Photo Gordo's Blog

Most of PhotoGordo is devoted to my photo adventures I have done over the years. You can also check out my photo store at: https://photogordo.picfair.com/ Occasionally you could see posts related to my other hobby of amateur radio appear. My call is VE7FKY and VA7GJ

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Gordon Dick: CQ CQ Amateur (Ham) Radio Operators. I have the VE7/VA7 Amateur Radio on Hey.Cafe. All hams, clubs etc are welcome to post comments, club events, swap meets etc. You don’t necessarily have to be in BC, feel free to post from wherever. De VE7FKY. www.coastalhamradio.com #amateurradio #hamradio #hobbies / Hey.Café

CQ CQ Amateur (Ham) Radio Operators. I have the VE7/VA7 Amateur Radio on Hey.Cafe. All hams, clubs etc are welcome to post comments, club events, swap meets etc. You don’t necessarily have to be in BC, feel free to post from wherever. De VE7FKY. www.coastalhamradio.com #amateurradio #hamradio #hobbies

CQ CQ Amateur (Ham) Radio Operators. I have the VE7/VA7 Amateur Radio on Hey.Cafe. All hams, clubs etc are welcome to post comments, club events, swap meets etc. You don’t necessarily have to be in BC, feel free to post from wherever. #heycafe

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220 Monday Net

Just a quick reminder if you have a radio capable of doing the 220 meter band why not join us Monday mornings for our checkin net? The net is primarily a check in net but we seem to get into some topics that bring up some good discussions. Today’s topic was why aren’t there more users on the 220 band. There were a lot of suggestions on why. Why not throw in your thoughts to whatever comes up on…

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Derby Day here

In Metro Vancouver. Pacific

FC take on Vancouver FC. Go Eagles Go’

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JS8 QSO Party - Saturday, November 9, 2024

Reminder:  JS8 QSO Party When:Saturday, November 9, 2024 throughSunday, November 10, 2024 Where:All Amateur bands, HF, VHF, & UHF Continue reading JS8 QSO Party – Saturday, November 9, 2024

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November Ham Radio Events

November 9/2024 Burnaby Amateur Radio Swap Meet. For details: https://www.ve7bar.org/swap-meet/ November 14/2004 CHR monthly coffee – Fresgo on King George Blvd.  10:00 am.  All are welcome. Any corrections or new listings can be found at: https://coastalhamradio.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/ Any Ham Radio Club in British Columbia wishing to list an event please contact us with the name of…

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10 Meters is Open

From John VE3IPS. I remember back in the old days when i first got my license you were restricted to CW for the first six months then you could have voice on 10 meters that was a lot of fun for me when I got that endorsement. Continue reading 10 Meters is Open

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Coastal Ham Radio Participated in Shake Out BC

Coastal Ham Radio took any checkins from my QTH in the Shake Out Bc event. I took a few checkins but more importantly the checkins gave me an idea how my simplex frequency would work in an emergency Continue reading Coastal Ham Radio Participated in Shake Out BC

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Jamboree On The Air is this Weekend: October 19-20

Jamboree On The Air / Internet: October 19-20Scouts in Trinidad and Tobago looking for JOTA/JOTI Contacts​ https://www.rac.ca/jota-jamboree-on-the-air-october-18-20/ For immediate release: The Jamboree On The Air is an annual event in which Scouts and Guides all over the world connect with each other by means of Amateur Radio. Short-wave radio signals carry their voices to virtually any corner…

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Ham Radio Shop Lists

Our thanks to John VE3IPS for putting together this list Ham Radio Swap Shops List

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Special Advisory Notice:

For immediate release: October 8, 2024 Jason Tremblay, VE3JXTRAC Community Services [email protected] of Amateurs of Canada has received a request from the Winlink Development team to issue the following statement about Hurricane Milton: “The Winlink Development Team from the United States has requested that all non-essential traffic on the Winlink system be suspended, including…

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Next Coffee Gathering Thursday October 10, 10am Fresgo 10102 King George BLVD. Everyone is welcome

Listen to our daily checkin net for any changes. We meet on the Surrey repeater . Details above in the header.

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SEPAR At Emergency Preparedness Fair with the BC Earthquake Alliance

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October Ham Radio Events

Upcoming Events October 10/2024. CHR Monthly Coffee – Fresgo on King George Blvd 10:00 am.  All are welcome October 17/2024 Coastal Ham Radios 10 year anniversary October 17/2024 10:17am ShakeOut BC October 19/2024 Delta Amateur Radio Society Basic Amateur Radio Course. Any corrections or new listings can be found at: https://coastalhamradio.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/ Any Ham Radio Club…

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Hams Across The Border

Fellow members VA7ZEB and VA7ISI took part in the Hams Across The Border today. Reg files this report. The Burnaby Club had an interesting event that Erika and I attended today.  Hams Across the Border.  We met at Peace Arch Park at the border crossing between BC and Washington.  American hams parked on their side and Canadian hams parked on our side and we all walked in to the park and had a…

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YAESU FTx-1F ANNOUNCED AT TOKYO HAM FAIR. A NEW RADIO FOR THE PORTABLE OPERATOR

from a post from VE3IPS Yaesu has listened and I am pleased they added the few things I wanted to have in a FT-817 and FT-818 replacement. The blending of the Icom 703 and 705, plus the Yaesu 817 and 818 with a FT-991A user experience could be awesome. I think they may have delivered in on this based on preliminary information. I understand NO TUNER is built-in which over 95% of the development…

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Some More New Radios From Fleetwood Products On The Horizon

Coming Soon. Full details at: https://www.fleetwooddp.com/products/retevis-ra25-dual-band-mini-mobile-amateur-ham-radio-with-cigarette-lighter-plug?se_activity_id=182121136407&syclid=cr95llql71pc739f11u0&utm_campaign=emailmarketing_182121136407&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email Full Details at:…

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Home brew 1/4 wave vertical 2 meter antenna. These are one of the easiest antennas to make yourself, and my very first home brewed antenna.