IRLP needs sorting and PiEGO needs to be installed.

Terry VE7TRZ and Mike VE7KPZ will be heading up to the VE7EGO repeater site this Thursday at 2PM.

Mike has 3 seats free in the Jeep if you'd like to join us. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if interested, or find us on VE7RSS 146.88- from noon on until the work is done.

FYI,
Mike VE7KPZ
NORAC Vice President 2017-2019, Technical Committee Member

 
This 24 hour contest runs from 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC on July 1st 2019. In local time that's 5:00pm Sunday, until 5:00pm on Monday.
 
If you are looking to work this contest with a group/social setting, you might want to contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. about his "shack open house" this weekend. Ralph has the space to have a small (<15 people) group over at his place to work his rig and beautiful wideband vertical antennae for 20m and 40m.
 
FYI,
Mike VE7MHE 

Hello All!

This month's NORAC club meeting will be held on June 20, 2019 at 7:30 PM at the People Place.

This will be the last club meeting before the summer hiatus for club meetings. Meetings will resume in September.

Some club members will meet for dinner at Boston Pizza before the meeting (as early as 5 PM).

After the meeting, some club members will QSY over to Denny's.

Along with regular club business, this meeting will also include some final planning for the upcoming ARRL Field Day event.

Hope to see you all there,
Mike VE7KPZ
NORAC Vice-President 2017-2019

The ARRL Field Day officially runs from June 22-23, 2019.

Field Day is always held on the 4th full weekend in June.

Setup can start as early as Thursday evening (June 20) but the club will start setup on Friday evening (June 21).

For more details on the event and official rules, please visit: http://www.arrl.org/field-day

"What Is Field Day" (Printable PDF Flier)

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2019/2019-Field-Day-Packet-Complete.pdf

Mark your calendars! This is a weekend of HAM activities that is not to be missed.

Mike VE7KPZ has been named Field Day coordinator this year. The BIG List - our working planning document - has been started. Check it out and send your updates to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Also note: a detailed planning session happened at the regular NORAC club meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2019. See the presentation here.

 

Thoughts,
Mike VE7KPZ
NORAC Vice President 2017-2019

Ps: T-shirts for the event look pretty good this year: