About us
Ian Burn, VE6OB, and Peter Morrison, VE6PM, founded the Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club in February 1984 and it has been a registered non-profit society in Alberta since 1985. The objective of the club is to provide long-range VHF repeater services to Edmonton and the surrounding area. The revenue required to maintain these repeaters is received entirely from membership dues, cash donations and the sale of donated items.
We can help any amateur, whether a club member or not, with putting up or taking down towers and antennas whether it is for station upgrades, downsizing or the dispersal of an estate. We can also assist with setting up stations for new hams or hams getting back into the hobby after being out of it for a while. If you have questions about QCARC or you need assistance please send an email to mail@qcarc.net and we will try to help you out.
Our repeaters
QCARC operates five long-range repeaters:
- VE6QCR
- Frequency: 146.64 MHz
- Offset: -600 kHz
- Tones: 100 Hz Tx/Rx
- Location: north of Stony Plain at the Alta Link tower site (Glory Hills)
- Coverage: most of the greater Edmonton area
- Link: full time to VE6PP
- APRS: No
- VE6PP
- Frequency: 146.82 MHz
- Offset: -600 kHz
- Tones: 100 Hz Tx/Rx
- Location: Whitecourt Mountain
- Coverage: Highway 43 from near Onoway to Fox Creek and highway 16 from Wabamun to Edson
- Link: full time to VE6QCR
- APRS: Yes
- VE6SS
- Frequency: 146.88 MHz
- Offset: -600 kHz
- Tones: 100 Hz Tx/Rx
- Location: Alta Link site near Pigeon Lake
- Coverage: a large area south of Edmonton
- Link: No
- APRS: No
- VE6BOX
- Frequency: 146.73 MHz
- Offest: -600 kHz
- Tones: 100 Hz Tx/Rx
- Location: near Athabasca
- Coverage: areas on highways 2, 28, and 44 north of Edmonton
- Link: on demand to SARA trunk
- APRS: Yes
- VA6RJK
- Frequency: 146.79 MHz
- Offset: -600 kHz
- Tones: 100 Hz Tx/Rx
- Location: near Willingdon (Eagle Hill)
- Coverage: includes Elk Island Park, Redwater, St. Paul, Two Hils, Elk Point, Smoky Lake, Tofield and a portion of Highway 16
- Link: No
- APRS: No
Our repeater team
- Neil, VE6TCK (lead)
- Jim, VA6JC
- Tom, VA6WT
- Hubert, VE6AMY
- Terry, VE6EM
Our executive
President
Vice President
Secretary
Director
Director
Director
Neil Brown, VE6TCK
Jim Camp, VA6JC
Doug MacKintosh, VE6BC
Al Hall, VE6AH
Willy Korchinski, VE6WZK
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