Weekday Mornings at 8:30AM Local Time
Thursday Evenings at 8:00PM Local Time
Sunday Evenings at 8:00PM Local Time
Echolink: VE3PBO-R or VE3RB-R
Allstar: Node 611419
The Holiday Dinner this year will be December 20th at 6PM at Swiss Chalet on Lansdowne. Please RSVP to Jordan at VE3AVA@VE3PBO.CA
Time: December 20 @ 6:00 pm – December 20 @ 9:00 pm
Swiss Chalet Lansdowne
933 Lansdowne St W, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 1Z5, Canada
The Peterborough Amateur Radio Club is hosting a virtual Basic License Course that Starts January 13th 2024 @ 7PM
Cost is $60
The Course will be conducted Virtually via Google Meet. Any outside participants that wish to take the course with PARC are welcomed to do so, and in person or remote exams are available after the completion of the course, and included in the cost. The $60 fee also includes a free membership to PARC for the remainder of the Calendar Year.
Recommended Study Material Can Be Purchased Here, it is recommended that you purchase the book for later reference, but a loaned copy of this material (for Peterborough area participants) can be arranged if you do not want to use the book after the completion of the course.
This course is focused on what you need to learn to pass the exam only, and a workshop will be hosted in Peterborough at a later date for New Hams.
Contact education@ve3pbo.ca for more information.
All meetings are hybrid meeting of combined in-person and Google Meet. The meeting location is at Otonabee Valley Public School’s Library, 580 River Rd S, Peterborough, ON K9J 1E7. Take south doors from parking lot and walk straight to Library.
Peterborough Amateur Radio Club meetings are “usually” held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm. All amateurs including anyone interested in becoming an Amateur radio operator are welcomed to attend PARC meetings.
Meetings are not held for the months of July and August.
For the details of the next PARC meeting please visit the Events Page.
The December Meeting is PARCS AGM.
All meetings are hybrid meeting of combined in-person and Google Meet. The meeting location is at Otonabee Valley Public School’s Library, 580 River Rd S, Peterborough, ON K9J 1E7. Take south doors from parking lot and walk straight to Library.
Special Content at this meeting will be:
2025 Budget
Repeater Technician Nominations and Election
A very successful workshop today organized by Rick VE3RKY our Education Coordinator. Many helpful tips all around.
Many thanks to Otonabee South Monaghan Fire Department and Chuck VA3NY for hosting it, and of course Rick VE3RKY for organizing it.
Thank you VE3RKY, and VE3BSR for the photos and videos.
Amateur Radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or cell phones. It’s fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need.
PARC Fox Hunts usually happen every two weeks on Sunday. Start location is the top of Armor Hill (Drive to the Peterborough Museum and Archives, and Drive to the parking lot at the top of the hill.
Fox Starts Transmitting at 13:00 on 146.580 reset your cars odometer lowest distance wins. Winner is the next fox.
Next Hunt is December 1st! Fox is John VA3NW.
Fox Hunts are not a race, participants are expected to obey applicable driving laws.
The 2024 Corn roast was a great success at our new location at the Riverview Park and Zoo. Thank you to all who came out, and those who brought food. Special Thanks go to Barry VE3BLM for the use of his BBQ, Jordan VE3AVA for cooking, and arranging the new venue last minute, Clay VE3YCL for Cooking and the use of a burner for the corn, Martin VA3OMW for the pot and picking up the corn. If you have any more photos from the event please contact VE3YCL.
Thanks to a lot of hard work by the Tech Team. VE3TJR which is located near Buckhorn, on Deer Bay is now Linked to the network full time via Allstar.
The Yaesu DR-1X Repeater running at 15 watts, has been replaced by a commercial Motorola MTR2000 running at 40 Watts. This should greatly increase coverage of the cottage area, including handheld use on buckhorn lake.
The duplexer has been sucessfully finetuned to decrease loss.
A cell phone modem, and MikroTik Router have been installed to link the repeater via Allstar for now until the completion of the HamNET Project. The equipment has been successfully moved into a 2 post rack, that was donated last year in preparation for the installation of equipment from the Selwyn Fire Department.
Getting TJR to this point has been a multi month project. With donations of Equipment, and funds from members, the new repeater was purchased with funds from the spring donation program. We thank all members for their contributions. We would also like to thank Selwyn, and Selwyn FD for the continued use of this site for emergency communications.
