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The Halifax Amateur Radio Club (H.A.R.C.), VE1FQ, has a long history dating back to its inception in 1933 and is one of the oldest amateur radio clubs in Canada. For the Club History and 
Brit Fader, VE1FQ, ran the VE1 and VE0 QSL bureau for over 49 years. He was Mr. QSL and Mr. Field Day for many of those years. The Brit Fader Memorial QSL Bureau, respectfully named in honour of VE1FQ, is operated by HARC.|
A special thanks to Paul (N0NBH) for giving permission to post these solar indices on the HARC website. For more information on how to interpret the above data, visit www.N0HR.com, or download the following ARRL document on Understanding Solar Indices |
Upcoming Events
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The ARRL North America Field Day will be the weekend of June 24 - 25 ....... for more information --- follow this link
To view the LATEST List of Club Events/Activities
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To view the LATEST ACTIVITY on the HARC Event Photogallery --- follow this link ->>
News
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PLEASE NOTE: Work is currently being carried out on the VE1PSR repeater (147.270+); while VE1PSR/VHF is currently operational, it can not be linked to other repeaters. Once the repairs are complete and the VE1PSR is once again linkable, this notice will be removed from the website. Posted: 15/06/2017 - 21:23 hrs.
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A copy of the 1959 edition of The Canadian Amateur was recently provided to HARC by Michel VE2TH; the whole of the edition was devoted to Amateur Radio in Nova Scotia. It is a big document so it has been posted in two parts.......to read the documents --- follow this link & scroll down.....
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HARC membership dues for 2017 are now due. You can now pay your HARC membership dues by electronic money transfer - for detailed information on the process, go to "Membership" under "The Club" pulldown tab at the top of the home page.
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HARC honours Win Hartlin (VE1WIN) with a special 2016 Amateur of the Year Award .......for more information on this announcement ----follow this link.....
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President's 2016 Annual Report - HARC President Brian Allen (VE1AZV) has presented his 2016 Annual Report. Click here to see the report.
HARC Establishes a "Wireless Room" exhibit at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic .......for more information on this announcement ----follow this link.....
How Hams like HARC's Brit Fader (VE1FQ) made communication possible with the Joint Arctic Weather Stations in the early days of amateur radio .......for more information on this announcement ----follow this link.....
Trent Mitchell - VE9EN - awarded the 2016 Brit FaderScholarship.......for more information on this announcement ----follow this link.....
RAC Revised 0 – 30 MHz Band Plan - The revised RAC 0-30 MHz Band Plan has been released with the effective date of December 1, 2015. This replaces the January 1, 2015 Band Plan version. It incorporates several updates to reflect feedback received on the earlier version. The Band Plan graphics have also been changed to improve readability and make it easier to determine which segments are recommended for which modes.
The RAC 0-30 MHz Band Plan is available on the RAC web site; down-load a copy or print one off for use in the "shack": wp.rac.ca/rac-0-30-mhz-band-plan.
A “tip of the hat” to VO1NO – Al Penny of Nova Scotia who chaired the RAC Band Planning Committee.
HARC members and former submariners donate two pair of dolphin to submarine museums.......for more information ----follow this link.....
HARC Repeater Use Policy
The HARC Repeater Use Policy is now being implemented. Click here for more info.
Technical News / Educational Tutorials
Dealing with Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) for Dummies
by Gary Bartlett - VE1RGB
DX4Win Intro Tutorial
by Howard Dickson - VE1DHD
DX4Win Advanced Tutorial
by Howard Dickson - VE1DHD
HamCAP Contesting Tutorial
by Tim Lilley - N3TL (with his permission)
The Halifax Amateur Radio Club is proud to be an Affiliated Member of Radio Amateurs of Canada.
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Site Last Updated: 21 June 2017