No Homebrew This Month

There won’t be a Homebrew meeting this month. People are pretty busy, so we’ll meet again in January.

Have a great Christmas!

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!

Homebrew Monthly Meeting – Tue., Nov 17

The homebrew gang will meet on Tuesday, November 17, 19:30 hrs. (That’s local time, not UTC or “zulu”.)

Address is 16 George Street North, Brampton at the corner of George St and Diplock Ln. There is a multi-story parking garage on Diplock Ln, and parking is free after 18:00.

Don’t forget to bring something for show and tell.

If anyone wants to meet up for dinner prior to the meeting, let Peter Ayearst know and we can make arrangements.

ARES Meeting November 16

The regular ARES meeting of our Club takes place at 7:30 PM, on November 16, at the Region of Peel building. It is located at 10 Peel Centre Drive.

Several ARES members meet at Lick’s (SE corner of Bramalea & Queen) at around 6PM for a burger beforehand.

Come on out and join the group!

Buildathon USB Sound Card Project – November 21

Hi All Homebrewers:

The next PARC Buildathon will be held on Nov 21, 2009 at St. Bartholomews United Church, 22 Abbey Rd, Brampton.

Use the South West door which is on the left side at the back of the church. The session is scheduled to start at 09:00 EST and end around 17:00 EST. Tea and coffee will be available during the day and you will arrange for your own lunch. There is a fridge available if you would like to bring something for lunch.

This fall we will be building a USB stereo sound card. The kit will be housed in a case produced by PARC. The cost of the kit and case is $30.00 payable on the morning of the Buildathon.

If you own a soldering station (or two), please bring it along as there will be about 20 builders to accommodate. Here is a list of the other items you should bring to the session:

Tweezers
Hobby Knife (X-acto or OLFA style)
Wire strippers
Diagonal cutters
Needle nose pliers
Small slotted screwdriver
Small Philips screwdriver
De-soldering braid
Highlighter
Ruler (marked in inches)
Pencil
Partitioned container for small parts
Solder

Optional Items

Magnifying Glass (recommended)
Multimeter
L/C meter
PCB holder (third hand)

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.

November 3 Meeting

Our next meeting will be held, as usual, at the South Fletcher’s Sportsplex (500 Ray Lawson Blvd) in the Community Room (south side of the building, near reception desk).

Our speaker will be John Illiffe, a founding member of PARC, who will talk about the origins and history of our club, as well as giving an interesting history about our hobby in Canada.

Come out and join the gang for a bite before the meeting. The group usually gathers around 6 PM at East Side Mario’s located at the corner of Ray Lawson Blvd. and Hurontario St.

See you there!

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.

Homebrew Meeting – Tuesday October 20

The homebrew gang will meet on Tuesday, Oct20, 19:30 hrs. (That’s local time, not UTC or “zulu”.)
Address is 16 George Street North, Brampton at the corner of George and Diplock Ln. There is a multi-story parking garage on Diplock, and parking is free after 18:00.

Don’t forget to bring something for show and tell.

We will have a limited number of, “QRP Dummy Load – An  Introduction to SMT” kits available. The cost will be $8 for club members. This project is a good way to get comfortable working with SMD. The dummy load works very well and Gord should have an interesting enhancment to go with it to show off.

If anyone wants to meet up for dinner prior to the meeting, let Peter Ayearst know and we can make arrangements.

ARES Meeting Monday, October 19

Come on out to the monthly ARES meeting which takes place at 7:30 PM on Monday October 19, at the usual location, 10 Peel Centre Drive, Region of Peel building.

We will have a guest speaker, Mr.  Morris Samson, from the Red Cross. He will inform us about  “Operation Red Nose”. This program presents an opportunity to use your radio skills to help your local community.

Come out to Lick’s (Bramalea and Queen St) for a burger before the meeting!