Don’t Forget! Annual Christmas Dinner! Dec 1!

That’s right! Our annual Christmas dinner will take place Tuesday evening – December 1 – at Tucker’s Marketplace. Be there for about 6:30 PM and join your friends and their “significant others”.

Be sure to give Doug Behl a call, so your spot is reserved.

Click here for a map!

Our Annual Holiday Dinner

Join your fellow Peel Club members and their significant others at our Annual Holiday Dinner. This fun event will take place on Tuesday December 1, at Tucker’s Marketplace, located at Mavis & Burnhamthorpe in Mississauga. The dinner will start at 6:30 PM.

Please call Doug Behl, VE3XDB, at 905-793-8058 to make your reservation.

Note that there will not be a regular meeting in December.

Field Day 2009

Want to know how we did on Field Day 2009? Have a look at our Field Day 2009 final entry sheet, below.  Plus, we have some photos taken during Field Day.

2009 Field Day Entry

Call Used: VE3XR
GOTA Station Call:(non
Class:3A
Participants: 20
Club/Group Name: Peel ARC
Power Source(s): Battery
Power Multiplier: 2X

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Bonus Points:

Description	Points
100% Emergency power	300
Set-up in Public Place	100
Information Booth	100
Site Visit by invited served agency official	100
Submitted via the Web	50
Total Bonus Points	650

Score Summary:

	CW	Digital	Phone	Total
Total QSOs	234	0	410
Total Points	468	0	410	878	Claimed Score = 1,756

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Band/Mode QSO Breakdown:

	CW		Digital		Phone
	QSOs	Pwr(W)	QSOs	Pwr(W)	QSOs	Pwr(W)
160m
80m	3	100			93	100
40m	196	100			146	100
20m	35	100			166	100
15m					5	100
10m
6m
2m
1.25
Other
Satellite
GOTA
Total	234		0		410

Operation Red Nose

Operation Red Nose needs you!
If you can help, contact Bryan, VA3OG. (va3og@rac.ca)

Our ARES Partner, St John Ambulance, along with Safe City Brampton, Peel Regional Police and others, is sponsoring a community safety program called Operation Red Nose. It is aimed at helping drivers who feel they should not be behind their wheel to get home safely. A team consisting of 2 drivers and 1 navigator/radio operator will be dispatched to pick up the client. One driver with the navigator and the client drives the client home in their own car. The 2nd driver follows and picks up the team, ready for the next assignment.

Although a first for Brampton, Operation Red Nose has run successfully since 1984 in several other communities.

Click here to see the St John Ambulance document, Operation Red Nose. (link to be added.)

FAQ:

1. This is NOT a taxi service. The client must have their own car with them.
2. Dates: November 27 & 28. December 4,5,11,12,18,19. (Friday nights & Saturday nights)
3. Times: 9 PM to 3 AM ideally (or as late as you can).
4. Liability coverage: Drivers are covered by Client’s auto insurance, and as St John Volunteers, by a $12,000,000 policy, plus additional coverage by the Insurance Bureau of Canada.
5. Police Check: Yes, you need one. St John Ambulance will arrange. It takes about 1 week, so let Bryan know ASAP if you are volunteering.
6. Where: Pickup and delivery is limited to Brampton, between Steeles and Mayfield; McLaughlin and Airport Rd.
7. Radio Operators needed: Five people are needed each night. One to serve as Dispatcher and one portable/mobile operator for each team. A GPS unit would be useful.
8. Teams have the discretionary power to refuse to accept a client.

Club Meeting – Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

The next general meeting of the Peel Amateur Radio Club will be held on Tuesday, October 6th.

PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS!

At this meeting we’ll be testing our knowledge of amateur radio by playing a trivia game. Topics will range from operating practices, technical knowledge, history and obscure radio trivia! Come and join the fun.

Date: Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm

Location:
The meeting is held at the South Fletcher’s Sportsplex, located at the NE corner of McLaughlin Rd and Ray Lawson Blvd, just South of Steeles Ave. The meeting is held in the community room, on the south side of the building near the reception area.

Come at 6:00pm and join a few of us who get together for dinner at East Side Mario’s on Hurontario and Ray Lawson.

Need a ride? Please feel free to contact me by email or by phone at 905-793-8058.

Please plan to attend!

Best regards,

Doug VE3XDB

Fall Buildathon – sign up now!

The Peel Amateur Radio Club’s Fall Buildathon will be held on Saturday November 21, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

The location is:

St. Bartholomews United Church
22 Abbey St.
Brampton

We will be building a “USB 16-bit AD/DA converter”. This external addition to your computer is also known as a USB stereo sound card or “S2”. All SMT parts will be pre-installed so it makes a good project for the first time builder and there will be a lot of assistance available during the Buildathon.

The project team has been organized and we are trying to keep the cost below $50.00 for club members. There will be an extra cost of $25.00 for non-club members that will include a one year membership in the Peel Amateur Radio Club.

Please register by the end of the club’s monthly meeting on October 6th, so we can order the project parts. To register for the Buildathon contact our Education Director, Wayne Highgate VA3WWH (905) 454-5831.

Ontario VHF Association Meeting – September 24th

The Ontario VHF Association (OVHFA) holds an annual get-together every fall at Humber College in Etobicoke. This years event will be held on September 24th. Guest speakers will share interesting information, and it’s an opportunity for like-minded VHF/UHF/microwave enthusiasts to fraternize. Those who are just getting interested can chat with more experienced ops to accelerate their learning and gain valuable knowledge. A mini-flea market will also be held.

Please see http://home.cogeco.ca/~ovhfa/ for more information/ PDF
information sheet download.

Information provided by Hugh Duff VA3TO

ARES – upcoming activities

The very active ARES group is looking for club members and others to attend and/or help out at the following activities:

RAC AGM
Saturday August 29 at 1:00pm
St. Andrews College
Yonge St.
Aurora Ontario
Lets show our interest and communicate our concerns.

Brampton Day
Saturday September 12, 8:00am to 2:00pm
Gage Park, Main St. & Wellington St., Brampton
Join VA3PB who will provide all things displayable along with a portable voice and digital station. He will NEED backup in the booth, so please join him there.

National Simulated Emergency Test (SET)
Saturday October 3
Please make yourself and your station available.  This is what defines Amateur Radio and why we operate in so many frequencies in the radio spectrum. Without it, our bands could be lost to other services. Big business would pay big $$$$ to be where we are. So come out and protect what needs to be preserved.

CIBC Run For The Cure
Sunday October 4
10:00am race start time
Powercade Centre
Kennedy Rd south of Steeles Ave.

Jamboree On The Air (JOTA)
Saturday October 17
Contact Paul VA3PB at hotmail.com to show your support in the scouts who provided the food service for us on Field Day 09.  Jeff VA3QSL at RAC.ca is our contact.

Field Day 2009 – Photo Album

Field Day is an annual event sponsored by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).  The Peel Amateur Radio Club has been an active and successful participant in this event for many years.  Please plan to come out and join the fun in 2010!

Please follow the link to view the photo album.

PARC Field Day 2009 Photo Album

Sign Up for Field Day!

Going to Field Day?  Why not sign up ahead of time for your slot. We plan to run 3A, with a Get-On-The-Air (GOTA) station and a VHF/UHF station. So, we need operators and loggers.  We would like to have all stations run for the whole 24 hour period, so there are lots of opportunities for a time slot!!

To reserve yours, contact the appropriate band leader:

1.   40/15 Phone – Ron Spencer VA3RSX

2.  80/20 Phone – George Duffield VE3WKJ

3.   CW & Digital -  Jeff Richardson VA3QSL

4.  GOTA and VHF – contact George VE3WKJ