VECTOR members will again participate in Winter Field Day. Held each year on the fourth full weekend of January (this year 27 & 28 January 2018) the purpose of Winter Field Day is to provide North American radio operators with an opportunity to exercise in less hospitable conditions than late June. Continue reading (200 words)...
On 6 December members of the Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization met to hold the Annual General Meeting of the society. Continue reading (200 words)...
Posted: November 6, 2017
A notice has been sent to all VECTOR members and membership applicants of our 2017 Annual General Meeting. Continue reading (300 words)...
For 18 years VECTOR provided communications services for Celebration of Light (COL), Western Canada’s largest single public event. Thanks to input from our membership we’ve expanded our event coverage this year to include Canada Day Fireworks, Canada 150 Parade, Pride Parade and the Santa Claus Parade. Continue reading (200 words)...
June 2017
VECTOR heads to the field for our 18th Annual Field Day Exercise - 24 hours of operations starting 11:00am Saturday June 24 through 11:00am Sunday June 25. Continue reading (400 words)...
VECTOR will be one of the exhibitors at City of Vancouver’s Emergency Preparedness Week 2017 (EP Week) launch “In It Together” on Sunday May 7 at Telus World of Science at the east end of False Creek of Vancouver. Continue reading (400 words)...
EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE
At exactly 9:00am on May 3, 2017 a significant earthquake centered near Powell River shakes up what would otherwise be a normal west coast spring day. Continue reading (500 words)...
Participants in our weekly net noticed a staccato-like voice drop out issue with the VE7TEL (145.170 -600) repeater. While the issue made communications a little challenging, net control and stations persevered as ham radio operators are inclined to do. Continue reading (300 words)...
NOTE: Our March 1 member meeting will be held in the Hastings Community Centre two blocks to the west of the Vancouver EOC, directly across from the PNE. Continue reading (500 words)...
VECTOR will host a table once again at the annual Burnaby Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet. This extremely popular event provides local radio amateurs the opportunity to buy and sell equipment and is a significant fund raising activity for our organization. Continue reading (300 words)...