Our friends at the Northern Alberta Radio Club are hosting a tail gate flea market at their club station and main repeater site.
Where: 200 92 Avenue NW, Edmonton.
When: 1000-1200h, Saturday, June 6, 2026.
Vendors can set up at 0930h.
Bring your goods for sale and see what you can take home with you!
Our friends at the North-Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club are hosting an event they are calling Back to the Future With CW.
When: 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 23, 2026
Where: 100 Giroux Rd., St. Albert. (that’s Fire Station #3, see the map below)
What it is: There is growing interest in CW as a mode of communication for hams. Jim Nichols, VE6GL, will be presenting Back to the Future with CW. Jim is an avid CW operator and an active member of the Long Island CW Club. He plans to offer an introduction to the relevance of CW, the growing interest in the mode, and how you can become proficient in CW.
Here’s a map showing the location of Fire Station #3 in St. Albert:
Space is limited so please email Ernest Clintberg, VE6EC, at <ernestedd@gmail.com> to reserve your spot. Please email before end of day on Monday, May 18 to allow NCAARC to plan the event. First come, first served!
The Canada-Wide Science Fair will be held in Edmonton this year and Radio Amateurs of Canada will have a booth there to engage the youth that are attending the science fair and introduce them to our hobby.
The CWSF showcases the talents of students in grades 7 to 12. Young people from all over Canada will be attending the event so this is a great opportunity for making young people aware of amateur radio and getting them interested in it.
Along with Radio Amateurs of Canada the Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club and our friends at the Northern Alberta Radio Club will assist in staffing the booth.
This is all happening at the Edmonton Expo Centre. Public viewing is from 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM on Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29.
If you know any young people with an interest in science, technology, engineering and math tell them to come down and learn about all kinds of science!
Complete information can be found on their website here:
2026 Canada-Wide Science FairWe hope to see you there!
As you may already know Environment Canada made the decision to shut down the remaining Weatheradio transmitters across Canada. In recent years many sites have been taken out of service but as of March 31, 2026 all weather radio transmitters have been shut down Canada-wide.
There is a petition to the federal government of Canada to re-instate the Weatheradio service. If you would like to add your voice to the petition you can do so here:
Our friends at the North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club are looking for some help with their casino nights. This is happening on May 13 and 14. In particular they need some help filling the night shifts.
If you’d like to help them out you can sign up here:
The Annual General Meeting of the Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club will be held at the High Park Community League Hall at 11032 154 Street NW in Edmonton.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT OUR REGULAR FLEA MARKET OR MEETING LOCATION. Our regular location is under renovation and is not available to us. The AGM will be held from 11:00 AM to noon. The meeting, as in past years, will be held after the flea market.
A reminder that memberships expire on April 30 so we will be accepting memberships at this event.
The schedule for the day is a bit different than usual due to the change in venue:
Radio World has generously provided two gift certificates in the amounts of $100 and $50 that will be door prizes for this event. We are fortunate and grateful to have such generous sponsorship of our club events. A big thank you to Radio World and all their staff!
If you want a table at the flea market please contact Neil, VE6TCK/VE6JW, at 780-818-1975 or VE6TCK@gmail.com to reserve one. Tables will be limited at this location.
Please contact any member of executive with any questions you may have.
The QCARC’s annual winter social, flea market and Ukrainian meal has now come and gone and we can say that it was another successful event enjoyed by many. Over one hundred attendees enjoyed socializing, scouring the flea market tables and haggling for a good deal.
Many thanks to our sponsors, Icom Canada and Radio World for their continued and generous support with their displays and door prizes. The executive and members of the QCARC greatly appreciate their support and participation. The event would not be the same without them.
A big thank you is due to each and every volunteer that donated their time and effort to the running of the event. These events would not happen without all of your contributions!
The excellent Ukrainian meal that was provided was enjoyed by many. While a caterer provided the food itself, generous volunteers laid it out for us and cleaned up afterwards. We are all thankful for your efforts!
Our friends at the NCAARC in St. Albert have the following announcement:
Chris Bone, VA6CMB, will be speaking about D-Star and related topics at the next North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club meeting in February. This is an invitation to attend the event. There is room for up to 20 hams.
When: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 9:30 AM
Where: Fire Station #3 in St Albert located at 100 Giroux Rd, St. Albert
There is limited space so if you are interested in attending please email Ernest Clintberg, VE6EC before end of day on Monday, February 16, 2026 at ernestedd@gmail.com.
This is a first come, first served event, so please email Ernest as soon as possible to ensure you have a spot.