Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club

An interesting event this weekend: Buffalos On The Air (BOTA) is anAmateur Radio (Ham Radio) event taking place 22 July 2023 to celebrate the retirement of theRCAF CC115 Buffalo aircraft

The club will again be participating in Field Day this year, which will take place June 24-25. The event is designed to increase portable operating skills, which is a great

The club’s annual general meeting took place on June 6th and the “new” slate of club officers was named, which, minus the vacant position, is identical to last year. The

The BC Amateur Radio Coordination Council has updated their database of repeaters for the province. Their new list on their website is is populated directly from their external database. This

Some news regarding the swap meet: ESTATE SALES: Three estate sales will occur at the swap meet, two of which are from recent MRARC club members that became silent keys.

Want a great laptop for portable use or doing POTA? Two members of the Coquitlam club are spearheading an initiative to support the Steps Together Foundation, a charity for underprivileged

The club deeply regrets to announce the passing of our club member, Gerald Fix (VE7GJK). We received word on Feb 26th that Gerald had passed away that morning after battling

The club deeply regrets to announce the passing of our club member, Mel Porritt (VE7AL). Mel passed away on February 22, 2023 at Maple Ridge Hospital. Mel was a current

The club set up outdoors for Winter Field Day, 2023 on January 28 and 29. The aim of the event is to hone emergency communcations skills under harsh conditions that

The club will again be entering Winter Field Day which takes place January 28 and 29, 2023. This will be an outdoor event, in cold, unpleasant conditions, snow if possible.