Anyone wanna hang out on the radio for a bit on May 29th @ 8:00pm? We are hams after all and we need reasons to use our beloved equipment!
This will be come as you may, leave when you want, whatever goes event. Got a technical question? Want to meet up with others to chit chat? Need a radio test? This will be the perfect time.
Please note that this is not a net and we will simply pass the conversation around to anyone that joins in.
Cheers!
Don, VA3XFT
For anyone planning on making the pilgrimage to Dayton, OH for Dayton Hamvention 2013 on May 17-19, 2013, there are several must haves for this event, including a good pair of walking shoes, a ball cap, lots of sunscreen, a sturdy backpack and most importantly, your DMR radio. By using your DMR radio, you can keep on constant communications with your peeps back in Toronto for the entire event by simply tuning into the W8AK DMR repeater located in Dayton, OH, and having your ham buddies back home tune into the VA3XPR DMR repeater in downtown Toronto. By tuning into the North American talkgroup on either DMR repeater, you will have immediate access to the other repeater, with no complicated IRLP or EchoLink codes to dial or remember – just key up your radio and you will be heard in both Toronto, ON and Dayton, OH.
So when you need your friends back in Toronto to look up some radio specification on-line or some prices on eBay, your DMR radio will become your hotline to information.
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Join the Central Toronto (CenTor) Amateur Radio Club members for a ham breakfast at the Golden Griddle Restaurant at 146 Laird Drive, Toronto, ON on Saturday April 6th @ 9:00am. Drop in as you may, as there’s no formality for this event.
TALK-IN FREQUENCY
441.9500+ PL 100.0 Hz (VA3XPR Analog)
442.3375+ DMR Local Talkgroup (VA3XPR Digital)
WHEN: Thursday March 21, 2013 @ 7:00pm
WHERE: Rivera Leaside Retirement Residence, 10 William Morgan Drive, Toronto, ON – Basement level Conference Room.
COST: Free – voluntary donations to the CenTor ARC accepted
CAPACITY: 20
RSVP: Don, VA3XFT @ trynor@gmail or via Facebook Page and Meetup Page
Heard a lot about social media, but not sure what it is? Interested in learning more about the power of social media, or just simply how to use Facebook? If so, then you need to attend this introductory social media seminar, sponsored by the Central Toronto (CenTor) Amateur Radio Club. During this seminar, we will provide an overview of social media, how it is used and how hams around the globe are embracing this technology for the benefit of amateur radio.
Don, VA3XFT, delivering the Digital Mobile Radio Demystified presentation at the Central Toronto (CenTor) ARC on January 8, 2013. Photo courtesy of Ward Kennedy, VE3WGK.
So you missed the January 8th Digital Mobile Radio Demystified presentation but are still eager to learn all about the latest in digital communications with amateur radio? Well, you’re in luck, since we’ll be presenting again here in the GTA! Below is the next confirmed presentation date & location:
January 24th – Mississauga ARC
April 11th – South Pickering ARC
If you would like to have this presentation delivered to your club, please contact us.