At our recent meeting, on January 16, we held elections for our club executive. Steve VA3TPS, who has served as president for many years, has decided to move north and make his waterfront cottage his permanent residence. It was with a sad heart that … Continued
Next weekend our NSARC, SPARC, and WARC members (and their friends + families) will be visiting the Hammond Museum of Radio and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on Saturday, October 21, 2017. As of today we have 21 people joining us on … Continued
Our club member Jeffrey VA3RTV has brought an interesting podcast to the attention of some of our executive committee. With the growing interest in digital communications, he wanted us to share this with you so that you can have a … Continued
Hello again everyone and a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I hope everybody had lots of turkey and enjoyed some of the warmest weather on Thanksgiving in years. It is hard to believe it is October with this great weather. Our … Continued
There is less than a month left until our field trip! We are still looking for deposits to reserve seats to go to the Hammond Museum of Radio and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on Saturday, October 21, 2017. After the NSARC BBQ … Continued
This year a handful of our North Shore Amateur Radio Club members came to support the United Way again at their Ride4UnitedWay. Although there were a few ups-and-downs on route due to last minute summer construction and a misunderstanding of … Continued
As we race to shrink the size of electronics, we all end up at some point needing to work on surface mount devices or SMD. These microscopic parts require a new way of working compared their through hole counterparts. Mike … Continued
When building any AC project from an RF oscillator to a power supply, choosing the right capacitor for the job is often more important than you might first expect. In another great video by Mr. Carlson, he breaks down each … Continued
Ever wanted the true broadcaster’s feeling in the amateur bands? Thanks to the work of Mr. Carlson, you can. Here is his video explaining and exploring his Gates BC-250-GY commercial AM transmitter. He has modified this particular 250 W broadcast … Continued
