Upcoming Events
We are pleased to be able to provide the Coming Events once again! Details are only tentative so please be sure to check the club websites for updated information including possible cancellations due to the ongoing pandemic.
For more events visit: https://secure.eton.ca/rac/events/index.html and Hamshack.ca
Hanover Ham Haul
Sponsor: Local Amateur Operators.
Date: Saturday, August 20.
Place: Hanover, Ontario; Hanover Drive-in Theatre and enter at the Ticket booth. GPS the coordinates are 44.1508° N, 81.0033° W.
Time: Vendors 8:30; Public 9:30 until 1 pm.
Description: Proceeds go to local charities. The event is an open air tailgate type event and will run regardless of the weather.
Cost: Public $5; Vendors $5 plus admission. Children under 12 free.
Talkin: 146.52 Simplex no tone.
Vancouver Island Ham Happenings
Sponsor: Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society
Date: Sunday, August 28
Place: Crofton, BC; Crofton Community Centre, 8104 Musgrave Street.
Time: Vendors 8 am; Public 9 am to noon.
Description: CVARS will be liquidating SK donations at great prices. This event sold out last time so get your tables early.
Cost: Entry: $5, Tables $20 (includes one entry).
Talk-in: 145.470MHz (127.3Hz) or the Island Trunk System.
Info: Gabor or call or text 250-715-8634.
Ottawa (Carp) Hamfest
Sponsor: Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
Date: Saturday, September 10
Place: Ottawa (Carp), ON; Carp Agricultural Fairgrounds in the W. Erskine Johnston Arena, 3882 Carp Road.
Time: Commercial vendors: 7:30 am; Private Vendors: 8 am; Public: 9 am to noon. There will be breakfast, coffe, and a snack concession in the lobby area.
Description: After two years of COVID cancellations, the Ottawa Amateur Radio Club (OARC) is pleased to be back with the region’s largest hamfest and fleamarket. All of the big Amateur retailers are coming and dozens of local (and not so local) Amateurs will be there to sell or swap all their surplus rigs, antennas, parts, books, and accessories. The retailers provide excellent door prizes and draws occur throughout the event. But there is lots more than just gear! Various organizations will have booths set up including: RAC, ARES, QCWA, the OARC, and other local clubs. There will be an Industry Canada Delegated Examiner on-site so that you sit an exam to get or upgrade your Amateur certification. If upgrading, please bring the 11-digit number on your existing certificate to speed up the processing. And once the hamfest closes down at noon, you can pay a visit to the nearby Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum which in July 2022 was awarded a $600,000 federal grant for various upgrades.
Cost: Public $6; Vendors $14/table plus admission. To reserve a table (they have sold out in the past!) be sure to contact Ed, VE3WGO at He will be glad to answer any questions you may have and he is looking for volunteers to help run the event, so be sure to speak up if you can pitch in. Parking is free.
Talkin: VE2CRA, 146.94-, 100 Hz.
W: https://oarc.net/2022-09-10-oarc-carp-hamfest/
Treasures in the Trunk
Sponsor: Niagara Peninsula ARC
Date: Saturday, September 10.
Place: Stevensville, ON; 2959 Baker Road Black Creek Community Centre on right.
Vendors enter at the Community Center. Public go up to corner, turn right and park in Church parking lot
Time: Vendors 8 am; Public 9 am
Description: Treasures in the Trunk is an outdoor tailgate fleamarket. Bring your own table or tailgate.
Cost: $5 per person. Children under 14 have free admission.
Info: Contact Kevin, , to register for a spot or for more info.
London Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
Sponsor: London Amateur Radio Club
Date: Sunday, September 18
Place: Dorchester, ON; 4939 Hamilton Road.
Time: 9 am to 12 noon
Description: Shop and find many things you might want or need. Book a table and sell some of the things you found while we were all shut down. See friends you haven’t seen in years.
Cost: Public $8; Tables and Tailgating $7 plus $8 admission.
Talkin: VA3LON 147.060 PL 114.8
RAC Canada 2022 Conference and AGM
We are pleased to present the “Canada 2022 Conference” to give all Amateurs a chance to get together and see what’s happening in Amateur Radio – now and in the future.
Date: Sunday, September 18
Place: The Canada 2022 Conference and the RAC Annual General Meeting will be an online virtual event via Zoom as in the last two years.
Time: Conference 12 noon until 3:50 pm followed by the RAC Annual General Meeting at 4 pm.
Description: An interactive mini-conference that will feature interesting presentations on a wide range of topics followed by the AGM.
Info: Please stay tuned to the RAC website for more information.
W. https://www.rac.ca/rac-canada-2022-conference-and-agm/
WARA Swap Meet 2022
Sponsor: Westcoast Amateur Radio Association
Date: Sunday, September 25
Place: Victoria, BC; Leonardo Da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay Street.
Time: Vendors 8 am; Public 10 am.
Description: WARA Swap & Shop is back in town after 15 years with 25+ tables and 70 parking spaces available.
Cost: Public $5. Tables $20; reservations begin September 1.
Talk-in: VE7VIC 146.84 100Hz
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