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Field Day 2026

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A reminder that our annual Field Day emergency communications exercise will take place on the weekend of 27/28 June, in the field by the water tank in Port Williams, at 211 Collins Road. Setup will start at 1000 Friday, 26 June, with on-the-air operations beginning Saturday afternoon and continuing for 24 hours. We will have a variety of stations offering voice, digital and Morse code communications, as well as a satellite station. There will even be a station specifically for newcomers, so that they can experience firsthand the excitement of speaking to someone thousands of miles away without the need for telephones or the Internet. Everyone is welcome!

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Club Spotlight: Moncton Area Amateur Radio Club

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Moncton Area Amateur Radio Club

The Moncton Area Amateur Radio Club (MAARC) was founded in 1966 and traces its roots back to 1936 with its predecessor club the Moncton Amateur Radio Club. Today MAARC members participate in a wide variety of activities from Field Day, nets, training, contesting and more.  The club operates 6 repeaters, a packet radio node, Echolink node, APRS gateway and other technology.  If you are in the Moncton area or are just curious, check them out at https://www.maarc.ca/

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Amateur Radio!

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Local clubs offer Ham Radio Course

Would you like to talk to astronauts in the International Space Station?  Make friends around the world?  Build electronic projects?  Assist your community in times of disaster?  Keep in touch when traveling off the beaten path?  If so, then welcome to wonderful world of Amateur Radio!

Round Island 2018
Upper Canard resident Fred Archibald operating his portable station from the remote Round Island in the Aleutian Islands chain off Alaska in the summer of 2018.

Amateur Radio operators, also known as “hams”, are licensed by the Federal Government to communicate with similarly authorized enthusiasts in almost every country in the world.  They come from all walks of life – from the teenager next door, to people you know at work, to Nobel Prize winning scientists, astronauts, and famous entertainers.  They all share a love for the magic of radio!

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