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Monthly Meetings are an opportunity for current and prospective members to come out and meet fellow amateur radio operators. It is a great opportunity to network, put a face to people you talk to on the radio and to approve business decisions and conduct technical presentations for the benefit of members. For new or prospective members, it is a great opportunity to ask questions and see what the club is all about. All are welcome!
We hold a weekly drop-in at the club house every Wednesday at 9:00 am that everyone is welcome to attend at the clubhouse, 279 Halifax Street in Moncton. We also host the club social net on VE9TCR 147.345+ and VE9SHM 449.325- tone 100.0 hz at the same time. Drop in to one, or both as your time allows. Lola is always looking for more pets at the clubhouse especially.
We hold a Monthly Members Meeting every third Saturday of the Month. Our next meeting is posted on the front page of this site. The September meeting is designated as the Annual General Meeting at which Members serving on the Executive are elected.
We also host Events such as Field Day, a Flea Market, a Christmas Party and others through out the year. Verified dates are posted as they become available.
Hope to see you there!
MAARC Meeting Minutes
September 12, 2026
The MAARC Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday, September 12 in Riverview at the Riverview Fire Station. There were 19 members in attendance.
A welcome by President Oscar, VE9OSK followed by regrets received from Steven, VE9SC, William, VE9WRS and JP, VE9BK. This was followed by introductions by all present. The gavel was then turned over to Marcel, VE9ML for elections of MAARC Executive Officers for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
All current officers have agreed to extend for another term. There was one directors position that required a vote by secret ballot. Rod, VE9HV was elected for another 3 year term on the Board of Directors.
During the counting if the ballots Mike, VE9MTV read an article from the ARRL regarding the important role that Amateur Radio played 25 years ago on September 11, 2001 and the weeks following in New York. A motion to approve the agenda was made by Kenny, VO1KJM and seconded by Marcia, VE9MMG. The motion carried.
A motion to approve the minutes of the August meeting without any changes was made by Mike, VE9MTV and seconded by Marcel, VE9ML. The motion carried.The Packet BBS will soon be relocated to the clubhouse. An antenna for the BBS is already in place. Rod, VE9HV is working up a computer and will have the system back on the air soon. There will also be a change of the 2.4 gigahertz internet feed from the clubhouse to the Stilesville repeater site to 5.8 gigahertz.
A sheet was passed around to see if there is enough interest in placing an order for MAARC T-shirts. The sheet will also be at the flea market next Saturday, September 19. An in-depth financial report was given by Gordon, VE9GC. A motion to approve the financial report was made by Gordon, VE9GC and seconded by Marcel, VE9ML. The motion carried. Ross, VE9GCS gave one final update on the flea market that will be held in Riverview next Saturday. Members are asked to be on site at 7 am so as to be setup and ready for the sellers to arrive for 8 am. Mike, VE9MTV has suggested we place a sign at the front door directing the sellers to enter at the side patio door. The talk-in frequency will be the VE9TCR repeater.
A request was made to the family of silent key Frank, VE9FD (SK) for the club to assume the call for use on Field Day. There has been no reply as of yet. Marcel, VE9ML gave a report on Field Day 2026. A total of 833 confirmed contacts were made. The loan of a vertical antenna by Demitri, VE9AJ for use on the second station worked gr3at with no intermod to the main radio using the yagi.
The next public relations/ social event will be the MAARC Christmas Party. The date of Friday, December 11 at the Swiss Chalet Restaurant in Dieppe was decided on as long as they will guarantee the use of the backroom. A secondary location can be St. Louis BBQ in Dieppe.
If any members notice any outdated info or mistakes on the MAARC website, please advise Mike, VE9MTV or Mike, VE9LND so as to keep the website up to date. CARG has been invited to two fire stations for fire prevention week open house. The Riverview Fire Open House is on Saturday, October 3 with the Salisbury Fire Open House on Saturday, October 10. The CARG message handling Net is back on the air on Tuesday nights at 7 pm on the VE1RPT repeater.
An in-depth report on the status of MAARC repeaters was delivered by Cam, VE9CAM. Some discussion about purchasing a new model RC-210 repeater controller. It was decided to swap out the controller at the VE9TCF Fundy site after a motion was made by Mike, VE9MTV and seconded by Peter, VE1QEH to wait and see if the current tariff situation is resolved. The motion carried. Gordon, VE1AJF has been working on the VE9MCD repeater trailer including installing two new batteries. It is now back on the air and seems to be working well based upon it’s current location.
A motion by Gilles, VE9NW to adjourn was followed by the 50/50 draw. Peter, VE1QEH won the draw and won $45 with a like amount going into the repeater repair fund.
Tek-Talk videos were on the origin of the name ham radio, how the radio waves went silent during World War ll and the advantage of a 5/8 wave antenna over that if a 1/4 wave.
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