Some Club History

Founding Members

By the year 1985 the Sunshine Amateur Radio Club was in operation. Regular meetings were held in members homes. The following is a list of the early members of that era:

Ted Alexamder	VE7AC	Madeira Park
Tom Barker	VE7FGB	Garden Bay
Capt. John Bunyon (sk)		Sechelt
Dr. Reve Farish (sk)	VE7FJK	Secret Cove
Henry Christensen (sk)		Sechelt
Bob Leduc (sk)	VE7ALT	Halfmoon Bay
Ted Muncaster (sk)		Egmont
Frank Nanson (sk)	VE7IQ	Gibsons
Gordon Oliver (sk)	VE7GWO	Sechelt
Steve Phelps	VE7CAH	Halfmoon Bay
James Sinclair (sk)		Madeira Park
Bill Wood (sk)	VE7ENW	Halfmoon Bay

submitted by VE7ALT

Silent Keys

It is with deep regrets that we record the passing of these former SCARCS amateurs:

Walter Ward	VE6WGW	December 12, 2024
Abe Peters	VE7BGM	May 24, 2023
Bob Leduc	VE7ALT	September 17, 2021
Don Prendergast	VE7DNK	July 15, 2021
Bud Theriault	VA7BT	July 14, 2021
Steve Dow	VE7ASO	June 3, 2020
Ron Kaiser	VA7GRK	April 20, 2020
Dorian Gregory	VE7MGD	February 13, 2020
Oskar Friesen	VE7QOF	August 4, 2019
Arthur (Jim) Wilkinson	VE7CGP	May 19, 2019
Barabara Lightfoot	VA7CFX	December 13, 2018
Joan Wall	VE7JYW	June 23, 2018
Harry Almond	VE7HAR	August 30, 2017
William Rimmer	VE7WLL	April 3, 2014
Hans Oberg	VA7ORB	July 13, 2013
Clive Hall	VE7HCC	February 20, 2012
Eileen Bonaguro	VA7EIL	May 17, 2011
Thomas Braiden	VE7CYA	March 13, 2011
Francis Konopasek	VE7JS	October 28, 2010
Walter John McPhee	VE7QJM	October 19, 2010
Jim Hobson	VE7NV	September 23, 2010