2023 Events Snapshots
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Last year, we served at events and sites in a variety of ways. Ask us about what you see in the photos.
- 2023-03-11 at Dunbar Community Centre
- 2023-04-22 at Kerrisdale Community Centre
- 2023-05-27 at DEEP’s Disaster Support Hub drill
- 2023-07-08 for our mini-COL prep drill
- 2023-07-22 at Celebration of Light
- 2023-08-27 at Punjabi Market Live
- 2024-01-27 for our Winter Field Day
Dunbar Community Centre Vision Kit Test - 2023-03-11
We took a Vision deployable station kit to Dunbar in our March community centre drill.
Dunbar has an identical antenna to our main Tier 1 goto centres and the DSAs. We found two connectors for that one antenna, so we used the kit’s antenna instead.
Later, Anthony VE7XAK checked out the antenna connector with our colleagues in Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness.
![Testing a Vision Kit at VA7DBA, VA7AZF](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_drills_2023_dunbar_01.jpg)
![Kit antenna below permanent antenna at Dunbar](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_drills_2023_dunbar_02.jpg)
Kerrisdale Community Centre KCCS Kit Test - 2023-04-22
![Testing Winlink on KCCS station, VA7AZF](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_drills_2023_kerrisdale_01.jpg)
![Closer look at KCCS cart station, VA7AZF](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_drills_2023_kerrisdale_02.jpg)
DEEP’s Dunbar Disaster Support Hub Drill - 2023-05-27
![Dunbar DSH site - four colour-coded pop-up shelters front the ISO container on the hopscotch apron](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_drills_2023_dunbar_dsh.jpg)
COL Prep Drill - July 2023
A small crew assembled to evaluate our handheld radios around the beach with the latest Vision station grab and go kit at the Area Command location.
![Testing a Vision Kit with DC Power](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_drills_2023_col_01.jpg)
![VA7IT, VA7GMX, VE7SWS with station at planned net control site](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_drills_2023_col_02.jpg)
![Team debrief afterward: VA7IT, VE7SWs, VA7YAA, VA7AZF, VA7HCS, VA7GMX](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_drills_2023_col_03.jpg)
VECTOR at the COL Area Command Site - 2023-07-22
![Net Control crew - VA7ZMR, VA7MCZ](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_events_2023_col.jpg)
VECTOR at Punjabi Market Live - 2023-08-27
![Outreach demonstration booth and antenna, VE7DET](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_events_2023_punjabimarket_1203.jpg)
![Event Crew - VE7PXG, VA7LZL, VE7DET, VA7SES](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_events_2023_punjabimarket_1817.jpg)
![Outreach demonstration booth and crew](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_events_2023_punjabimarket_1818.jpg)
Winter Field Day - 2024-01-27
![VA7DPO and VE7HAK at Stations 5 and 6 using our HF radios](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_events_2023_winterfd_181011.jpg)
![VE7PNP and VA7IL at Stations 5 and 6 reviewing the HF radio at Station 6 with VA7DPO](https://vectorradio.ca/img/vector/activities/preparation/img_events_2023_winterfd_201714.jpg)