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Club Name: | Sask Alta Radio Club* |
City: Lloydminster | Serving Areas: NW Saskatchewan and NE Alberta centred on Lloydminster |
RAC Region: | Western and Mid-Western |
Website: | https://saskaltarc.ca/ |
Club Callsigns: | VE5RI, VE5YLL, VE6YVG, VE6HDY, VE6INN, VE6RWC, VE6BDL |
Contact: | Dwayne Friedrick VE6FRD, 780-872-2139 or |
Club Mailing Address: | 2405 -58a Ave Court, Lloydminster, AB T9V 2Z7 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Club meetings are held, 1900 local time, on the 1st Wednesday of February, April, June, September & November at the Lloydminster Lakeland College or online. Info posted on website. |
Classes Offered: | Yes, Basic once a year. Advance certification when enough interest. |
Accredited Examiner(s): | VE6FP |
Repeaters: | Sask Alta Radio Club operates a multi repeater full time linked network including VE5RI (146.940-) Echolink node 470103 near Lloydminster, VE6YVG (147.315+) at Vermilion, VE6RWC (145.290-) at Edgerton, VE6INN (147.345+) at Innisfree and VE6HDY (145.170-) at Hardisty. Full Time link also to VE6SB (146.670-) operated by Lakeland Radio Club of Elk Point. All repeaters require tone 123.0 hz. These are linked through a UHF hub at Borradaile VE6BDL (449.075-). VE5YLL 4(44.725 +) connected to IRLP 1198 tone 100 hz to access. |
The VE5RI linked repeater network covers an area from Lavoy, AB to Payton, Sk along Hwy 16. From Cold Lake, AB to Hardisty, AB along Hwy 41 | |
Club Events: | Field Day, CQ events, Affiliation with city and county EMO |
Club Notes:Last Updated | 2021.12.06 |
*Due to the location of the Sask/Alta Radio Club, it provides services to Amateurs in Saskatchewan and Alberta. As a result it is listed with the clubs in the Midwest and Western RAC Regions.
Club Name: | Mercury Amateur Radio Association (Alberta) Inc. |
City: Calgary | Serving Areas: Province of Alberta and the Cranbrook area of south- eastern British Columbia |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | www.mercuryalberta.ca |
Club Callsign: | VE6EVY |
Contact: | John Sobkowicz VA6GEO, President, 278 RiverView Park SE, Calgary AB T2C 3Z9 Email: or 403-201-5460 |
Club Mailing Address: | Box 7 Site 9 RR1, Okotoks AB T1S 1A1 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Monthly except Jul, Aug, Dec. Varies by Chapter – usually 3rd Sat. Posted on website. |
Classes Offered: | Basic |
Accredited Examiner(s): | VE6MU – Gerald (Garry) Ursenbach |
Repeaters: | VE6EVY (under construction) |
Club Events: | |
Club Notes: | Focus on training many new hams |
Listing last updated: | 2014.08.06 – website is active |
Club Name: | Calgary Communications Club Inc. |
City: Calgary | Serving Areas: Calgary |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | https://www.ccc.myrac.ca/ |
Club Callsign: | VE6RH |
Contact: | Cliff Linton VE6PLC Email: |
Club Mailing Address: | C/O 3112-39 St. SE, Calgary, AB T2B 1B1 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Check the club web site for details on upcoming meetings |
Classes Offered: | No |
Accredited Examiner(s): | |
Repeaters: | VA6CAL 147.135 (+) T: 110.9Hz . Connected to Echolink via node 942573 |
Club Events: | |
Club Notes: | |
Listing last updated: | 2021.01.07 |
Club Name: | QCWA Wild Rose Chapter 151 |
City: Calgary | Serving Areas: Alberta (mail originates in Calgary) |
RAC Region: | Western |
Website: | http://www.obsd.com/qcwa-chapter151/ |
Club Callsign: | n/a |
Contact: | Ken Oelke VE6AFO 403.226.5840 Email: |
Club Mailing Address: | c/o 729 Harvest Hills Drive NE, Calgary, AB T3K 4R3 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Spring meeting in April at 1000 local time; Fall meeting in September at 1000 local time. Currently being held at Denny’s Restaurant on 19 Street at 16 Ave N.E., Calgary. |
Classes Offered: | No |
Accredited Examiner(s): | Ken Oelke VE6AFO 403-226-5840 / Terry Finn VE6TF 403-719-6000 |
Repeaters: | VE6QCW 147.240 (+) |
Club Events: | #1: Kids day. #2: ARISS school contacts. #3: Providing CW operators & equipment for the Military Museum educational program in Calgary and the latest Boy Scouts training for the new communicator badge (2013) through the Military Museum. #4: Hosted the 2006 QCWA International Convention in Calgary. |
Club Notes: | The club continues its efforts to recruit new members for our radio club and solicit more schools for the ARISS program. In September 2012, at the International convention of the QCWA in Reno, Nevada, the new President to be installed is VE6AFO, KenOelke, of Calgary. He is only the second Canadian to have been elected to this esteemed position in the International QCWA. |
Listing last updated: | 2012.08.13 |
Club Name: | Southern Alberta Repeater Association Inc. (SARA) |
City: Calgary | Serving Areas: Alberta (mail originates from Calgary) |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://saralink.ca |
Club Callsign: | SARA holds many repeater calls |
Contact: | http://saralink.ca/index.php/contact |
Club Mailing Address: | Box 52002, Edmonton Trail RPO Calgary, AB T2E 8K9 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Annual Meeting of the members held at the Red Deer Picnic on Father’s Day weekend at 01:00 PM. Prior to the meeting SARA serves up free SARA Dogs and pop, better known as the “SARA Hot Dog & Pop Affair”. |
Classes Offered: | No |
Accredited Examiner(s): | n/a |
Repeaters: | Several UHF links and VHF repeaters throughout Alberta.- see web site for details |
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Club Events: | 1. Annual ARES Exercise 2. Fall Flea Market in Calgary – October 3. Winter Flea Market in Edmonton – February 4. SARA Linking Net |
Club Notes: | SARA is an active repeater linking association with both UHF linking networks as well a number of VHF repeaters. |
Listing last updated: | 2014.08.06 – website is active |
Club Name: | Rose City ARC Inc |
City: Camrose | Serving Areas: City and County of Camrose |
RAC Region: | Western |
Website: | http://ve6uu.ca/ |
Club Callsign: | VE6UU, VE6RCA, VE6WW, VE6RU |
Contact: Club Mailing Address: | RCARC, 5901 – 55 Ave., Camrose, AB T4V5B |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Monthly Breakfast Meeting (Sept to June), at 0900 on 2nd Sat of the month. Location is Norseman Inn, 48 Ave West, in Camrose. |
Classes Offered: | No |
Accredited Examiner(s): | |
Repeaters: | VE6UU 146.760 (-) T: 100/100 Hz VE6UU-1 444.025 (+ 5 ) T: 114.8 Hz/114.8 Hz |
Club Events: | Weekly 2 meter net on Wednesdays, 2030 local time on the VE6UU Repeater 146.760 (-). This is an Open Net; Christmas lunch in December; Spring Bar-B-Q in June |
Club Notes: | |
Listing last updated: | 2017.02.20 |
Club Name: | The Northern Alberta Radio Club (NARC) |
City: Edmonton | Serving Areas: Edmonton and area |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://www.tnarc.ca |
Club Callsign: | VE6HM, VE6NC, VE6EMS, VE6JN, VE6KM, VE6MC, VE6PLP, VE6TNC, VE6UV, VE6YER, VE6EPC,VE6WXX, VE6LRN, VE8AT, VE6ACD, VE6POC |
Contact: | Lloyd Ropchan, VA6CLR – Email: ; Executive email to: |
Club Mailing Address: | P. O. Box 163, Station Main, Edmonton, AB T5J 2J1 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | 3rd Wednesday of the month, (except June TBA), July, August and December, 19:30 MT at the Strathcona Community Centre League, 10139 87 Ave NW, Edmonton. |
Classes Offered: | Regular Basic and Advanced courses – see: www.tnarc.ca/training. Contact: |
Accredited Examiner(s): | Yes |
Repeaters: | All NARC FM repeaters have 100 Hz tone on their input. All repeaters are linked unless otherwise noted. IRLP 1068 / Echolink 51068 on VE6HM VE6HM – Edmonton (East side) (link hub site) APRS Gateway Winlink on HF (scans HF frequencies see https://winlink.org/ WINLINK VE6HM-10 on VHF 145.010 VARA VE6TNC **offline, moving location. VE6PLP 147.090 (+) Pigeon Lake, S of Edmonton VE6JN 147.330 (+) River Cree, West part of Edmonton, moving this summer. VE6UV 147.2400 (+) **Temporarily offline, Serves Edmonton downtown VE6LRN 147.390 (+) West of Edmonton, long range, linked to the NARC system. Site also has a Remote VHF SSB system, Remote HF system. Also providing Environment Canada Weather radio on 162.475. VE6VPR 145.290 (-) Edmonton (East side) (** not linked) Has autopatch facility **Patch not active. VE6VPR (+) 440.800 DMR CirCD1 VE6KM D-STAR – Edmonton (East side) (** not linked to the VE6HM system, located at the primary V6HM site). 145.470 (-0.6 MHz Digital Voice) ; 444.900 (+5 MHz Digital Voice) ; 1287.5 (-12 MHz Digital Voice) ; 1248.5 (Digital Data) VE6EMS 442.50 (+) CMR-BM CirCD1 located at the primary VE6HM site. VE6WXX 443.150 (+) Fusion system located at the primary VE6HM site. VE6NC portable emergency trailer (NARCPAC III) used for support of Club activities. Unit has several operating positions, for HF, VHF, including WINLINK email, and portable repeaters. |
Club Events: | Tuesday night NET, Saturday HM site open, various Saturday morning coffee meetups. Supports Field Day |
Club Notes: | The club sponsors GOTA, JOTA, ARES Edmonton Region and numerous local events. Works With Public Safety Canada, Alberta Emergency Management Agency (VE6ACD, VE6POC). The City of Edmonton Emergency Operations Centre / Edmonton Police There is a direct link to the SARA system – see NARC website for details. Supports the VE8AT HF beacon, see https://www.ncdxf.org/ The club supports the AlbertaSat project at the UofA, see www.albertasat.ca current project is EX-Alta 2. |
Listing last updated: | 2023.11.08 |
Club Name: | Quarter Century ARC |
City: Edmonton | Serving Areas: North Central Alberta |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://www.qcarc.net |
Club Callsign: | VE6CQR |
Contact: | Paul Tyschuk VE6UFO 780-232-7012 Email: |
Club Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 473, Edmonton, AB T5J 2K1 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Annual Spring Social / Flea Market and AGM: Every April on a Saturday at Canora Community Hall, 10425- 152 Street, Edmonton Annual Fall Social & Flea Market: Every October on a Saturday at Canora Community Hall 10425 – 152 Street, Edmonton Coffee Gathering: Every Saturday 0900 – 1100 at A&W, 109 Street and Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton |
Classes Offered: | No |
Accredited Examiner(s): | J.T. Mitchell VE6OH Ernie Ringuette VA6EJR |
Repeaters: | VE6QCR 146.640 (-) Stony Plain, AB VE6PP 146.820 (-) Whitecourt, AB VE6SS 146.880 (-) Pigeon Lake, AB VE6BOX 146.730 (-) Athabasca, AB 100Hz CTCSS on all VE6QCR and VE6PP are linked full time |
Club Events: | 2m net each Wednesday night at 8:30 PM local time on the VE6QCR and VE6PP Repeaters |
Club Notes: | Weekly Newsletter Newsletter (qcarc.net) |
Listing last updated: | 2023.05.15 |
Club Name: | Peace Country ARC |
City: Grand Prairie | Serving Areas: Grand Prairie & surrounding areas |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://www.ve6arc.net |
Club Callsign: | VE6ARC |
Contact: | Email: ve6arc (AT) rac.ca |
Club Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 25004 RPO Cobblestone Grande Prairie, AB T8X 0E9 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Coffee/Breakfast – Every Saturday 1000 – 1100 (MT) at the Army Navy Air Force Veterans Club, 10117 – 93 Street |
Classes Offered: | Yes |
Accredited Examiner(s): | Rick Parsons, VE6CRE |
Repeaters: | VE6XN 147.150 (+) VE6OL 147.060 (-) VE6BL 146.850 (-) VE6YK 147.240 (+) VE6AAV 444.775 (+) T: 146.2 Hz |
Club Events: | 1) Saturday morning coffee/breakfast at 10 AM. Location is ANAVETS club. 2) PCARC 2 meter net at 8 PM Sundays evenings on the VE6XN repeater. 3) Field Day. 4) “How to” sessions throughout the year. |
Club Notes: | |
Listing last updated: | 2019.04.26 |
Club Name: | Mackenzie Regional Radio Club |
City: Grimshaw | Serving Areas: NW Alberta, Peace River Region |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://www.mrrc.ca |
Club Callsign: | VE6PRR, VE6AAA |
Contact: | Email: |
Club Mailing Address: | Box 152, Grimshaw, AB T0H 1W0 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Saturdays at 1000 at Farmers Restaurant, Railway Ave, Grimshaw |
Classes Offered: | Yes |
Accredited Examiner(s): | Ken Carpenter VE6KEN Bob Rollheiser VE6AOO |
Repeaters: | VE6PRR 146.820 (-) VE6PRR-1 146.640 (-) VE6AAA 145.490 (-) |
Club Events: | |
Club Notes: | |
Listing last updated: | 2014.08.06 (website checked) |
Club Name: | Yellowhead Amateur Radio Association (2017) |
City: Hinton | Serving Areas: Hinton, Edson, and surrounding area |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://www.yarc.ca |
Club Callsign: | VE6YAR |
Contact: | Ernie Ringuette (club vice president) |
Club Mailing Address: | N/A |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Hinton railway museum every second Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm. |
Classes Offered: | No |
Accredited Examiner(s): | Ernie Ringuette VA6EJR |
Repeaters: | VE6YAR |
Club Events: | |
Club Notes: | |
Listing last updated: | 2017.05.29 |
Club Name: | Southern Alberta ARC |
City: Lethbridge | Serving Areas: Lethbridge area, Taber to Pincher Creek, Barons to Warner |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | www.saarc.ca |
Club Callsign: | VE6CAM |
Contact: | Email: |
Club Mailing Address: | 1726 18 Ave South, Lethbridge, AB T1H 6H1 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | 2nd Tues of the winter months, at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization LSCO |
Classes Offered: | Basic and Advanced |
Accredited Examiner(s): | VE6AGH Blair Sh |
Repeaters: | VE6CAM 146.880 (-) |
Club Events: | Annual Corn Roast, Field Day |
Club Notes: | |
Listing last updated: | 2016.10.16 |
Club Name: | Medicine Hat ARC Inc. |
City: Medicine Hat | Serving Areas: Medicine Hat and surrounding communities |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://mharc.ca |
Club Callsign: | VE6ASW |
Contact: | *protected email* |
Club Mailing Address: | 398 Aberdeen Street South East, Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0R2 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Saturday morning coffee and radio discussion at o9:00 am. Club Station |
Classes Offered: | Yes – contact club for details. Taught on Saturday mornings. |
Accredited Examiner(s): | Yes |
Repeaters: | VE6HAT 147.060 (-) T: 100 Hz VE6VVR 145.410 (-) T: 100 Hz |
Club Events: | |
Club Notes: | |
Listing last updated: | 2017.01.10 |
Club Name: | Central Alberta ARC |
City: Red Deer | Serving Areas: Red Deer and Central Alberta |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://www.caarc.ca |
Club Callsign: | VE6QE |
Contact: | Bob King VE6BLD 403.782.3438 or Email: "> |
Club Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 1103, Red Deer, AB, T4N 6S5 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | 3rd Wednesday every month except June/July/Aug./Sept., 19:15 MT. Location is Red Deer County Protective Service Building Number 6, 249 Clearview Drive in Red Deer |
Classes Offered: | Yes |
Accredited Examiner(s): | |
Repeaters: | VE6QE 147.150 (+) VE6VHF 146.910 ( -) VE6PZ 145.210 (-) VE6UK 145.250 (-) VE6QE-1 444.450 (+) |
Club Events: | The third weekend of June – Annual Picnic. Hamfest on Father’s Day every year. |
Club Notes: | Please see our website at www.caarc.ca |
Listing last updated: | 2016.04.25 |
Club Name: | Strathcona Radio Volunteers |
City: Sherwood Park | Serving Areas: Sherwood Park |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | http://www.qsl.net/srvc/ |
Club Callsign: | |
Contact: | James Ewen VE6SRV 780.417.9560 or Email: |
Club Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 57045 Eastgate RPO, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 5L7 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | |
Classes Offered: | No |
Accredited Examiner(s): | |
Repeaters: | VE6VPR 145.290 (-) VE6VPR(PORT.) 147.150 (+) |
Club Events: | |
Club Notes: | Resides in Thunder Bay ON and is a means for those Amateur Radio Operators to keep in touch. |
Listing last updated: | Website checked – 2009.07.15 |
Club Name: | QCWA (Wild Rose Chapter) |
City: St Albert | Serving Areas: St Albert |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | |
Club Callsign: | |
Contact: | |
Club Mailing Address: | 48 Boardview Crescent St Albert, AB T8N 0B2 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | |
Classes Offered: | |
Accredited Examiner(s): | |
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Club Name: | North Central Alberta ARC (NCAARC) |
City: St. Albert | Serving Areas: North Central Alberta |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | www.ncaarc.ca |
Club Callsign: | VE6LAW, VE6JKB |
Contact: | Steve Pederson VE6STE/VE6XX Email to: |
Club Mailing Address: | 14 Dunvegan Court, St. Albert, AB T8N 6B1 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Meetings are held the third Saturday of the month except for July and December. If the meetings falls on a weekend with a statutory holiday it is held the following Saturday. Meeting location is is the City of St. Albert Fire Station No. 3 at 100 Giroux Road in St. Albert, and commence at 0930. Club members gather for breakfast most Saturday mornings at 0800 at Toast, located at 11 Belrose Drive in St. Albert. |
Classes Offered: | Contact for further information about planned courses. |
Accredited Examiner(s): | Garry VA6GB Email to: , Herman VE6ADD Email to: |
Repeaters: | VE6LAW 146.940 (-) T: 100 Hz; IRLP 1440/EchoLink 236406 VE6JKB 444.250(+) MHz; D-STAR B-Module |
Club Events: | The club is actively involved in providing communications for community events such as marathons and other runs. We also enjoy VE6KD site on occasion, including multiple years as VE6RAC for Canada Day Contest. The club is also in the process of outfitting its communications trailer that will be used as a net control centre for public service events as well as well as any time it is needed in times of an emergency. |
Club Notes: | VE6LAW repeater is located at #3 Fire Hall, St. Albert, AB, N53-38-394, W113-48-209 – Elevation 670 m |
Listing last updated: | 2017.05.02 |
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Club Name: | Yellowknife ARC |
City: Yellowknife | Serving Areas: Yellowknife |
RAC Region: Western | |
Website: | www.ykars.com |
Club Callsign: | VE8YK |
Contact: | Chris Cameron – Email: or Tel: (867) 444-6071 |
Club Mailing Address: | PO BOX 752 STN MAIN,Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2N6 |
Meeting dates, times, locations: | Last Wednesday of each month – 1900 MT – Room 129, St-Pat’s High School |
Classes Offered: | Yes. Contact club for dates. |
Accredited Examiner(s): | Chris John, VE8CDJ |
Repeaters: | VE8YK 146.940 (-) VE8RAE 145.150 (+) |
Club Events: | Field Day |
Club Notes: | |
Listing last updated: | 2016.08.30 |
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