Category Archives: Local Scene

SADARA Meeting Jan. 19, 2023 (open to all) online only

Saskatoon and District Amateur Radio Association Meeting Tonight’s meeting is online only (19Jan23) This meeting is open to anyone interested in Amateur Radio no matter if you are a member of SaDARA or not. Come online and see what this interesting hobby is all about. Reminder that this Thursday January 19th at 7:30 Pm. TheContinue reading “SADARA Meeting Jan. 19, 2023 (open to all) online only”

The Nutrien Fireworks Festival has ask for our help with communications from the hotzones.

Hello, all Saskatoon and District ham radio operators. We have received an invite to provide communications for the Fireworks Festival Sept 2&3 (Friday and Saturday). It will be a similar setup as we had for the Canada Fireworks. We need nine volunteers for each night. We will be communicating on 146.52 simplex. Our purpose is toContinue reading “The Nutrien Fireworks Festival has ask for our help with communications from the hotzones.”

Sabre Balloon Launch July 23 at 8am local (1400z)

To Amateur Radio operators in Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The Saskatoon and District Amateur Radio Society Sabre group will be launching a balloon this Saturday at 8:00 am local time (1400Z) it will have a simplex repeater on board on 147.540 If you have time try and make a contact.  It will listen for 20Continue reading “Sabre Balloon Launch July 23 at 8am local (1400z)”

SADARA UPDATE July 5th

Saskatoon and District Amateur Radio Association Update July 5th. 2022 Net Controller’s needed desperately! We are in need of 1 or 2 members to take on the roll of net controllers, if you aren’t sure you are capable I assure you that you can be with the assistance from our current net controllers guiding you.Continue reading “SADARA UPDATE July 5th”

Saskatoon and District Amateur Radio Association 2022 Field Day!

Note: Currently this event is suspended but waiting for volunteers that could make something of their own coordinated effort. Please let us know. On June 25th and 26th 2022 we hope to be holding our first amateur radio field day as SaDARA and the club is needing volunteers to help in the planning/organization and operation of thisContinue reading “Saskatoon and District Amateur Radio Association 2022 Field Day!”

Annual General Meeting

This one is an important notice as we are closing in on the date for our AGM which is on Thursday April 21st.at 7:30 P.M. on Jitsi just follow the link https://meet.jit.si/SaskatoonandDistrictAmateurRadioAssociation We need to fill one executive officer position and that is the Secretary which is currently held by Ron Ford (VA5RJF) but wasContinue reading “Annual General Meeting”

Microhams Digital conference may 7 2022 UPDATE——————————————-

3rd May 2022 Microhams Digital Conference LAURENCE STARKS Microhams Digital Conference Each year since 2007 the Microsoft Amateur Radio Club (Microhams) has held a conference with a focus on digital communications.  The conference offers a variety of topics across a range of skill levels.  Our motto is “Inspire, Inform and Educate”. There are a longContinue reading “Microhams Digital conference may 7 2022 UPDATE——————————————-“

Tone needed for 146.64

Effective May 1st, the VE5SK repeater (146.640) will require a 100Hz tone on incoming signals.  This tone is being implemented to counteract the interference that we’ve been experiencing on this repeater.  By requiring each transmission to have a 100Hz tone we can prevent the interference from being transmitted through the repeater. Most repeaters in theContinue reading “Tone needed for 146.64”