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Repeaters and Nodes
The Club operates a VHF repeater located in Nanaimo and a UHF repeater in Roberts Creek.
VE7RXZ
| Frequency | 147.220 MHz +0.600 MHz |
|---|---|
| Tone | T100.0 Hz |
| Location | Cottle Hill in Nanaimo (49.2215 N, 124.0035 W) |
| Antennas | Rx is a 210C4 at the top |
| Tx is a 4-element Yagi down lower pointing North-North-East towards the Sunshine Coast | |
| Echolink | VE7RXZ-R is hosted at VA7FI's home in Roberts Creek. See here for more details. |
| IRLP | #1722 is hosted at VE7TBP's home in Gibsons. |
| Range1) | Good signal from top of the hill in Langdale to top of the hill in Pender. |
VE7SCK
| Frequency | 442.650 MHz +5.000 MHz |
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| Tone | T100.0 Hz |
| Location | Roberts Creek Fire Hall (49.4296 N, 123.6495 W) |
| Range | Good signal from Oceanview Dr. to Wharf avenue in Sechelt. A bit scratchy in Davis bay by the water. |
Saturday Morning Coffee
The club meets for coffee every Saturday morning at 9:30. The location varies from week to week and are listed on the calendar on our home page. All are welcome.
Once a month, we replace our coffee meeting with a formal monthly meeting over Jisti.
Executive
Questions about our club can be directed to our executive: scarcs-execs@framalistes.org
| Position | Term | Name | Callsign |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2024-26 | Patrick Truchon | VA7FI |
| Past President | 2024-26 | Robert Beaupre | VE7RBE |
| Vice-President | 2023-25 | Larry Peterson | VA7LSP |
| Secretary | 2024-26 | Gord Milne | VE7JGZ |
| Treasurer | 2023-25 | Steve Smith | VA7SMI |
Become a Member
By becoming a member, you help maintain our repeater system and give the club a stronger voice in regional and provincial amateur radio affairs. Members also get write access to this website and read/write access to the Members area. Here's a quick how-to page for new members.
- The membership fee is $25.00 for individuals (or $35.00 for a family membership) and is due by April 1st.2) But new members can join at any time.
- Cheques are payable to Sun Coast Amateur Radio Club Society and should be sent to Steve, VA7SMI. Contact him by phone (604-724-6364) or email for more details.
1)
Repeater range is given using a 20 W radio with mobile antenna
2)
As per section 1.04 of the Bylaws: “Members whose fees are delinquent after April will be reminded in May of this fact. Any members that have still not paid their dues after the monthly meeting in June will cease to be in good standing and their membership will be terminated without any further notice.”
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