Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club

Please see the RAC article on this topic, here:

Some of these items will be at the NARC tailgate flea market on Saturday, June 6th (1000-1200h at the main NARC site)and some will be at the SARA picnic on Saturday, June 13 in Red Deer, here: SARA Flea Market and AGM

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
• Yaesu G-450 rotor w/200′ cable $350.00
• Icom  IC-7300 $1100.00
• Hex Beam antenna w/30′ mast, mount and rope guys (3 levels)   $800.00
• Comet GP-3 dual band antenna (2m/70cm) $75.00
• 80m-10m end fed half wave antenna $75.00
• Dynascan (B&K Precision) 3010 function generator $40.00
• Yaesu FT-2400 VHF mobile (not working ) $30.00
• Realistic Pro-2020 VHF scanner $10.00
• MFJ-1278 TNC $50.00
• Rhode & Schwarz SMDA signal generator $75.00
• K&B Scope 33330 75.00
• Fluke 1952A frequency counter $80.00
• Yaesu FT-767GX with 2m & 70cm modules, MD-1 desk mic. and SP-767 spkr. $800.00
• Heathkit HA-202 2m power amplifier $60.00
• 24 VDC 1.2A power supply
• Jana SWR meter
• Yaesu FT-411 2m HT
• Yaesu FTH-2008 2m HT
• Home Brew 0-12V DC power supply
• Two dummy loads
• Heathkit SWR meter 

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

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:

NCAARC casino night sign-up

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:

• 0900 – 1100: Doors open for vendor set up, flea market and social
• 1100 – 1200: AGM

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.