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Month: March 2026

SAARC AGM, March 28, 2026

Published March 31, 2026 by vicepresident

Present: Larry VE6WL, Jim VE6JMB, Steve VE6SCL, David VE6DRL, Tyler VA6TI, Dave VA6SYS, Gary VE6CV, Cory VE6COR, Scott VA6JSR, Barry VE6BGR, Cory VE6CYT, Kalvin VE6KRO, Charlie VE6KN, Wayne VE6WEK, Gary No Call, Austin VE6QBD, Ron VE6PAP, Stan VE6SYS, Bill VA6VIV, Blair VE6AGH, Peter VA6ARI

Call to order by Jim at 10:10 am, seconded by Dave DRL

Reading of the minutes of February 28, 2026, by Peter.

  • No errors or omissions.
  • Motion to approve minutes by Blair, seconded by Bill. All in favour.

Treasurer’s Report by Dave.

  • Motion to approve treasurer’s report by Larry, seconded by Steve. All in favour.

Events Report by Barry in Renze’s absence.

  • Christmas party: different or same place? Perhaps early evening Chinese. Or German Canadian Club Kitchen. Let Renze decide.
  • FIELD DAY: Campsite is booked. Cory COR will provide info to Peter.

Repeater Committee Report by Cory:

  • not much to report. Kenwood still out at site. Will be swapped with the Yeasu end of April. Looking for help with wind turbine project…Ron was suggested. Tyler recommend a high-end one because the low-end ones blow themselves apart. College may have one available. Ron will inquire.

OLD BUSINESS

1) Antenna project

A) Fundraising

    • we are at 75%. Quote will probably go up so would like to get another $1,000. Donations were received.

2) Joint LSCO/SAARC Flea Market

  • May 9 is no longer available, so current date suggested is May 30.

NEW BUSINESS

1) Listing of equipment donated to SAARC from the widow of a silent key Marvin Burk. Barry will provide a list to email out.

2) Wayne has a pop-up antenna he is selling

3) Gary has a new info website VE6DOK.net

4) Gary will do the first info training again.

 

Motion to close the meeting by Steve at 11:01 am.

 

Election of 2026 Board:

  • President: Barry Rushford – VE6BGR
  • Vice President: Kalvin Kroker – VE6KRO
  • Secretary: Peter Pankonin – VA6ARI
  • Treasurer: David Laming – VE6DRL
  • Three Directors: Renze Dam – VE6DC (Events), Cory Rushford – VE6CYT (Operations), David Sweetnam – VA6SYS (Training).

Election of Two Auditors:

  • Steven La Hay – VE6SCL, Charlie Milazzo – VE6KN

Blair made a motion to close election, seconded by Bill.

 

Next meeting: April 25, 2026.

 

 

 

 

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SAARC Minutes – Saturday, February 28, 2026

Published March 3, 2026 by vicepresident

Present: Tyler VA6TI, Gary VE6CV, Barry VE6BGR, Cory VE6CYT, Renze VE6DC, David VA7ZYE, Kalvin VE6KRO, Norm VE6NFW, Dave VA6SYS, Kate (no call sign yet), Bill VA6VIV, Peter VA6ARI

Call to order by Kalvin at 10:07 am, seconded by Tyler.

Reading of the minutes of January 24, 2026, by Peter.

  • No errors or omissions.
  • Motion to approve minutes by Norm, seconded by Renze. All in favour.

Treasurer’s Report by Barry in Dave’s absence.

  • Motion to approve treasurer’s report by Dave SYS, seconded by Tyler. All in favour.

Events Report by Renze:

  • Nothing planned yet.
  • Field Day: Cory COR had a number of questions. Gary will forward them to Peter.

Repeater Committee Report by Cory:

  • Nothing more to report. Searched for parts. Replacement parts available in Mexico. Will put the Yeasu back out mid March.

 

OLD BUSINESS

1) Antenna project

  • Since we are very close to the 75% mark, Barry and Cory CYT will begin the ordering process and spec out the antenna.
  1. A) Fundraising
  • we’re almost 75% there. Wonderful response from the ham community.
  • Barry sent letters to counties and has received no response. Gary suggested that the only way to get a response would be by doing a presentation at a board meeting.
  1. B) Sale of equipment
  • Barry discussed issues with the Motorola repeater which is in the business band. Gary suggested selling the unit and all agreed.

2) Gary’s training development:

  • first session will be Thursday, March 5, 7 pm on Teams. Need volunteers to be on air around 7:15 to 7:45, on mobile VHF/UHF, a UHF WIRES-X handheld station that can work his repeater VE6DOK, and an HF station.
  • Peter will send out another blast to the contact list regarding the Thursday session.

3) The joint LSCO/SAARC flea market will be May 9 at the LSCO foyer. Vendor setup at 9, done at 12.

4) Broadcasting the meetings: Dave SYS says that the TV and webcam would be available to use. Just need a computer.

 

NEW BUSINESS

1) AGM will be March 28. General meeting first followed by the AGM.

2) Barry received a phone call from a lady who has asked if the club would spread her father’s ashes at the CAM site. George was very active in the CAM repeater. Land owner Alan is in support of this. There will be a ceremony planned. A plaque will be installed inside the shack at the CAM site. No objections.

3) Tyler recommended contacting MLA’s regarding the shutdown of the weather radio system. He will prepare a letter.

 

Next meeting: March 28, 2026, will be our AGM.

Motion to close the meeting by Bill at 11:06 am.

 

Presentation by Dave: a continuation of the last session on path calculations with a deeper dive into path loss calculations.

 

 

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