Next Club Meeting 1st of Nov 2022 at 7:30PM
VSAR Building - 177 Middle Dyke Rd, Kentville
The club is looking for:
A volunteer to replace Art as the Treasurer
VE1AEH Repeater
The club's repeater is located in Glenmont. Some features are analog/digital voice, packet and IRLP/Echolink.
Club History
Kings County Amateur Radio Club dates its beginnings back to January 21, 1969, when a group of 12 local amateurs grouped together to form a club.
Awards
The club has the February Challenge, which offers participants a chance to earn a CW, SSB Phone and Digital Modes award.
Local Amateur Radio Clubs Achieve Their Best Results in North American Field Day
Jayden Robar-Boudreau, VA1ALO, a newly certified amateur radio operator is seen here during one of his middle-of-the-night shifts at the Get on the Air (GOTA) station during the American Radio Relay League’s (ARRL) Field Day held on June 25-26 across North America.
CARHOF Welcomes New Trustees:
Helen Archibald, VA1YL and Neil King, VA7DX July 2021
The Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Helen Archibald, VA1YL, of Port Williams, Nova Scotia and Neil King, VA7DX of Vancouver, British Columbia have joined the Board of Trustees for three-year appointments.
KCARC Ham of the Year 11 Mar 2021
It is with great pleasure that at our March 2021 meeting our past president, Wayne – VE1BAB, presented Lysle – VE1BZE with the KCARC’s Amateur of the year award for 2020/2021. Lysle was instrumental in purchasing and organizing the requirements to upgrade the Club’s VE1AEH Repeater.
Recipient of the RAC Amateur of the Year 2020: Al Penney, VO1NO. 2 Mar 2021
The RAC Board of Directors takes great pleasure in selecting Al Penney, VO1NO, as the recipient of the RAC Amateur of the Year Award for 2020 in recognition of his tireless efforts to promote Amateur Radio in his home province of Newfoundland, throughout Canada and internationally.
