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January 2, 2026
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Halifax Amateur Radio Club

The Halifax Amateur Radio Club (H.A.R.C.), VE1FQ, has a long history dating back to its inception in 1933 and is one of the oldest amateur radio clubs in Canada.

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    • LeBriton “Brit” John William Fader VE1FQ
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Technical News / Educational Tutorials

EMERGENCY RADIO COMMUNICATION – Message Handling Guide
by Joe MacPherson – VE1CH –this is a technical guide for handling (passing) formal voice messages in an emergency situation

Dealing with Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) for Dummies
by Gary Bartlett – VE1RGB

DX4Win Intro Tutorial
by Howard Dickson – VE1DHD

DX4Win Advanced Tutorial
by Howard Dickson – VE1DHD

HamCAP Contesting Tutorial
by Tim Lilley – N3TL (with his permission)

Sunday evenings: TAKE-15 NET at 8:30 PM
CLUB REPEATERS:VE1PSR - 147.270 MHz + TX=82.5 VE1PSR/UHF - 444.350 MHz + VE1PSR/6M - 53.550 MHz -
access and TX tone 151.4 Hz VE1HNS - 146.940 MHz - TX=82.5
PACKET: VE1NSD 145.050 MHz LAN NODE

Postal Address

Halifax Amateur Radio Club
2050 Hammonds Plains Road,
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia
Canada
B4B 1P3

(902) 490-6421

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Station Address

Fire Station #50
2050 Hammonds Plains Rd.,
Opposite Glen Arbour Way
Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia

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