Quarter Century Amateur Radio Club Information
Ian
Burn VE6OB and Peter Morrison VE6PM founded the Quarter Century Amateur
Radio Club (QCARC) in February 1984 and it has been a registered
non-profit society 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 or 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.
QCARC
currently operates and maintains four long-range repeaters.They all
have 100 Hz CTCSS Encode / Decode. The VE6QCR and VE6PP repeaters are
linked full time via UHF linking radios.
VE6QCR
operates on 146.64 MHz -600 kHz, is north of Stony
Plain at the Alta Link tower site and covers most of the greater
Edmonton area.
VE6PP
operates on 146.82 MHz -600 kHz near Whitecourt providing coverage
along highway 43 from near Onoway to Fox Creek and along highway 16 from Wabamun to Edson. APRS on site.
VE6SS operates on 146.88 MHz -600 kHz at the Alta Link site near Pigeon Lake and covers a large area south of Edmonton.
VE6BOX
operates on 146.73 MHz -600 kHz near Athabasca and covers areas
along highways 2, 28, and 44 north of Edmonton. VE6BOX is linked to the
SARA system. APRS on site.
Neil
Brown, VE6TCK is the repeater team leader. The other repeater team
members are Jim VA6JC, Tom VA6WT, Hubert VE6AMY, Terry VE6EM and Paul
VE6UFO
The current club executives are:
PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR
Terry Whitson, VE6EM Neil Brown, VE6TCK Paul Tyschuk, VE6UFO Jim Camp, VA6JC Al Hall, VE6AH Willy Korchinski, VE6WZK
We accept donations of ham radio items. Call VE6UFO 780-232-7012 for pickup.