Build-a-thon photos available

Here are some interesting pictures taken at the recent “USB Stereo Sound Card” build that took place in November.

(Thanks to Joe Valente, VE3VDK, for the pictures.)

VE3UPR Repeater (443.600) on air!

The VE3UPR repeater, which is situated on 443.600 MHz, with a positive offset, is operational. It is located in the North part of Caledon, and gives excellent coverage across the Town of Caledon and into Brampton.  Many thanks to Brad Biggrig, Fire Chief and CEMC for Caledon and the Peel Region Police Services for their help in getting this machine on air.

Here are some photographs of the team installing the gear at the site.

Hope to hear you on VE3UPR – give it a try.

VE3AZA’s 90th Birthday

CONGRATULATIONS VE3AZA!

In September, our Club marked a momentous occasion, as founding member and First Club President, Charles “Chuck” Palmer, VE3AZA, celebrated his 90th birthday.  The membership was pleased to be able to honour this remarkable man with our hearty best wishes and celebratory cake.

Chuck was first licensed in 1935 and was assigned a VE5 callsign. (That is not a “typo” even though he lived in BC. British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Alberta all shared the VE5 designator.  BC, of course, was later  given VE7 as its prefix.)

All Chuck’s ham friends know that he is a consummate CW operator, able to copy in his head at speeds most of us can’t begin to decode. He complains now that “Arthur Itis” is slowing his fist down. But even if he had to use the proverbial ‘left foot’, he would put us all to shame. In 1979 at the Milton Hamfest, he topped all operators in a CW copying contest at better than 45 wpm perfect copy. He has been know to carry on a conversation with friends while at the same time copying high speed CW heard in the background.

Chuck is still very active as a ham, often found on 20 meters, on our local VE3PRC repeater, and at our Friday Breakfast get-togethers.

If you frequent the Trans Canada Net (2 PM on 14.140 MHz, every Sunday)  you will usually hear VE3AZA serving as the Eastern Net Controller. And yes, he does use SSB for that!

Chuck spent his working career with Trans Canada Airlines and Air Canada and has many great stories of those times. In his Amateur Radio career, he has seen the hobby grow and change immensely from triode tubes, peanut tubes, transistors, integrated circuits, computers and surface mount components; from all CW to SSB, digital modes and satellite communications.

Here are a few pictures taken at our September meeting.

Homebrew – summertime fun to continue!

The PARC Homebrew group has been getting together on a monthly basis during the summer. In July we had 15 homebrewers attend and in August, 11 of the group came out to show their projects. We plan to continue to meet on the 3^rd Tuesday of each month at the Brampton Safe City office, 16 George St.North, Brampton.

Jerry VE3OBX explains his APRS system

Peter VE3POA shows off two Firefly SDR transceivers

Additional candid photos from the August Homebrew group meeting can be seen on the PARC Homebrew Yahoo group site. If you’re not a member of this Yahoo group, please join. The group website can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parchomebrew/ .

73, Frank VE3FAO

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

Photo Albums from the last year posted!

Photo albums from the last year have been posted to the website.   See the category “Photos” or click on the following links to open the photo albums:

Ham-Ex 2009

Hammond Museum visit 2008

Field Day 2008

MS Walk 2008

Terra Cotta 2008

Emergency Preparedness Week 2008

Enjoy the photos, and join in on the fun!  We look forward to seeing you at the  next event.

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Ham-Ex 2009 a great success! See photographs!

Ham-Ex 2009 was a great success! Thanks to everyone who helped out, and everyone who attended.

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO ALBUM.

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Photo Album – Hammond Museum 2008

In 2008, the club visited the Hammond Radio Museum in Guelph.  A photo album has been prepared showing pictures of the bus ride and the tour.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM

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Photo Album – Field Day 2008

In 2008, the club participated in ARRL Field Day.

CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO ALBUM

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Photo Album – MS Walk 2008

In 2008, the club participated in the MS Walk.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PHOTO ALBUM

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