VE3ZM

GARC September BBQ
2025-09-15 18:45 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | 80 Hands Drive, guelph, 80 Hands drive Guelph
September 15th 645PM at 80 Hands Drive, talk in on ZMG repeater, please bring a desert to share and email Barry VE3SLD to RSVP

GARC January Club Meeting
2026-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 | City of Guelph By-law/Works, 59 Carden Street, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 2Z9, Canada
1st meeting of the year, please bring club dues!
Emergency Coordinator presentation
CATS hardware demo

Winter Field Day
2026-01-24 11:00 - 2026-01-25 17:00 | Silvercreek parkway north
GARC Winter field Day at the Man Cave
Contact the Club President for more Details if you are interested!

Central Ontario Hamfest
2026-06-07 08:00 - 12:30 | waterloo regional Police Association, 1128 Rife Rd., North Dumfries, ON, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
https://hamfest.on.ca/
hamfest 2026 Poster-Blue

2026 Field Day - Scouts - Blue Springs (JOTA) event
2026-06-26 - 2026-06-28 | Blue Springs Scout Camp, 14009 Nottawasaga 6th line, Milton/Acton, Ontario, Canada
When: Friday afternoon, June 26th till Sunday late afternoon
Where: Blue Springs Scout Reserve – Ebor Park
14175 Sixth Line Nassagaweya, Milton, ON L7J 2L7
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8Pid7cza9WxJwsqJ8
Accommodations: We have access to three small cottages. They include a kitchen, fridge, bathroom, bunk beds, and hydro.
https://bluespringsscoutreserve.ca/facilities/station-hotel-and-acton-hut/
Food: The club will provide dinner on Saturday. Members are responsible for self-catering all other meals. The cabin has a stove with pots, pans, and cooking utensils. Bring your own mess kit (plate, cutlery, mug).
Scouts: In exchange for allowing us the use of the camp, we will be putting on a JOTA (Jamboree on the Air) / JOTA (Get on the Air) for the youth on Saturday and Sunday morning. They will be making simple contacts and playing a radio scavenger hunt. Please feel free to help and contribute.
Personal packing list:

Food with the exception of Saturday dinner
Cutlery, plate, bowl, mug
Pillow and bedding (bunk beds have a mattress)
Chair to sit around the fire
Refillable water bottle (camp water is safe and drinkable)
Indoor slippers

Radio packing list (don’t worry if you don’t have a radio, there will be enough to share):

Radio
Antennas
Coax
Extension cords
Handi talkie (we need extras for the scouts to use)
Laptop for logging

Logging software: The club has purchased logging software. You can download it at the following:

https://www.n3fjp.com/fieldday.html
Call sign – VE3ZM
Passcode – 37673
The Class / Section will be 6D
Remember, all contacts use the club call sign, VE3ZM
Phil will set up a LAN so all the logging laptops can communicate and avoid duplicates.

Parking:
Vehicles may load / unload at the cabins. Parking is in the lot about halfway up the driveway.
Other notes:
Scout camps are alcohol free. So bring your favorite soda pop for the fire.
Internet will be spotty depending on which carrier you use. We think Rogers will be better than Bell.
It would be much appreciated, if you have a modern SDR and are willing, to leave it at camp for the weekend. That way we will have good quality stations and our new members will get to test out a variety of radios. If you are not coming out or will only be out for a brief time, you can drop off your radio in advance with Steve, Berry or Craig.
The cabin only has 120v. Therefor, we will all be running ‘barefoot’, 100 watts or less.
We need a few extra handi talkie’s for use by the scouts.
Our goal is to leave the cabin cleaner than we found it. Please be continually cleaning up after yourself. Also, consider bringing a separate set of indoor shoes.

Any questions, please contact Craig. 519-831-5743 chskin135@gmail.com
