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the orchard city amateur radio club the orchard city amateur radio club main navigation home info executive about us history ocarc membership form monthly archive membership privacy policy donate to ocarc ocarc formal net meetings amateur radio net login repeaters by region about the repeater lists and linked repeater networks ocarc repeaters okanagan repeaters southwest repeaters peace repeaters north repeaters kootenays repeaters cariboo repeaters hwy 5 corridor repeaters highways and areas bc all regions repeaters repeaters by mode aprs dmr d star fm voice fusion c4fm irlp mmdvm nxdn packet wires x technical common amateur simplex frequencies nets receivable in the okanagan valley icom handheld instructions using wires x ft70dr or ftm400xdr irlp coax ocarc wiki hamwan links amateur radio links bc amateur radio coordination council aprs info aprs org aprs fi innovation science and economic development canada formerly industry canada rac lightning map percs club links bc amateur radio clubs ocarc facebook oarc facebook norac norac facebook parc login become an amateur radio operator consider joining the orchard city amateur radio club attend one of our monthly meetings get started discover the joy of amateur radio the amateur radio service offers a unique mix of public service technology and experimenting with electronics all with an emphasis on fun some hams use their skills to provide communications during emergencies and disasters when other forms of communication fail others enjoy talking to people across the country and around the globe participating in contests and building experiments more information ocarc the orchard city amateur radio club is incorporated under the societies act of british columbia in 1971 ocarc is centered in the city of kelowna in the okanagan valley of british columbia with over 65 members our amateur radio club provides volunteer communications for events throughout the region club members are active in every facet of the hobby and they maintain several analog digital vhf uhf mountain top repeaters we are amateur radio ham radio operators licensed by innovation science and economic development canada formerly industry canada big white winter rally a resounding success thanks to dedicated ham volunteers posted on thu 12 18 2025 14 43 by ve7nrt the big white winter rally december 5 6 wrapped up another successful year and a huge part of that thanks to the incredible efforts of local amateur radio ham volunteers nearly ten dedicated individuals were on hand ensuring the safety and well being of participants in this popular winter event what started as a light dusting of snow in the morning quickly transformed into a beautiful sunny afternoon allowing for a fantastic rally experience three volunteers even stepped in to rescue stranded spectators when their vehicle went off course while heading to their campsite the grateful recipients of this assistance expressed their immense appreciation for the help a special shout out goes to polina and ivan sergeyenko who orchestrated the radio volunteers and did a fantastic job coordinating their efforts this event perfectly showcases how amateur radio operators can utilize their communication skills to significantly improve safety in areas where cell phone coverage is limited well done to everyone involved a fantastic display of community spirit and the power of ham radio ocarc tuesday breakfast location change back to denny s posted on wed 11 05 2025 14 25 by va7dbi just a quick note to say that the tuesday breakfast has moved back to denny s new motorola dmr repeater on blue grouse posted on fri 10 31 2025 23 39 by ve7nrt from steve va7lba thanks kevin today a new motorola dmr repeater was installed on blue grouse va7kel 444 825 mhz 5 cc1 and it s live there are no static tgs so you can just key up any brandmeister group you want but to keep things coordinated with the other dmr repeaters in the valley please program your radios for bc1 on ts1 and okanagan for ts2 okanagan mountain site visit 2025 posted on fri 10 17 2025 20 52 by ve7nrt fred chris gary and kevin visited okanagan mountain to do some work fred got some great photos as well as a video of kevin geting some great radio action jota jamboree on the air 2025 call for volunteers posted on mon 10 06 2025 19 03 by ve7nrt hi mike fleming ve7fi is looking for volunteers for jota jamboree on the air 2025 october 17 19 a club email should be coming shortly with details it s a great way to bring up those community hours that directly helps the club on grant funding not to mention promoting amateur radio in general and helping kids big white winter rally 2025 call for volunteers posted on thu 10 02 2025 14 18 by ve7nrt volunteer sign up is under way for the big white winter rally see their facebook page for all the details https www facebook com share p 1blriqy46x ocarc tuesday breakfast location change mr mikes posted on wed 10 01 2025 02 00 by ve7nrt just a quick note to say that the tuesday breakfast formerly at denny s is now to be held at mr mikes new dmr net 1930 wednesday tg 302020 okanagan posted on thu 08 14 2025 18 22 by ve7nrt steve va7lba would like to let the membership know of a new dmr talk group tg 302020 okanagan this talk group will be used for a new local dmr net at 1930 wenesdays the intent of this new talk group is to provide a forum for discussion on items that are specific to the region which may not be relevant to the existing general bc1 net here is a link for the last heard okanagan talkgroup monitor list from brandmeister it is so that clubmembers can check on the local traffic hope to hear you on the net little white visit posted on thu 07 03 2025 21 11 by ve7jxc congratulations to the hikers who made our canada day trek to little white a success in the hiking group photo are chris ve7eqn gary ve7oh bill ve7vbi sandra anton ve7nrt bob va7mf mike ve7kpz polonia va7pol and ivan va7nos not pictured is our intrepid trail guide gary ve7gcp and bob va7rgm the hike started at the black mountain canco at 7 00am from there it was an easy 32k drive to mccullough road where we entered the forest service road network we took the sometimes rough and dusty forest service roads to the trail head parking area where mike had set up his unimog mike made the drive up the evening before and camped out overnight after some organization the hikers started up the 3 km trail with a 1200 foot elevation change to the little white summit in addition to their own supplies the hikers carried the equipment necessary to complete the installation and repair work at the repeater site in that regard a special thanks to sandra who single handedly carried the two solar panels all the way to the top on arrival at the summit the work party got going on the tasks for the day the installation of two new solar panels the repair of a crack in the fiberglass shell and measurements for the fabrication and replacement of the main solar panels mike ve7kpz activated the little white summit for both parks on the air pota and summits on the air sota mike made more than enough qualifying contacts to get activations for both programs he worked simplex on 146 520 using the clear line of sight at the top to make his vhf contacts he then used hf to make a number of ft8 contacts on 20 meters while cooler at the summit than the 34c temperature in kelowna it was still hot when out of the shade unfortunately clouds of bugs also sought out the shade at the top thankfully we had enough bug spray to keep most but not all of them at bay by late afternoon the tasks were complete and after taking the group s canada day photo the hiking crew headed back down all in all it was a challenging but successful hike to a much sought after destination in the central okanagan the com shell got its new solar panels a fiberglass repair and measurements were taken and of course mike documented the trip with successful activations on both pota and sota supporting our hikers were the many members of ocarc who took the time to monitor the little white repeater for reports on the progress up and down the mountain thank you for your contribution and of course a special thanks to the hiking crew who showed us all that it could be done all in all a unique and successful canada day event on behalf of ocarc photos are courtesy of gary ve7oh other members have taken photos also there were over 150 hours of volunteer work for this project pagination current page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 next page next last page last more subscribe to main menu home info executive about us history ocarc membership form monthly archive membership privacy policy donate to ocarc ocarc formal net meetings amateur radio net login repeaters by region about the repeater lists and linked repeater networks ocarc repeaters okanagan repeaters southwest repeaters peace repeaters north repeaters kootenays repeaters cariboo repeaters hwy 5 corridor repeaters highways and areas bc all regions repeaters repeaters by mode aprs dmr d star fm voice fusion c4fm irlp mmdvm nxdn packet wires x technical common amateur simplex frequencies nets receivable in the okanagan valley icom handheld instructions using wires x ft70dr or ftm400xdr irlp coax ocarc wiki hamwan links amateur radio links bc amateur radio coordination council aprs info aprs org aprs fi innovation science and economic development canada formerly industry canada rac lightning map percs club links bc amateur radio clubs ocarc facebook oarc facebook norac norac facebook parc login special thanks to these club supporters mailing address po box 21126 orchard park kelowna bc v1y 9n8 canada privacy policy footer menu contact powered by drupal user account menu log in copyright 2026 based on an original theme by devsaran