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LARC activities that involve a group of people getting together are generally being CANCELLED until further notice.
There are no Ham related activities scheduled in the foreseeable future at these locations:
(Weekly activities are summarized at the bottom of this page)
Start__Date | Event Name | Description, Website |
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Jan 2, 2020 | LARC Meeting | |
Jan 25/26 | Winter Field Day | Website with rules |
Feb 6 | LARC Meeting | Doug Elliott VA3DAE: High Altitude Balloons - Chasing APRS Ghosts |
Feb 26 | Exercise Marconi-Braun | City of London Emergency Exercise to test communications interoperability. Details from Doug Elliott VA3DAE |
Mar 5 | LARC Meeting | Mike Cook VE3ZMC: We're All in the Dark - An Exploration of Dark Matter and Dark Energy |
Mar 19 | LARC Board Meeting | CANCELLED. 7:30 PM, at 427 Wing |
April 2 | LARC Meeting | CANCELLED Annual Antenna Analysis. A topic of vital interest to hams, with lots of practical ideas. |
April 12-19 | LARC election nominations | Nominations can be made from April 12-19 for candidates for the LARC board of directors for 2020/ 2021, via email. See http://LARC.ca for full details. |
TBD | LARC election | During a time period yet to be announced, LARC members will be able to vote over the internet to elect our board of directors for 2020/2021. Full details will be announced on the LARC Website: http://LARC.ca |
Apr 25/26 | Exercise Arrowhead Response | 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 |
May 7 | LARC Meeting | CANCELLED.Our elections of the members of the LARC board of directors will be done over the internet this year. Full details are on the LARC website, at:http://LARC.ca |
May 9 | London EOC Open House | CANCELLED. The annual London Emergency Operations Centre Open House that starts off Emergency Preparedness Week has been cancelled for this year. |
May 10 | Run for Ovarian Cancer | Ham Participation CANCELLED. This event has been changed into a virtual event, and they will not need assistance of ham radio operators as a result Event Website |
May 24 | LARC Board Meeting | Status TBD.7:30 PM, at 427 Wing |
June 4 | LARC Meeting | Status TBD.Preparations for Summer Field Day, with rising excitement. |
June 18 | LARC Board Meeting | Status TBD.7:30 PM, at 427 Wing |
Jun 27/28 | Summer Field Day | The ARRL seems to be planning for a modified Field Day - see this website |
Jul 25/26 | MS Tour | Status TBD.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 MS Website |
Sep 3 | LARC Meeting | |
Sep 11-14 | Airshow London 2020 | Activities at 427 Wing may be restricted |
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. 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. |
Sep 17 | LARC Board Meeting | 7:30 PM, at 427 Wing |
Sep 20, 9:00 - noon | LARC Hamfest | Annual Hamfest at Dorchester Fairgrounds (then head for LARC Centennial celebration!) |
Sep 20, noon - evening | LARC Centennial Celebration | LARC has been around for 100 years! Come help us celebrate. |
Oct 1, 7:30 | LARC Meeting | |
Oct 15 | LARC Board Meeting | 7:30 PM, at 427 Wing |
Nov 5, 7:30 | LARC Meeting | |
Nov 19 | LARC Board Meeting | 7:30 PM, at 427 Wing |
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. |
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 19 | RAC Winter Contest | See the RAC website for details |
Weekly Activities
Day, Time | Activity |
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Daily, 7PM | JO Net, in memory of John Ohnmacht, at 7 PM on the VE3GYQ repeater |
Saturdays, 8:30 AM - 10:30 | CANCELLED until further notice. Hams & Eggs breakfast at Mary's Place restaurant in the Eastown mall near Highbury and Dundas. Everyone welcome! |
Saturdays, 10 AM - 1:00 | CANCELLED until further notice. 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. |
Mondays, 8PM | The Monday night net, led by Brian Bouckley VA3ATB, on VA3LON, 147.06 MHz. This net will be used to pass on LARC updates, and will be a great source of information on the pandemic impact. |
Mondays, 8 PM | Northern Ontario Dstar net. No cross connects, Dstar only |
Tuesdays, 9AM | CANCELLED until further notice,but replaced by the Cherryhill net, Tuesdays at 10:00 on VE3GYQ. Coffee get together 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. |
Wednesdays, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | CANCELLED until further notice. Kit building at the 427 Wing (and anything else that people want to do) |
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) |
Thursdays, 7:30 PM | CANCELLED until further notice. LARC Meeting at the 427 Wing on the first Thursday of the month. See LARC.CA for details |
Thursdays, 7:30 PM | CANCELLED until further notice. LARC Board meeting at the 427 Wing on the third Thursday of the month. |
Thursdays, 7:30 PM | CANCELLED until further notice. 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 PM | CANCELLED until further notice. Lunch with the 427 Wing folks. Excellent food for $10 |
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 |