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Loyalist City ARC 
We are the Loyalist Amateur Radio Club which was founded in 1937.

The Loyalist City Amateur Radio Club is a not-for-profit club serving the needs of the Amateur Radio community in the greater Saint John NB region.  

Amateur Radio  is a popular hobby that has been around in some or another since the 1890's, when radio waves were adapted into a communication system by the Italian inventor, Guglielmo Marconi.

Ever-changing technology has enabled Amateur Radio to move into the digital world through Software- defined radio (SDR), Internet Radio Linking Project  (IRLP), JT65, FT8 and even EchoLink that can be used either on a computer or an App on a cell phone.

Ham Radio operators not only use their radios for contacting other Hams both locally and around the world, but provide assistance during disasters such as power failures, flooding, fires, earthquakes, etc.

L.C.A.R.C.  Executive

• President: Paul Leger (VE9NC)
  
• Vice-President: Ian Benjamin (VE9HB)
• Treasurer:  Rick Sancton (VE9RS)
• Secretary:  Linda Friars  (VE9GLF)

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Two Meter Repeater frequency
                                                          147.270 with a 100Hz PL Tone. (+)     IRLP 2009/EchoLink 285237
                                                           VE9SJW 146.895 (-)
                                                           VE9HPN  145.130 (-)
                                                           VE9SJN   145.490  (-)    DMR  Enabled

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Club meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month, at NBCCSJ 950 Grandview Ave Saint John,  N.B. at 7:30pm.

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How do I become an Amateur Radio Operator
Quick Link-https://wp.rac.ca/how-to-begin/

Unlike most other hobbies , Amateur Radio operators require a licence.   In Canada, the Amateur Radio Service Centre, a division of  Industry Canada is the regulatory agency that issues Amateur Radio Operator certificates, call signs, changes of address , request of special events or special prefix call signs.

At this time the Loyalist City Amateur Radio Club does not offer a specific course to obtain a licence  but there are many ways to find study guides such as websites, books, YouTube videos, and  www.rac.ca  (Basic Study Guide at a cost of $50.00).    You can also go on the  Industry Canada website and take the practice exams.   Also, any member of the club would be ready and willing to help you succeed. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions.   The required passing grade is 70% and HF Privileges is 80%.

When your ready to write the exam, there are examiners in the club, or you can take it at the local district office of Industry Canada. Industry Canada charges a fee of $20.00 for each examination.  The same fee is applicable to re-examinations.  An accredited examiner, such as a club member, is not required to send this fee to Industry Canada, but may charge this fee to cover their cost of administering the exam. Suffice to say, generally there is no fee, but I have to inform you of the possibility.

After you pass the test, then what; well maybe you might like to join the Loyalist City Amateur Radio Club, just $15.00 annually starting in September of each year. The club has many events such as JOTA, (jamborees on the air) providing communications during marathons, sometimes Field Day activities, etc.  So come join us, and have fun with great people helping you to learn and experiment with all the radio modes, and there are many, from mini computers to antennas and everything in between.

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Radio Amateurs of Canada courses

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www.ylab.ca/radioclass/Ylab’s Free Canadian Amateur Radio (Ham) License Training Class

We built this site to make it easier to get your Canadian Amateur Radio Basic/Basic with Honours license. We focus on getting you through the test. We have some simple slides and videos with a hard focus on exactly what’s required, and simple (and some consider silly) hints to help you remember the answers.   Also on Youtube ....ylab maker space

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​Clubs that are running courses

• MAARC: Moncton   https://www.maarc.ca/training-schedule.html​
• FARC: Fredericton   http://ww3.ve9nd.ca/farc/activities/
• Would you like to...
  * communicate with people around the world without the use of phones or the Internet?
   * experiment with electronics and radio communications?
   * interface radio transmitters with your computer?
   * serve your community at public events or during serious emergency situations?
   * talk to astronauts aboard the International Space Station, or communicate through satellites?
•  * develop new relationships and learn what is going on around world through the airwaves? 
• If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) may be for you!
  

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Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC), known in French as Radio Amateurs du Canada, is the national association for Amateur Radio in Canada. It is a not-for-profit membership association with headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representing the interests of Amateur Radio all across Canada. Speaking on behalf of Canadian Radio Amateurs, RAC provides liaison with government agencies and carries the Amateur voice about regulatory and spectrum issues to the discussion table with government and industry leaders, nationally and internationally. 

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The best 45 reasons why amateur radio is a great hobby!

1. It works when nothing else does.
2. It makes you part of a worldwide community.
3. The opportunity to provide public service and emergency communications.
4. Working DX.
5. Some of the smartest people you'll ever meet.
6. Ham radio balloon launches to the edge of space.
7. Keeping track of other people's GPS units via APRS.
8. Award-chasing.
9. Friends around the world.
10. The opportunity to go interesting places you might not otherwise go to.
11. DXing on your HT via IRLP and Echolink.
12. The opportunity to expand your knowledge of geography.
13. The opportunity to expand your knowledge of earth and space science.
14. Practical uses for high school math.
15. Experimenting with new modes and new technology.
16. A way to practice a foreign language.
17. A good way to keep in touch with far-away friends and relatives.
18. A way to get driving directions when visiting someplace new.
19. A good way to find the best places to eat when visiting someplace new.
20. Finding "non-touristy" off-the-beaten-path places to stay, eat, visit.
21. Working DX while mobile or while hiking.
22. A good way to bridge the generation gap.
23. Experimenting with antennas.
24. Operating QRP from some remote location.
25. Keeping up with technology.
26. How many of your non-ham friends might have talked to an astronaut aboard the space station?
27. How many of your non-ham friends might have a satellite up-link station in their home?
28. How many of your non-ham friends might have a TV studio in their home?
29. What other hobby group has designed, built, and had launched its own fleet of communication satellites?
30. Where else can you play with meteors?
31. Moonbounce.
32. Joining an amateur radio club.
33. Informal way to improve communication skills.
34. Introduces a variety of career paths.
35. Offers unparalleled opportunities for career networking.
36. Opportunities for competition in contesting.
37. A good way to collect really cool postcards from around the world.
38. Foxhunting.
39. Hamfests.
40. Electronic confirmations (QSL cards)
41. Field Day.
42. Some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.
43. Using gear you've built yourself.
44. DXpeditions.
45. Working with new software programs.
    

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Media Inquiries
For all inquiries by the general media, please contact via email:
Len Morgan

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