PGARC – SURPLUS EQUIPMENT SALE AND SOME GIVEAWAYS
-SUNDAY FEB 15 2026 – 1PM TO 4PM
PLACE – OLD BEAVERLEY FIRE HALL (PGARC OFFICE) – ACROSS HWY 16W FROM THE OLD FIREHALL
IF YOU HAVE SOME ITEMS YOU WISH TO SELL, YOU ARE WELCOME TO BRING THEM.
TABLE SPACE MAY BE LIMITED SO BRING YOUR OWN TABLE IF YOU HAVE MANY ITEMS OR SELL FROM THE TRUNK.
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR PARTICIPATION BUT FEEL FREE TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE CLUB.
COME AND VISIT IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE CLUB OFFICE OR SEEN THE INSIDE OF THE PGARC EMERGENCY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TRAILER.
2026-FEB-4 – FOUR CLUB MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN ERTEX 2025 AT THE EMCR OFFICE IN PRINCE GEORGE. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EXERCISE IN BC. A SIMULATED EMERGENCY WAS BEING HANDLED BY EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTERS (EOC’s IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROVINCIAL REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTERS (PREOC’s). WE PARTICIPATED IN TESTING OF COMMUNICATIONS USING WINLINK EXPRESS BY SENDING EMAILS USING HF RADIO EQUIPMENT.
2026-JAN-10 – EQUIPMENT RACKS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE EMCR RADIO SHACK TO HOUSE THE FORMER CARNEY REPEATERS. MORE WORK PARTIES TO ARRANGED.
2025-DEC-6 – PGARC MEMBERS REMOVED THE OUTDOOR ANTENNA INSTALLATION AT THE HOME OF A DECEASED MEMBER
2025-NOV-20 – THE CLUB XMAS SOCIAL EVENT WAS HELD AT THE HOME OF VE7CKZ, TODD & DEBBIE.
2025-NOV-29 – PGARC EQUIPMENT REMOVAL FROM CARNEY HILL. STILL SOME SMALLER ITEMS TO BE REMOVED. REINSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT AT ANOTHER LOCATION TBD.
2025-NOV 28 – PGSAR HALL 1830-2000 – RESTRICTED RADIO TELEPHONE CERTIFICATION -AERONAUTICAL COURSE – Email matt.mclean (at) pgsar.ca to register.
2025-NOV-20 – 5:00 PM – PGARC XMAS DINNER HOSTED AT HOME OF VE7CKZ, TODD & DEBBIE. . $15.00. REGISTER ATTENDANCE WITH VE7CKZ OR VE7AV FOR PAYMENT INFORMATION.
2025-NOV-15 – PGARC HAMCOURSE FOR THE BASIC QUALIFICATION (NOV 15/16 22/23 – REGISTER WITH VE7AV frankvdz@telus.net
2025-NOV-10 – READ BC-HYDRO POWER METER DUE FOR APPLEAL OF A BILLING – MINOR ADJUSTMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS MADE.
2025-NOV-9- TABOR MTN TO INVESTIGATE FEED LINE PERFORMANCE OF THE NORTH LINK & MINOR ELECTRICAL WORK
2025-NOV-2 – PGARC WORK PARTY FOR TABOR MTN. MAJOR TECHNICAL UPDATES – DUPLEXERS WERE REPLACED WITH MULTICOUPLERS & BAND PASS FILTER INSTALLED FOR THE NORTH LINK
2025-OCT-29 -= PILOT MTN – MINOR WORK AND ADJUSTMENTS
2025-OCT-25 – PGSAR EXERCISE WILLOW RIVER/HWY 16 AREA. EMCR REGISTER HAMS PARTICIPATED
2025-OCT-21 – PILOT MTN – VHF/UHF MULTI COUPLER & 2 BANDPASS FILTERS INSTALLED & OTHER WORK COMPLETED
2025-OCT-1 – FRASER MTN WORK PARTY – TOWER FENCING AND OTHER WORK COMPLETED
2025-SEP-27 – MCBRIDE-VALEMOUNT-LOOSE WORK PARTY – MULTICOUPLER & FILTERS INSTALLED AT THE LUCILE MTN SITE
2025-SEP-24- VERDUN WORK PARTY – REQUIRES ANOTHER SITE VISIT. WORKS AS A REMOTE BASE STN.
2025-AUG-27- PILOT MTN – UHF ANTENNA WORK