Author Archives: John VE1CWJ

TARC POTA Event – Monday, October 12th 11am-2pm @ MacElmon’s Pond Provincial Park

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The club is planning to gather at MacElmon’s Pond Provincial Park from 11am-2pm on Monday, October 12th. There will be a few portable HF stations set up for a Parks on the Air (POTA) activation of the park (CA-1791) along with a satellite activation, fox hunt and a BBQ lunch. There should be something for everyone so come on out and bring a friend or family member. Contact John VE1CWJ for more information or details.

For those who are unable to attend, but would like to participate by giving us a contact, we will be calling “CQ POTA” on 146.520 MHz (FM simplex) around 1pm. We’d appreciate a contact with anyone who is available!

MacElmon’s Pond is located at 219 MacElmon Road, off TCH104 exit 13 for Debert. MacElmon Road runs between TCH104 and Highway 2.

ARISS Expedition 75 / Series 33 SSTV Event – Friday, October 2nd, 2026

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There is a SSTV event planned for this weekend with images transmitted from the International Space Station on 437.550 MHz in Robot 36 mode.

See the ARISS website for more details: https://www.ariss.org/upcoming-sstv-events.html

The NASA “Spot the Station” website is also helpful for finding out when the ISS will pass over your QTH: https://www.nasa.gov/spot-the-station/

Exercise Handshake – Tuesday, September 29th @ 7pm

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Don’t forget to check in to Exercise Handshake on the last Tuesday of the month. You can check in on the MAVCOM repeater system, on HF @ +/-3675kHz, with a Winlink message addressed to the tactical callsign HANDSHAKE, or with a packet message addressed to EOC7CA@VE1MPF.#MCTN.NB.CAN.NOAM

For more details on Exercise Handshake, check out the information page on the Maritime Amateur website: https://sites.google.com/view/the-maritime-amateur/exercise-handshake?pli=1&authuser=0

If anyone plans to be at the club station this month, please send me an email to let me know!

Club Net – Sundays @ 7:10pm on VE1HAR

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The TARC Sunday evening club net will resume this coming weekend (Sunday, September 20th). Join us on the VE1HAR repeater (147.135+ MHz) starting at 7:10-7:15pm (after the Gore 6m net). The net is open to all amateurs new and old and is generally a roundtable discussion rather than directed with a net controller. Bring your questions, stories, or just listen in – all are welcome!

***Correction – we will use the VE1HAR repeater in future weeks to avoid conflict with the Saltwater Net on VE1TRO at 7:30pm, sorry for the confusion tonight!

September 14, 2026 TARC AGM & Monthly Meeting

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Thanks to all who attended the meeting and have joined the club for another year. A warm welcome to new club member Victor, VE1AEN, and past members Lindsey, VE1LCG, & Luigi, VE1XBJ, who have rejoined the club this year.

The AGM & meeting included election of the 2026-27 Club Executive, reports, and regular club business. Jim, VE1ASN, brought in a portable HF antenna he recently acquired which stimulated discussion about planning a club POTA & BBQ event later this Fall – more details to follow on this!