Mike VE7KPZ and others will be hiking up Little White mountain, SOTA reference VE7/OK-001, POTA reference CA-3863 on July 1, 2025 for repeater maintenance and some radio fun.
Aided by the lidocaine-infused Polysporin (black edition), Mike will aim to hike with his foot that he cut on Field Day just a couple of days before. The hike is only 2.81 km with 397 meters of elevation gain, so hopefully this is achievable without too much pain - lol!
Mike will utilize an Icom ID-50A handheld feeding an Ed Fong j-pole for 2m FM 146.520 as well as a QRPLabs QMX feeding an EFHW for 40m and 20m FT8 (via iFTx) and possibly some SSB at QRP power level (5 watts max).
Operation is expected to start around 11 AM local time (+/- 2 hours) but do listen to the Little White VE7ROC 146.820- T88.5 and SilverStar VE7RSS 146.880- T123.0 repeaters for local spots of when the SOTA/POTA operation starts. It would be neat to get 4 QSOs for SOTA/10 QSOs for POTA on 2m FM so that HF operation is bonus.
Hope to work you on the day,
Mike VE7KPZ
Effective immediately the meeting night for the club has been changed to the third TUESDAY of every month.
This is a permanent change voted for unanimously at the 19 June club business meeting.
Note that the next scheduled business meeting of the club is currently 16 September
Save the date: June 27-29, 2025.
NORAC club members and friends will be working the ARRL Field Day event from E-lot up at SilverStar.
We will have Cranky with the 20/15/10m 3-element beam antenna, the VA6AM triplexer and BPFs plus at least one wire for the lower HF bands. Of course VHF and higher bands will be utilized as well with a variety of setups. We will be at least 3A class.
This is amateur radio's biggest event of the year and not to be missed.
Come join us for camping, camaraderie and QSOs.
Club members camping please let
Guests are very welcome. Drop by any time over the weekend. Note that the main event will be between 11 AM Saturday and 11 AM Sunday Pacific time.
For members living in the "frozen north" of Armstrong and points north of there, there are weekly Wednesday morning coffee meet-ups.
They take place 10am Wednesdays at Jonnie and Lily’s Diner, 3460 Okanagan St, Armstrong, BC.
Any questions please contact Paul VE7PDE or Bud VE7KBK directly.
Social coffee/breakfast are ongoing Saturdays until further notice at the Hot Spot on 6 (1-2601 Highway 6, Vernon) across from the Science Centre on Hwy 6 adjacent to Timmys (Polson Park area)
TIME: 10:AM Saturdays official, come earlier if you'd like and call on VE7RSS that you are doing so
This is a casual event -- drop by if you're interested
Bob, VE7EZI