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October 10 Banana Split Event

Let’s have fun together on air Saturday, October 10, challenging each other on movie and famous quotes for a couple of hours. Catch you there at 11:00?

We play on air to keep our skills fresh and give each other feedback on how we do. This activity exercises calling protocol and handing off net control.

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VECTOR September 5 Charley Event

Let’s have fun together on air Saturday, September 5, using calling protocol for a couple of hours. Catch you there at 11:00?

We play on air to keep our skills fresh and give each other feedback on how we do.

Join in if you can reach VE7RVF at 11:00 PDT on Saturday, September 5th (long weekend), 2020.

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Tale of Two Packets

Getting to a Packet Radio BBS, a tale of two packets Attending a VECTOR packet night has shown me a couple of ways we can explore packet radio beyond the message transfers we do in RMS Winlink (or Pat) and VCTPacket. Continue reading (700 words)...



Nov 17 VHF Contact (QSO) Party

Southwest BC & Northwest WA QSO Party

Many urban radio amateurs have no access to High Frequency (HF) radio equipment and are prevented from participating in the active world of Radio Sport, a popular and interesting dimension of amateur radio.

If you live in Metro Vancouver, Southwest BC from the Islands to Hope or Northwest Washington, we’ve got something for you!

The one, the only, the inaugural… SOUTHWEST BC + NORTHWEST WA VHF QSO PARTY

In keeping with VECTOR’s need to develop and expand on a high level of VHF voice communications capability in Vancouver and the local region, and our desire to reach out to the broader amateur radio community, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to launch a new contest opportunity, the Annual Southwest BC & Northwest WA VHF QSO Party for the Amateur Radio community on both sides of the Canada-US border. Join us on November 17th, the first Saturday after Remembrance Day, for the launch of what will become an annual tradition in Southwest British Columbia and Northwest Washington State.

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