The summer events (and sadly, also the summer weather) are done, but luckily amateur radio can be an indoor activity too! We have several smaller scale events coming up in October to support emergency preparedness and support local community and regional organizations.

Hope everyone is having a great long weekend, despite the slightly smoky air. Hard to believe September is already upon us!

Previous newsletters can be found in the archive.

An enormous thank you to everyone who helped out during VECTOR deployments at civic events these past few weeks. Multiple city partners and the EOC staff were impressed with our professionalism and crowd reports during the Celebration of Light fireworks, and have extended their appreciation and a sincere thank you to us for our support.

Previous newsletters can be found in the archive.

Thank you to everyone who came to Field Day this past weekend! Volunteers deserve an enormous thank you for helping set up, take down, organise us, and prepare food! Being back at Queen Elizabeth Park for a full weekend was good. A feedback form is circulating to the volunteers, please contribute your ideas/observations. We already have some changes for next year based on volunteer feedback.

Hard to believe that it’s June and Field Day is almost upon us, followed by a host of summer civic events! We hope you’ll be able to join us at Field Day for our summer social, and help support some of our local events in July.

Thank you to everyone who helped out with the Vaisakhi parade. A recap of VECTOR’s participation at Vaisakhi has been posted on our website.

Previous newsletters can be found in the archive.

VECTOR News

• April Members’ Meeting - April 2^nd at 18:30

  The April members’ meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 2^nd, at 18:30 in the E-Comm Media Room. We encourage in-person participation, but you can also join remotely on Zoom.

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Did you feel the recent earthquake? Thanks to Lis VA7EVJ for getting on air to run an impromptu check-in net, and thanks to everyone who checked in.

Wishing everyone a happy lunar new year for the Year of the Snake. One of the traits associated with the zodiac sign of the snake is resilience, and that aligns nicely with one of VECTOR’s core purposes.

Wishing everyone a happy start to 2025!

Previous newsletters can be found in the archive.

VECTOR News

• January Members’ Meeting

  The January members’ meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 8^th, at 18:30 in the E-Comm Media Room. We encourage in-person participation, but you can also join remotely on Zoom.

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