VECTOR January 2025 News

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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 8th, at 18:30 in the E-Comm Media Room. We encourage in-person participation, but you can also join remotely on Zoom.

    This month’s meeting will feature a review of how to find and sign up for VECTOR opportunities through Better Impact. We’ll also discuss what events, exercises, and training opportunities our members want to see offered over the coming year. Your feedback is really helpful as we start planning out the year.

    Anyone who has a new ID card to pick up can do so at the meeting.

  • VE7RVZ Repeater is Back On-Air

    We are excited to have our VHF repeater covering the south slope of Vancouver back on the air after an extended period of downtime. Our enormous thanks to David VE7LTD for his work to support this effort.

    VE7RVZ is VECTOR channel 20: 147.200 MHz, +0.6 MHz offset, tone 100.0 Hz

  • Online Discussion Forum

    We’re reviving the VECTOR online discussion forum, known as “Ask, Share, and Discuss”. This is an email-based and online discussion area for VECTOR members to discuss anything of relevance to VECTOR, amateur radio, emergency communications, or emergency management.

    Instructions on how to sign on are available in our Members Only section of the VECTOR website.

Community News

  • Burnaby Saturday Morning Coffee Meet-ups

    Our friends and neighbours at the Burnaby Amateur Radio Club host a weekly Saturday morning coffee meet-up to chat all things amateur radio. Join them at the Salvation Army Hall at 6125 Nelson Avenue in Burnaby, near Metrotown between 10:00 and noon.

Hands-On Opportunities

  • Monthly Emergency Communications Test

    City of Vancouver will be conducting their monthly emergency communications test on Wednesday, January 8th, at 10:00. VECTOR needs operators at the radio room, the VFRS & VPD DOCs, and DSA 1 downtown.

    You can find more information and signup in Better Impact.

    The February test will take place on February 5th and include DSA 2.

Trainings & Practice Opportunities

  • Net Control Operator Training

    Want to level-up your comfort on-air and support your fellow operators? Join the VECTOR Net Control programme and learn how to run a net. You’ll help run the weekly check-in nets, and also qualify to be a Net Control Operator for events like Vaisakhi, Celebration of Light, and the BC Shake-Out. Contact Andrew VA7YAA to sign up.

On-Air Nets

The weekly net takes place at 20:00 every Wednesday on the VE7RVF repeater (VECTOR channel 1, 145.450 MHz, -0.6 MHz offset, tone of 100.0 Hz). Each week, a secondary net follows on a different frequency, providing an opportunity for amateur radio operators to test their radio with other bands and modes of operation.

The schedule for upcoming secondary net frequencies is as follows:

Date Channel Frequency Information
January 1 4 146.580 MHz simplex
January 8 2 145.170 MHz, -0.6 MHz offset
January 15 430 446.100 MHz simplex
January 22 401 443.725 MHz, +5 MHz offset, tone 88.5 Hz
January 29 44 146.430 MHz simplex
February 5 20 147.200 MHz, +0.6 MHz offset, tone 100.0 Hz

  • VE7RVF Check-In and Chat Net

    The check-in and chat net takes place every Friday and Sunday at 20:00 on the VE7RVF repeater (VECTOR channel 1, 145.450 MHz, -0.6 MHz offset, tone of 100.0 Hz).

  • Other Local Nets

    VECTOR maintains a list of other local radio nets on our website.

Upcoming Meetings

The monthly VECTOR members' meeting is the first Wednesday of every month. The next 3 meeting dates are as follows:

  • January 8th in the E-Comm Media Room at 18:30
  • February 5th at 18:30
  • March 5th at 18:30

We highly encourage attending in-person, but recognize that online participation is more feasible for some members. Look for a link to the Zoom online conference room in your email ahead of the meeting to join remotely.