Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club

The North Central Alberta Amateur Radio Club is planning to hold another hotspot presentation. This will be held at Fire Station #3 at 100 Giroux Rd, St. Albert on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM.

Dave Hughes, President of NCAARC, will be presenting this workshop. He has a number of hotspots that are for sale. If you wish to purchase one, please email him. His pricing has yet to be determined but it is very competitive. He builds these units and they have great capabilities and quality. We can accommodate up to 16 people and are inviting hams from the Edmonton area.

If interested, please email Ernest at ernestedd@gmail.com and copy Dave Hughes at ve6dave@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at this presentation. For those who email to register for the presentation Ernest will respond and send you a map directing you to Fire Hall #3 in St. Albert.

Our 2026 fall social and flea market was held on October 10th and once again it went off very well indeed. Deals were made, equipment was bought and sold and by all accounts it was a very good day.

A big thank you to:

• Icom Canada for providing the door prize, an Icom IC-V86 2m handheld transceiver. Icom has consistently been very supportive of the QCARC and we are grateful for this!
• The Northern Alberta Radio Club. They ran a 50/50 lottery which is a bit of work given the AGLC regulations around that. Our many friends in TNARC are always a pleasure to interact with and we share many enjoyable events together.

And a very special thank you to all those who pitched in to help make this yet another successful event. You know who you are and you are all appreciated. We could not hold these events without the help all who volunteer to contribute their time and effort to make these events what they are.

Below are a couple of photos taken at the event. The first one is Lloyd, VA6CLR, president of TNARC (on the right) presenting the 50/50 winnings to Art Fogel (centre). Congratulations, Art! Our QCARC president Neil, VE6TCK, (on the left) is scrutinizing the proceedings.

The second photo is Patrick, VE6PLW, who was the lucky winner of the door prize, an Icom IC-V86 2m handheld transceiver. Congratulations, Patrick!

Our friends at The Northern Alberta Radio Club are seeking students for their upcoming Amateur Radio Basic Operators Certificate training course. If you’ve been thinking about getting your amateur radio operator’s license here is an excellent opportunity.

Learning in a structured and group environment gives you access to an instructor and the support of a peer group who are all working towards the same goal. It makes for a fun and interesting experience.

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The fall social and flea market 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 LOCATION. Our regular location is under renovation and is not available to us.

Event schedule:

• 09:00: Vendors with table reservations can set up
• 10:00: Doors open to the public
• 12:00: 50/50 draw

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.

Please see the RAC article on this topic, here:

Offers are welcome on all items. Inquire further with Neil, VE6TCK.

• Cushcraft AP-8 vertical HF multi-band antenna $150
• 2m J-pole antenna $30
• Comet GP-3 dual band antenna (2m/70cm) $75.00
• 80m-10m end fed half wave antenna $75.00
• Yaesu FT-2400 VHF mobile (not working ) $30.00
• MFJ-1278 TNC $50.00
• Fluke 1952A frequency counter $80.00
• Heathkit HA-202 2m power amplifier $60.00
• 24 VDC 1.2A power supply
• Jana SWR meter
• Home Brew 0-12V DC power supply
• Two dummy loads
• Heathkit SWR meter 
• Icom 2730 dual-band mobile, $300.00 and Comet CA2X4SR dual band antenna with mount, $75.00 or both items for $350.00 OBO. This is a high quality radio with a large remote head with suction-cup window mount.

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:

We 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:

Weatherradio petition