Emergency Communications

The threat of a zombie pandemic, commonly known as a zombie apocalypse, is ever present in today’s world of widespread genetic engineering and frequent international travel. Fortunately, Amateur Radio can help minimize the impact of such a catastrophe and as such, the Central Toronto Amateur Radio Club (aka CenTor) will …

Please note that the VA3XPR repeater will be the designated talk-in frequency for the CenTor ARC 2012 Field Day event on June 23rd & 24th. Details about this event are outlined below.   Ham Radio All Talk in Times of Crisis Despite the prevalence of the Internet, Amateur Radio has …

April 21, 2012 – VA3XPR Global 360 Net Guest Speaker: Al Thurber, VE1AKT, President, International Repeater Group Overview: Providing emergency communications using linked amateur radio repeaters can be a very effective method of communicating information between disparate areas during times of emergency or natural disaster. The International Repeater Group (IRG), …

March 10, 2012 – VA3XPR Global 360 Net Guest Speaker: Ward Kennedy, VE3WGK, CANWARN Volunteer, Ontario Region Overview: Since severe weather is no a stranger to Canada, Environment Canada, in partnership with the Amateur Radio community, created CANWARN, which is a network of volunteers who report severe weather nationally using …

March 3, 2012 – VA3XPR Global 360 Net Guest Speaker: Richard Ranson, KD9Q, Senior Broadcast Engineer, University of Alabama Overview: On April 27, 2011, a large tornado tracked across Tuscaloosa County, Alamaba, including the southern and eastern portions of the city of Tuscaloosa. Join in to the VA3XPR Global 360 Net …