NEWS

Membership Dues

The club executive requests that members pay their 2022-2023 membership dues. RAC members pay $40 for a club membership and non-RAC members pay $53 for a membership. Non-RAC members pay an extra $13 because this is the amount RAC charges for non-RAC members for liabilty insurance. Please confirm that your RAC membership is current before submitting the club dues and provide your RAC membership number when you submit payment either by cheque or via etransfer (see here for details on payment methods).

***Important Notice*** October 2022 Annual General Meeting and regular Club meeting

The meeting is scheduled for October 24th, 2022 at the downtown Library, 74 Mackenzie St., Sudbury,  from 6:30 - 7:40 pm.

*Note* The local 2 meter nets are now back to using the VE3SRG repeater on Sundays and Wednesdays at 7:30 pm.

October 26th, 2020  HF Nets Hosted Locally

Two HF nets are active and are hosted locally by Rolly VA3CRE. The Nickel Belt Net operates daily Monday to Friday on 40 Meters (7.250 Mhz) from 3:00 to 4:00 PM local time. The net recently passed its 2 year anniversary. A second more recently established net, the Farmers Net, operates on Sundays from 9:00 - 10:00 AM local time on 40 meters (7.242 MHZ)

October 16, 2020

A new listing has been added for amateur radio gear for sale by VA3TSS Tom. Interested parties are asked to contact Tom directly via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

March 1, 2020

Check out the revised list of gear for sale from the estate of Barry VE3ZLB.

January 25, 2020

SURVEY RESULTS: Earlier in December members were asked to fill in an online survey which was designed to get a better feel for what direction(s) the club would like to move in this year. The results have been compiled and will be presented at the next meeting. Here is table of the survey results and a graphical summary of the results.

**** PRESENTATION****

Steve, VE3IAM, will be presenting the results for the survey that was offered to club members in order to determine where their interests lie with respect to Ham radio activities. If you have not completed and submitted the survey, we encourage you to do so. Results will help the club executive in planning future activities (e.g., Field Day), interest groups, training, and presentations at club meetings.

October 7, 2019

The club is assisting with the sale of radio gear, test equipment and electronic components from the estate of Al VE3AC.  From main menu (left hand side of this page), select "For Sale" for a list of items. There is also a link to photos. Use the "Make an Offer" feature to submit your bid on items.

March 12, 2019

FT8 Digital Mode How-to Guide 

For those interested in the FT8 digital mode,here is a very good guide presented by Gary Hinson ZL2iFB.  http://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf

Gary covers the nitty gritty of getting on the air with FT8 and discovering how weak signal communication is possible with this digital mode. There is tons of detailed information in this comprehensive guide which is written from the perspective of a DXer operating on the HF bands.

His admonition is: "Be tolerant. It is not easy to master FT8!  Be Patient!" The assumption is that readers are familiar with interfacing a radio to a computer. The WSJT-X software is free and runs on Windows, Linux and Apple MacOS (OS X).

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The 2018  Christmas gathering was well attended at Sizzle Mongolian Grill.

 Photos contributed by Doug VA3TDG.

 November 15, 2017

The VE3SRG repeater is back on the air - thanks to Ken, VE3PHC, for his efforts in this regard. The weekly 2 meter nets will return to VE3SRG. Please note that the timeout timer is now set to five minutes, the tail is shortened and the CW Identifier audio was a bit reduced - thank you to Luc VE3AR who made a site visit to make the changes.

The VE3ONL repeater is back on the air, thanks to Luc, VE3AR, and Steve, VE3RX.

 October 23rd, 2017

Following the short formal part of the meeting, Ve3AJB, Allan, will be making a presentation "HotSpots for Digital Modes - Dstar, Fusion and DMR". Come and learn more about these modes and how HowSpots operate.

April 27th, 2017

The presentation made by Steve VE3RX at the April 24th meeting,  "Lightning Protection and Grounding For your Ham Radio Station" is available here.

February 15, 2017

Steve VE3RX recently finished a project to replace the burnt panel lights in his Ameritron HF linear amplifier. The article he wrote about his project was published in RAC's TCA magazine. 

This article was published in the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine and is being reprinted here with their permission. 

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Want to become a Ham? The club sponsors classes and examination sessions. To learn more, please attend one of the regular monthly meetings (last Monday of the month - September to June) at Independent Living Sudbury-Manitoulin , 125 Durham St. Sudbury. Meetings start at 7 p.m. 

To get started in Amateur Radio, check out the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) website (http://wp.rac.ca/how-to-start/).  A self-study guide is available for purchase on-line at the RAC website. 

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