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VECTOR November 2019 News
VECTOR October 2019 News
CBC Early Edition Interview with VECTOR President Mike Watkins
As part of a regular series on volunteers and their impact in Metro Vancouver
- Get What You Give, our own Mike Watkins spoke to host Stephen Quinn of CBC Vancouver Radio One’s The Early Edition about VECTOR and the roles our organization prepares for in times of great need.
Access the audio of the interview here: Get What You Give: Ham Radio is Vancouver’s last line of communication
Policy: Code of Conduct
VECTOR is committed to ensuring all members feel welcome and safe in our community. At our 20th Annual General Meeting (December 5th, 2018) VECTOR members ratified a Code of Conduct policy that puts into words how we’ve tried to conduct ourselves over many years.
VECTOR AGM December 5 2018
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.
Deven Prasad VA7DDP Honoured For Providing Life-Saving First Aid
In the summer of 2017 while performing communications duties at a major public event VECTOR member Deven Prasad VA7DDP, a trained medic, provided life-saving first aid treatment to an unconscious and unresponsive person.
At a ceremony on Monday Deven was honoured for his actions and received the BC Emergency Health Services Good Samaritan Award.
2018 VECTOR Board of Directors
VECTOR Featured in TCA
See in the latest edition of TCA - The Canadian Amateur an article featuring the efforts of our own Patrick Jackman VE7EPJ in developing the VECTOR Radio Skills Course, a four-week program designed to take new radio amateurs beyond certification.
A downloadable PDF reproduced with permission is available at this link.
May Amateur Radio Direction Finding 80m Fox Hunts
Why Just Run?
Experience the fun of orienteering, radio and competition - ARDF! Two upcoming events are open to anyone - no experience necessary, no equipment needed to join in the fun (although bringing your own earbuds would be appreciated).