Summits On the Air ‘SOTA’

HF Amateur Radio on Marine Nets

Amateur Radio on Remote Boating Exploration

QSL card received by CARA after 2025 Winter Field Day.

Just released today, the QSL card for the Manna80 radio event this coming 2025 April 26 at the Bomber Command Museum in Nanton, Alberta. Fantastic!

Jerry Spring VE6TL (L in first photo) and Ken Hill VE6AGD examine Jerry’s working vintage World War 2 Transmit and Receive radios for a Lancaster bomber, such as at the Bomber Command Museum in Nanton, Alberta

CARA members Jerry Spring VE6TL (L) and Ken Hill VE6AGD of the Bomber Command Museum, in Nanton, Alberta put Jerry’s radio crystal testing equipment to use. These crystals from the Nanton museum collection.

Jerry Spring VE6TL demonstrating the use of the CARA vacuum tube tester, the Hickok Model 539, to Ken Hill VE6AGD and Peter LaGrandeur VA6RPL.

Ken Hill VE6AGD and Jerry Spring VE6TL examining a WW2 vintage aircraft vacuum-tube radio originally installed in an Avro airplane.

Jerry VE6TL Spring's tester for crystals from vintage World War 2 aircraft radios. Home made! Well done, Jerry !

Neeroo VE6NRO at Netherlands amateur radio station. We were very warmly received & they are very happy to have us for the Manna80 Special Event. They will be operating from a racetrack for the event. It is humbling to be in the actual drop zone of the event we are commemorating.

Meet CARA member Ken Hill VE6AGD who is our lead amateur radio guy for the upcoming Manna80 radio event on April 26 in Nanton, AB Canada at the Bomber Command Museum. Ken VE6AGD is an avid volunteer at the museum, who works on vintage radios and wooden aircraft wings.

Location of base of radio ops for 2025 Manna 80 event April 26, at Duindigt, Wassenaar, Netherlands, at a horse race track where some of the food supplies were air dropped, without parachutes. Yellow arrow shows where a Netherlands radio club sets up their tent for the weekend.

Setup crew for CARA's amateur radio community booth at the 2025 Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show at the BMO Centre in Calgary. L-R: Craig Marceau VE6WIN, Ken Smith ?, Jukka Lindewall VA6LIN, Doug Howard VE6CID, Peter LaGrandeur VA6RPL.

This post from Doug VE6CID. Basic setup at the Outdoor Adventure show. This weekend come down and see it. I have 2 free tickets for anyone that wants them. Please call the club phone number to arrange for them . facebook.com/share/v/16B7A3…

This is the weekend of the Calgary Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show, at the BMO Centre. CARA has a booth there, representing the amateur radio community in the Calgary area. All hams welcome to visit. outdooradventureshow.ca/calgary-visitor

Need a VHF Radio Operator Certificate (Marine) 'ROC(M)' license? CanBoat Canada has a 25% discount for on-line self-study ROC(M) course, on til April 15. Discount price is CAD$108.75. Complete in a few evenings or a weekend. canboat.ca/courses/boat-s… Enter CBNS-VHF during checkout

With some of the guys at the Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show today at the new BMO Centre in Calgary. L-R: me Peter VA6RPL, Doug VE6CID, Ken VE6AGR, Dave VE6DED.

At the Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show this past weekend, we had to watch out for roving velociraptors. It made our days there quite interesting

This coming weekend is the SuperTrain model railroad show at the Olympic Oval at the University of Calgary. Any hams interested in helping do setup, representing amateur radio to the visitors, and packup of the booth, can contact Doug: VE6CID @ me dot com supertrain.ca