Amherst, Nova Scotia

WestCumb  Amateur  Radio Club  VE1WRC

  Serving Westmorland County New Brunswick & Cumberland County Nova Scotia

News & Information

Quick Recap April Meeting

There were 13 members taking part in the meeting including Kevin VE1KEV, Rob VE1RMJ, Lorne VE1BXK, David VE9DWJ, Gordon VE9GC, Dave VE1DEH, Pravin VE9PKV, Joe VY2JC, Brad VE1ZX, Rob VE1BIC, Jon VE1JSG, Terry VE1AS and Mike VE1ZB. The only business brought up was the monitor Lorne ordered and it showed up DOA so the money has been returned to the club. It was a very quiet net with not much to talk over.
Next net will be May 4th, 2021

WARC March meeting recap

There was a great turnout at the regular club meeting of the WestCumb ARC Tuesday night.
Nineteen members including Rob VE1RMJ, Lorne VE1BXK, Bill VA1BIL, Brad VE1ZX, Dana VE1VOX, Dave VE1DEH, David VE9DWJ, Jerry VE1KW, Joe VY2JC, John VE1CWJ, Kevin VE1KEV, James VE9WIN, Pravin VE9PKV, Ron VE1BIC, Scott VE1CHL, Mike VE1ZB, Terry VE1AS and two of our newest members Peter VE1WIN and Jean-Pierre VE9ADV.
During the net it was brought up about the club net and how we could honor Rick Sullivan VE9RWS (SK) who hosted the net for over twenty years. It was decided at starting next week to dedicate each net till the end of the year in remembrance of Rick.
Brad VE1ZX congratulated John VE1CWJ on passing his advance amateur radio ticket. Congratulations John.
Next meeting will be April 6th, 2021.

Rick Sullivan VE9RWS (SK)

Top L to R - Lifetime Membership, Repeater Committee, Final WARC Net 
Bottom L to R - Summer NSARA Picnic 2010, Rick with VE9DOG at Field Day, Applause for 20 years as WARC NCO.
Click on picture for full view.    Obituary  CLICK HERE

Club Meeting Feb.2nd, 2021

Greetings all club members,


We had a great meeting tonight with 22 members online.


Highlights included passing a motion to allow e-transfers to be used to pay bills for the club.


New study Guides will be ordered which will also include a couple of advanced guides to go along with the basic guides.


The club welcomed a new member tonight Bob MacWilliams VE1AJQ. Bob lives just outside Sackville NB. Welcome aboard Bob.


The club net is doing very well with almost 50 check-ins per week now.


The club congratulated Dana Rushton VE1VOX on the record he set for a satellite contact recently.


Robert VE1RMJ experimented with having a live feed via YouTube. This may come in handy for those who just want to take in the meetings without actually being connected with Google Meet.

More on this at a later date.


Next meeting March 2nd, 2021

New ZBox Computer Arrived - New Mini PC for VE1AMH Wires Monday November 16th.



Picture of club member Bob Tuttle VE1DR at this home QTH in Pugwash Junction NS.

A new Diamond X50 dual band antenna had just been installed in the middle of the roof to be used with his new Yaesu Fusion FTM 7250D radio.

Bob donated a large portion of the funds towards the purchase of the DR-2X repeater in memory of his late wife Florence.

Welcome to Fusion & Wires-X Bob.

September Meeting Recap

Greetings all members,
 Here is a quick recap from the video meeting Thursday night.
The annual meeting was first and the executive will remain the same for the 2020-2021 year. President Kevin Burke VE1KEV, Vice-President Mike Masters VE1ZB, Ron Bickle VE1BIC Secretary and Jim Langille VE1JBL Treasurer.
Club dues will remain the same and all members are reminded to renew their dues as it is more important and other times due to COVID. All members are reminded dues can be by cheques to my address or E-transfer which is becoming very popular with members. I had 9 members sign up via E-transfer yesterday.
All members are asked to fill out the membership form on the club website so that I will have a hard copy to verify your funds and where they go. The form is easy to fill out and CLICK TO SUBMIT at the bottom. Any questions about the form contact me by phone or email.
The first general meeting of the new year followed the annual meeting with 15 members including new member John Langille VE1CWJ. Welcome John!
The club voted to have Robert Mannette VE1RMJ purchase Google Meet for our future club meetings. This way, amateurs without video will still be able to join the monthly meeting via calling in on their telephone. More on this to come soon.
Lorne Anderson VE1BXK will purchase the Spectrum Analyzer the club purchased last year at the same price as the original purchase. These funds will go back into the club account. Thanks Lorne!
Jack McGee VE1CZD has audited our books for the past year and found everything in good order. Thanks Jack!
The WARC club net started up again this past Monday with Bob Tuttle VE1DR as the first NCO. The net was well attended with over 20 check-ins and a reminder this is your club net so take the opportunity to support the net and check in on Monday nights at 8pm AT. Mike Masters will be sending out a schedule for Net Controllers soon. If anyone wants to take on NCO duties for the club net contact Mike at mikemasters@eastlink.ca
Next club meeting will be Oct.1st via Google Meet. Contact Robert VE1RMJ to get information on joining the meeting.
Everyone have a great month and stay safe.

Raspberry Pi Class

The WestCumb ARC hosted a Raspberry Pi class on Saturday Jan.11th, 2020. Ten members and two guest participated during the 7 hour class. Robert Mannette VE1RMJ headed the class and took members from downloading software, putting the Pi's together from scratch to bringing them online.
More pictures can be found in the Photo Gallery.
Taking part today were Robert Mannette VE1RMJ, Brad Ross VE1ZX, Mike Masters VE1ZB, Dave Jones VE9DWJ, Pat Robichaud VE1JPR, Jim Hannon VE1AFH, Ken Holmes VE1UF, Kevin Burke VE1KEV, Ron Bickle VE1BIC, Parvin Varma VE9PKV, Jon Gordon VE1JSG and Jim Langille VE1JBL


VE1AMH  Fusion Repeater "On the Air" May 19th, 2019

Gentlemen,

 

I am pleased to report Phase One is now completed and the DR-2X VHF repeater 145.190- is now "ON AIR" as of yesterday May 19 2019 @ 4:30 pm.  

I thought it more appropriate to install the DR-2X VHF Fusion Repeater project at Salem in two phases as more time would most likely be required to fit it all in just one day.

 

Phase One Installation (Completed May 19 2019)

 

Install VHF Multi-couplers in Rack 100

Install RX/TX RF RG-214 coaxial cables from Rack 303 DR-2X VHF Repeater to VHF Multi-coupler Rack 100

Terminate N-Male RF connectors on both RX/TX RF cables at Multi-coupler Rack 100

Install 2RU shelving for DR-2X VHF repeater and 1RU for HP Lap Top computer

 

Phase Two Installation (Completed June 1st, 2019)

 

Install HP Laptop WIRES-X computer and HRI-200 WIRES-X modem on 1RU shelving (already mounted) in Rack 303

Install D-Link DIR-819 router on top of IRLP Node 1RU computer in Rack 303 (1RU shelving maybe required if needed)

Install Web Switch 7 near bottom of Rack 303 (3RU blank panel required)

Update IRLP Node 1RU computer static IP information to match D-Link router already configured (Loan of Monitor & keyboard required on time only)

Connect HRI-200 to HP Laptop WIRES-X computer via USB port

Interface HRI-200 to DR-2X VHF repeater (ACC Port)

Set DR-2X from "REPEATER" mode to "WIRES-X" mode

Connect Laptop WIRES-X computer network port to D-Link router network port

Connect Web Switch 7 network port to D-Link router network port

Connect IRLP Node 1RU network port to D-Link router network port

Connect Seaside IP cable to D-Link router WAN port (internet drop)

AC remote outlets for interfacing in order of priority on power up:

D-Link router, HP Laptop,  DR-2X VHF Repeater, MSR2000 VHF Repeater, DC power supply, RLC-4 Repeater controller , (AC-DC adapter provided), IRLP Node

Test complete system for both Analog RF operation and WIRES-X internet operation

 

73,Lorne - VE1BXK