Prevention Week special event, activating the wildcard station VE3FIRE. Details at</font>[[https://hamfire.com/|https://hamfire.com]]| |
| |Sept 15|Hamfest 2019|Dorchester Fair Groups| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Oct 15</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Board Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>done via Zoom,</font>| |
| |Oct 3|LARC Meeting| | | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Nov 5, 7:30</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|[[https://vimeo.com/485083577|Guest speaker: Dr. Tom Jory, Veteran, Ham. Centennial Corner, featuring Dave McCarter. Project Parade: Randy Greig VE3YRG. Zoom recording link: https://vimeo.com/485083577]] | |
| |Oct 13-19|Fire Prevention Week|[[http://hamfire.com/main/page_home.html|Fire Prevention Week]], VA3FIRE we will be operating.| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Nov 19</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Board Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>done via Zoom,</font>| |
| |Nov 7|LARC Meeting| | | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Dec 3, 6:30</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|[[https://vimeo.com/493630136|Zoom meeting: Brock Haggarty from London Hydro will be speaking about Radio Frequency Interference. Centennial corner will feature Doug Tompkins, and we'll be confirming the bylaw changes proposed by the board of directors. Zoom recording link: https://vimeo.com/493630136]] | |
| |Dec 5|LARC Meeting| | | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Dec 12</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Ham course end</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Last session of the Ham course, where the final exam (100 multiple choice questions) is written.</font>| |
| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Dec 17</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Board Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>done via Zoom,</font>| |
| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Dec 19</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>RAC Winter Contest</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>See the RAC website for details</font>| |
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| | __**<font 14px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Weekly Activities</font>**__ |
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| \\ | ^Day, Time^Activity| |
| | |Daily, 7PM|JO Net, in memory of John Ohnmacht, at 7 PM on the VE3GYQ repeater| |
| | |Saturdays, 8:30 AM - 10:30|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED until further notice.</font> Hams & Eggs breakfast get together.| |
| | |Saturdays, 10 AM - 1:00|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED until further notice.</font> Activities at the 427 Wing: Tours of the ham facilities, Q & A with experienced hams, Kit building, repair and troubleshooting of gear, operating club radios, sometimes taking part in contests, and a lot of shooting the breeze| |
| | |Saturdays, 9:00 AM to 12:00|From the Saturday after Labour day to early December, excluding the Thanksgiving weekend, we present the Basic Ham license course. Contact instructor@larc.ca for details. Being presented over Zoom this year.| |
| | |Mondays, 8PM|The Monday night net, led by Brian Bouckley VA3ATB, on VA3LON, 147.06 MHz. <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#66ff99>This net will be used to pass on LARC updates, and will be a great source of information on the pandemic impact.</font>| |
| | |Mondays, 8 PM|Northern Ontario Dstar net. No cross connects, Dstar only| |
| | |Tuesdays, 9AM|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED until further notice,</font><font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#66ff99>but replaced by the Cherryhill net, Tuesdays at 10:00 on VE3GYQ.</font> Coffee get together hosted by Jim Spicer VE3CTS now on the air at 10:00 AM on VE3GYQ. We'll return to meeting in the food court at Cherryhill Mall, 9 AM - 10:30 ish when it's safe to do so.| |
| | |Tuesdays, 8:00 PM|Elmer Net, hosted by Doug Elliott VA3DAE. A restart of this friendly net for new Hams to try out new radio gear and practice procedures knowing that you can make mistakes and no one will complain. See also [[http://nerdpit.ca/elmer/|http://nerdpit.ca/elmer/]]| |
| | |Wednesdays, 7:30 PM|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Continuing with restricted attendance. Please contact Dave McCarter VE3EI before attending.</font> Kit building at the 427 Wing| |
| | |Wednesdays, 8:00 PM|The ARES net, led by Doug Elliott VA3DAE, on VE3OME, 145.45 MHz. Sometimes related to Emergency services, training, simplex tests and practice exercises, and sometimes a social get together.| |
| | |Wednesdays, 21:30 UTC|The YL DX net, on VE3TTT every other Wednesday (International)| |
| | |Thursdays, 7:30 PM|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED until further notice.</font> LARC Meeting at the 427 Wing on the first Thursday of the month. See following item for the replacement.| |
| | |Thursday, <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#f1c40f>7:00</font> PM|Monthly LARC meeting, via Zoom, on the first Thursday of the month. Club members will receive an invitation to the Zoom meeting by email. Features a guest speaker, Centennial Corner, Project Parade, and an Open Mic session.| |
| | |Thursday, <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#f1c40f>7:30</font> PM|Raspberry Pi interest group meeting on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. Zoom meeting for those interested in applications of the Raspberry Pi to Ham Radio. To join the group, and get the Zoom invitations, send an email to PI@LARC.ca| |
| | |Thursdays, 7:30 PM|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED until further notice.</font> LARC Board meeting at the 427 Wing on the third Thursday of the month. See following item for the replacement.| |
| | |Thursday, 7:00 PM|LARC Board meeting, via Zoom on the third Thursday of the Month. Board members will receive invitations via Email.| |
| | |Thursdays, 7:30 PM|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED until further notice.</font> Morse Code practice sessions, on the 2nd, 4th, and occasionally the 5th Thursday of the month.| |
| | |Thursdays, 8 PM|The PROCOMM (Provincial Communications) Net at 8 PM. On all SORT repeaters except VE3GYQ, plus Allstar| |
| | |Fridays 11:00 AM to 1:00|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED until further notice.</font> Lunch with the 427 Wing folks. Excellent food for $10| |
| | |Fridays, 8:00 PM|The Geek Speak net, on the GYQ repeater, 145.350 MHz. Hosted by Brian Jurkowski VE3KLT, this net is a free for all of discussion on all things technical related to ham radio.| |
| | |Fridays, 8PM|Tech net, run by Reg in Australia (originally from Ontario). On all SORT repeaters except VE3GYQ, plus Echolink| |
| | |Fridays, 9PM|Dstar Digital net, with many cross connects and reflectors linked in. Locally, Dstar is on VE3TTT 442.300+| |
| | |Saturdays, 7PM|Triple T net (originally on VE3TTT) at 7 PM on all SORT repeaters plus Echolink| |
| | |Sundays, 8 PM|The PROCOMM (Provincial Communications) Net at 8 PM. On all SORT repeaters except VE3GYQ, plus Allstar| |
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