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CARC 2026 Flea Market

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From: Julia Ashworth VY2JA <secretary@charlottetownarc.com>
Subject: CARC 2026 Flea Market Notification

Message Body:
This is a message for your information:
The Charlottetown Amateur Radio Club (CARC) is pleased to announce
that we will be holding our annual Amateur Radio Flea Market on
Saturday July 25, 2026. The Flea Market will be held at the Cornwall
Civic Center, located at 29 Cornwall Rd, Saint Catherines, PE C0A 1H0
. Please note that this is a different location than the last several
years.

Doors open for sellers at 8:00 am and buyers will be admitted to the
hall at 9:30 am. The flea market will wrap up at or around 1:30 pm.

The cost of entry will be $5.00 at the door. The cost of reserving a
table for selling items will be an additional $10.00. Included in the
$5.00 fee is a coffee, tea, or water and inclusion in the draw for the
following door prizes. There will be two Confederation Bridge Passes,
which will be available only to non-Island attendees, two $50 gas
cards and one Retevis VHF/UHF hand held transceiver. You must be
present to claim your door prize. Prizes will be drawn at 12:00 noon.

In addition there will be various chillis and rolls available.

There is a limit of 30 tables available, so if you are interested in
selling, please be sure to book early. Sellers can reserve a table by
sending $10.00 via interac e-transfer to
treasurer@charlottetownarc.com. Please include your name, callsign
and the fact you are reserving a flea market table in the comment
section of the e-transfer transaction.

For those who might arrive early and are looking to put in some time
waiting for the doors to open, be advised that members of the
Charlottetown club meet for face to face breakfast on Saturday
mornings at 8:00 am at Sams Family Restaurant 121 St Peters Rd,
Charlottetown, PE C1A 5P3.

Also as a reminder, the club sponsors a Virtual 2 m breakfast net from
8:00 am on Saturdays on the VE1CRA repeater, 146.67 Mhz -600. 100Hz
tone required. Join us there for virtual breakfast if you have
already had real breakfast. We will be providing directions on there.

Winter 2025 AVARC/RAC Basic Course

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Registration is now underway for the Winter 2025 AVARC/RAC Basic Course.

The course will start on January 30 and end on April 6.

Radio Amateurs of Canada, in conjunction with the Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club, is once again offering an online Amateur Radio course so that individuals from all across Canada can obtain their Amateur Radio Operator Certificate with Basic Qualification.  To register for the course, go to: https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-course-registration-form-winter-2025/

Course information:

The course will again be conducted with the assistance of the Annapolis Valley Amateur Radio Club (AVARC) of Nova Scotia.

This course prepares students for the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Basic Qualification Level Operator Certificate exam to operate on allocated Amateur Radio frequencies.

It is open to everyone across Canada and even abroad.  Classes will be recorded, so occasional absences are not a problem.

Schedule and Cost:

Date: The Basic course will be held on Thursdays and Sundays commencing on Thursday, January 30 and ending on Sunday, April 6.

Time: Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm (1800 – 2100)  Eastern Time and Sunday afternoons 1 pm to 4 pm (1300 – 1600) Eastern Time.  There may also be a handful of additional classes if necessary.

Cost: The registration fee for the course is $50 plus GST/HST.  The cost of the Basic Study Guide is extra and an order link will be provided upon completion of payment.

Requirements for RAC Basic Course: Winter 2025

Students must have a copy of the Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide provided by Coax Publications.  For more information please visit the RAC Study Guides webpage.

Course material pertaining to all topics covered in the course syllabus will be provided to all registered students.  It is also provided in PDF format above.

It is essential that all students have the necessary equipment and bandwidth capable of taking the course – at least a tablet or PC and a DSL broadband connection – which will be conducted using the Zoom conference platform.  You do not need your own account on Zoom to take part in this course, but you may have to download a Zoom applet to participate.

Students will receive instructions on how to log on to the online sessions once they have registered for the course.  Classes will be recorded, so occasional absences are not a problem.

To register for the course, go to: https://www.rac.ca/rac-basic-course-registration-form-winter-2025/