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| * <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>427 Wing, which is closed</font> | * <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>Secrets of Radar Museum</font> |
| * <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Saturday morning breakfast at Mary's Place</font> | * <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Saturday morning breakfast</font> |
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| (Weekly activities are summarized at the bottom of this page) | (Weekly activities are summarized at the bottom of this page) |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mar 5</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mike Cook VE3ZMC: We're All in the Dark - An Exploration of Dark Matter and Dark Energy</font>| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mar 5</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mike Cook VE3ZMC: We're All in the Dark - An Exploration of Dark Matter and Dark Energy</font>| |
| |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mar 19</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Board Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED. 7:30 PM, at 427 Wing</font>| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Mar 19</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Board Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED. 7:30 PM, at 427 Wing</font>| |
| |April 2|LARC Meeting|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED Annual Antenna Analysis. A topic of vital interest to hams, with lots of practical ideas.</font>| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>April 2</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED Annual Antenna Analysis. A topic of vital interest to hams, with lots of practical ideas.</font>| |
| |April 16|LARC Board Meeting|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED. 7:30 PM, at 427 Wing</font>| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>April 12-19</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC election nominations</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Nominations can be made from April 12-19 for candidates for the LARC board of directors for 2020/ 2021, via email.</font>See[[http://LARC.ca|http://LARC.ca]]for full details.| |
| |Apr 25/26|Exercise Arrowhead Response|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED.</font> Field Exercise in conjunction with 31 Signal Regiment. Emphasis on HF and Military/Civilian interaction and cooperation. Somewhere North West of London - details to follow| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Apr 26 - May 3</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC election</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Election of the LARC board of directors will take place over the internet. LARC members in good standing will be able to vote by following the instructions to be posted on the LARC Website:</font>[[http://LARC.ca|http://LARC.ca]]| |
| |May 7|LARC Meeting|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED.</font><font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#66ff99>The board is investigating doing our election of directors over the internet.</font>Details upcoming. Update on Digital Modes, plus our Annual General Meeting (AGM) where we elect our board of directors for the next year. Special bonus: the members will be also asked to approve some bylaw changes proposed by the board.| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>May 4</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Election Results</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>The new board of directors will be announced on the LARC website and the Monday night LARC net on the VA3LON repeater.</font>| |
| |May 9|London EOC Open House|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED.</font> The annual London Emergency Operations Centre Open House that starts off Emergency Preparedness Week has been cancelled for this year.| | |Apr 25/26|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Exercise Arrowhead Response</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>CANCELLED. Field Exercise in conjunction with 31 Signal Regiment. Emphasis on HF and Military/Civilian interaction and cooperation. Somewhere North West of London - details to follow</font>| |
| |May 10|Run for Ovarian Cancer|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Status TBD.</font> Support of a 4 hour event in Springbank park. Like a mini version of the MS Tour. Need roughly 12 ham volunteers. details to follow. [[http://runforovariancancer.ca/|Event Website]]| | |May 7|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED.</font><font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Our elections of the members of the LARC board of directors will be done over the internet this year, from April 26 to May 3. Full details are on the LARC website, at:</font>[[http://LARC.ca|http://LARC.ca]]| |
| |May 24|LARC Board Meeting|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Status TBD.</font>7:30 PM, at 427 Wing| | |May 9|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>London EOC Open House</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED.</font><font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>The annual London Emergency Operations Centre Open House that starts off Emergency Preparedness Week has been cancelled for this year.</font>| |
| |June 4|LARC Meeting|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Status TBD.</font>Preparations for Summer Field Day, with rising excitement.| | |May 10|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Run for Ovarian Cancer</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Ham Participation CANCELLED.</font><font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>This event has been changed into a virtual event, and they will not need assistance of ham radio operators as a result</font>[[http://runforovariancancer.ca/|Event Website]]| |
| |June 18|LARC Board Meeting|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Status TBD.</font>7:30 PM, at 427 Wing| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>May 24</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Board Meeting</font>| \\ <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>done via Zoom</font>| |
| |Jun 27/28|Summer Field Day| \\ <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>The ARRL seems to be planning for a modified Field Day -</font> see [[http://www.arrl.org/news/field-day-2020-a-time-to-adapt|this website]]| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>June 4</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Preparations for Summer Field Day, with rising excitement.</font>| |
| |Jul 25/26|MS Tour|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Status TBD.</font>Ham communications support for the annual MS Tour. Bicyclists go from Grand Bend to London, and then back the next day. We need about 20 ham volunteers for Net Control, Checkpoints and the Voyageur vans. Contact Doug Elliott for more info, or visit [[https://secure3.convio.net/mssoc/site/TR/BikeTour/OntarioDivision?pg=entry&fr_id=6987|MS Website]]| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>June 18</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Board Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>done via Zoom</font>| |
| |Sep 3|LARC Meeting| | | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Jun 27/28</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Summer Field Day</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>The ARRL is planning for a modified Field Day -</font> see [[http://www.arrl.org/news/field-day-2020-a-time-to-adapt|this website]]<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Field Day was a great success, with everyone participating individually from their homes, with rule modifications from the ARRL.</font>| |
| |Sep 11-14|Airshow London 2020|Activities at 427 Wing may be restricted| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Jul 25/26</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>MS Tour</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>Ham participation CANCELLED. This year's MS Bike Tour will be a virtual event, and organizers don't think they'll need assistance from Hams.</font>[[https://secure3.convio.net/mssoc/site/TR/BikeTour/OntarioDivision?pg=entry&fr_id=6987|MS Website]][[https://mssociety.ca/resources/what-you-need-to-know-about-coronavirus/update-on-ms-society-in-person-events-and-programs|COVID-19 Impact Update]]| |
| |Sep 12|Ham course start|Start of LARC Basic Ham License course. Saturday mornings from 9-noon, from first Saturday after Labour day to early December, excluding Thanksgiving weekend. For more informtion, please contact instructor@larc.ca. <font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#66ff99>We are considering alternate ways to present the course in case we still have constraints that would prevent the class from physically meeting. More news as our plan solidifies.</font>| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Sep 3</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>done via Zoom, and included Centennial corner featuring Mitch Powell, Antenna launchers by Dave McCarter and Jim Morris, and a Field Day Review</font>| |
| |Sep 17|LARC Board Meeting|7:30 PM, at 427 Wing| | |<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>| |
| |Sep 20, 9:00 - noon|LARC Hamfest|Annual Hamfest at Dorchester Fairgrounds (then head for LARC Centennial celebration!)| | |<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>| |
| |Sep 20, noon - evening|LARC Centennial Celebration|LARC has been around for 100 years! Come help us celebrate.| | |<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>| |
| |Oct 1, 7:30|LARC Meeting| | | |<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>| |
| |Oct 15|LARC Board Meeting|7:30 PM, at 427 Wing| | |<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>| |
| |Nov 5, 7:30|LARC Meeting| | | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Oct 1, 7:30</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>done via Zoom, Photos from the archives, Antenna Presentations by John Pedersen, Ian Seddon, Bob Rice, Dave McCarter Centennial Corner, featuring Dave Lambert, VE3KGK</font>| |
| |Nov 19|LARC Board Meeting|7:30 PM, at 427 Wing| | |<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]]| |
| |Dec 3, 6:30|LARC Meeting|Annual LARC Christmas Pot Luck Supper. Plan on arriving between 6:30 and 7 PM, so we can set up your culinary contribution and enjoy supper and entertainment.| | |<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>| |
| | |<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Nov 5, 7:30</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>LARC Meeting</font>|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#dddddd>Guest speaker: Dr. Tom Jory, Veteran, Ham. Centennial Corner, featuring Dave McCarter. Project Parade: Randy Greig VE3YRG</font>| |
| | |<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>| |
| | |Dec 3, 6:30|LARC Meeting|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.| |
| |Dec 12|Ham course end|Last session of the Ham course, where the final exam (100 multiple choice questions) is written.| | |Dec 12|Ham course end|Last session of the Ham course, where the final exam (100 multiple choice questions) is written.| |
| |Dec 17|LARC Board Meeting|7:30 PM, at 427 Wing| | |Dec 17|LARC Board Meeting|done via Zoom,| |
| |Dec 19|RAC Winter Contest|See the RAC website for details| | |Dec 19|RAC Winter Contest|See the RAC website for details| |
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| ^Day, Time^Activity| | ^Day, Time^Activity| |
| |Daily, 7PM|JO Net, in memory of John Ohnmacht, at 7 PM on the VE3GYQ repeater| | |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 at Mary's Place restaurant in the Eastown mall near Highbury and Dundas. Everyone welcome!| | |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, 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.| | |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, 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| | |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 in the food court at Cherryhill Mall, 9 AM - 10:30 ish.| | |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 now on the air at 10:00 AM rather than in the food court at Cherryhill Mall, 9 AM - 10:30 ish.| |
| |Tuesdays, 8 PM|Elmer Net. A restart of this friendly net just for new Hams to try out new radio gear and practice procedures knowing that you can make mistakes and no one will complain.| | |Tuesdays, 8 PM|Elmer Net. A restart of this friendly net just 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 - 9:30 PM|<font inherit/inherit;;inherit;;#ffccff>CANCELLED until further notice.</font> Kit building at the 427 Wing (and anything else that people want to do)| | |Wednesdays, 7:30 PM - 9:30 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| | |Wednesdays, 8:00 PM|The ARES net, led by Doug Elliott VA3DAE, on VE3OME, 145.45 MHz| |
| |Wednesdays, 21:30 UTC|The YL DX net, on VE3TTT every other Wednesday (International)| | |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 LARC.CA for details| | |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 LARC.CA for details. Our club meetings now take place over Zoom, and club members receive the zoom link via email.| |
| |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.| | |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. Our Board meetings now take place over Zoom.| |
| |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, 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| | |Thursdays, 8 PM|The PROCOMM (Provincial Communications) Net at 8 PM. On all SORT repeaters except VE3GYQ, plus Allstar| |
