SSIARS

Salt Spring Island Amateur Radio Society

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

IOTA
The weekend was a mix of playing on the radio, socializing, and playing in the sun on the water. Our island designator was NA-075. #IOTA #AmateurRadio #SaltSpringIsland #NA075

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

The Salt Spring Island Amateur Radio Society did an #IOTA (Islands on the Air) event on Aug 31. We got set up for it and made some contacts on Aug 30 as well. Most were SSB, but a few were in CW. It was also a great weekend for sun, playing on the water, visiting and great food!

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

Field Day is always the 4th full weekend in June starting at 18:00 UTC. It runs for a 24 hour period… unless you don’t set the antennas up ahead of time in which case you get an extra (almost) 3 hours. Good luck with Field Day! #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #FD #FieldDay

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

The Salt Spring Island Amateur Radio Society is doing Field Day at the Rod & Gun Club, 223 Long Harbour Road. Visitors are welcome to drop by! See amateur radio in action, making as many contacts as possible in a 24 hour period. Field Day this year is June 22-23 starting 11 am.

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This is a demonstration of how well an offset attenuator works for Fox Hunting. While a directional antenna is needed to find the approximate location, an offset attenuator can literally be used to pin-point it. #AmateurRadio #FoxHunt #OffsetAttenuator #SaltSpringIsland #X

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

SSIARS will hold another Fox Hunt at Mouat Park today at 10:00. All are welcome to participate or observe. The Fox doesn’t stand a chance! X marks the spot. Some will meet at Embe Bakery afterwards. #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #FoxHunt #SaltSpringIsland #X

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[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

The Salt Spring Island Amateur Radio Society will be doing Field Day at the Rod & Gun club at 223 Long Harbour Road again. It should be a bit cooler than last year! There will be a BBQ at noon Saturday & breakfast Sunday morning. 73 and good luck! #ARRL #FieldDay #FD #RAC #HF

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

We are at the Fall Fair this weekend promoting amateur radio. Drop by to see us. Watch out for the velociraptor! The “fox hunt transmitter” she is carrying should help track her down! #HamRadio #FallFair #SaltSpringIsland #chickens #ducks #pigs #cows #horses #vegetables #flowers

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

Veronica the Velociraptor will be roaming around the Fall Fair on Sept 10-11 promoting the Salt Spring Island Amateur Radio Society. Help track down the dinosaur and keep Salt Spring Island safe! #AmateurRadio #FoxHunt #DinosaurHunt (cameras only!) ⁦⁦@SkyTechPhotoSSI⁩

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Dinosaur spotted on Salt Salt Spring Island! Rumor has it that it may be roaming around at the Fall Fair Sept 10-11 2022. If we can trick it into swallowing a transmitter, we can use fox hunting techniques to track it down! #SSIARS #AmateurRadio #FallFair @SkyTechPhotoSSI

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

SSIARS had another successful fox hunt in Mouat Park yesterday. Two foxes met their demise. They can run, but they can’t hide! This is getting to be a regular event.#SaltSpringIsland #FoxHunt #YAGI #OffsetAttenuator #RAC

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

Field Day 2022 has come and gone. This was the first time our club had a multi-station operation (3A BC) and the first time we made it a multi-day event. It was combined with a BBQ, a silent auction & fox hunting. Temperatures were a bit warm, but it was a complete success. #FD

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

Everyone is having a good time at Field Day… and enjoyed the BBQ too! We haven’t made a lot of contacts yet but we are still working on that! The club call sign is VE7RAS. #AmateurRadio #FueldDay #FD #RAC #ARRL #VE7RAS

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

Field Day is tomorrow. Even if you don’t go out and set up portable somewhere, either alone or with your club, get on the air, have some fun and make some contacts! You can even operate 1D or 1E from home. #FieldDay #FD #ARRL #RAC #AmateurRadio #HamRadio

[Keith @VE7GDH]

It’s June 21 and the longest day of the year! That’s a good enough excuse to get on the air. I know it will be a mad rush Saturday morning, but I’m getting ready for Field Day. I’ll be one of the guys operating the club station from VE7RAS. #AmateurRadio #FieldDay #FD #RAC #ARRL

[Radio Amateurs of/du Canada @RACTWEETS]

RAC “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” special event - Certificates are now ready for download by participants of th event. https://t.co/lkiOQEJB5V via @ractweets

[ARRL @arrl]

2022 ARRL Field Day is June 25-26. Get ready by joining the ARRL Field Day Group on Facebook. It’s a great way to connect with thousands of other participants and clubs preparing for all the fun!
Join at https://t.co/noIiL0jpyn.

#arrl #amateurradio #ARRLfieldday #ARRLfd

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

SSIARS will be doing Field Day next weekend. Our club has participated in FD a number of times in the past but this will be the 1st time it will be a 2 day (27 hour) event, probably as 3A at 223 Long Harbour Rd on Salt Spring Island. Visitors welcome! #FieldDay #FD #AmateurRadio

[SSIARS @SaltSpringARS]

Congratulations to Aaron VA7KWZ who took on Net Control duties last week for the first time. He did an excellent job! The net is held on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm starting on VE7RSI 147.320 MHz + CTCSS 88.5 Hz. #VA7KWZ #SSIARS #AmateurRadio #SaltSpringIslandAmateurRadioSociety

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SSIARS held a successful Fox Hunt in Mouat’s Park this morning. It was a bit drizzly at the start, but there was no precip falling by the time the fox had been hunted down. It was attended by #VA7ASI #VE7SJW #VE7PJO #VA7ALG #VA7KWZ #VE7WNF & #VE7GDH. #AmateurRadio #FoxHunt #SSI