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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 |
|---|---|
| Tone | T100.0 Hz |
| Location | Roberts Creek Fire Hall (49.4296 N, 123.6495 W) |
| Range | Good signal from Oceanview Dr. to Warf 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. Using the calendar on our home page, click on “Coffee” to expend the entry and see the details. 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 | 2022-24 | Robert Beaupre | VE7RBE |
| Past President | 2022-24 | Siegfried Lehmann | VA7LEH |
| Vice-President | 2023-25 | Larry Peterson | VA7LSP |
| Secretary | 2022-24 | 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 our 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.