The Parkland Amateur Radio Club
(P.A.R.C.), consists of amateur radio operators, who
commonly share a common interest in many aspects of
amateur
Radio, located in the parklands, covering East Central
Saskatchewan.
Local Amateur's in Canora, Saskatchewan in the beginning
consisted
of only 3, back in 2000,
and eventually those same three formed the club, known
as the 'Canora Amateur Radio Club', in February 2002.
We started
with a local repeater, and soon
had IRLP or
(V.O.I.P. Communication ) installed and linked, which
grew our range of communication to all around the
world.
Once, more operators knew
of our local accomplishments, they soon joined our club.
In January 2004, we started with the addition of EchoLink
to our existing IRLP Node, which also
improved our coverage to include communication via computer
keyboard. Our goals as a club seem to be changing
faster than ever, and over the next
couple of years, more amateur's joined the club, and in
April 2006, we changed our club name to: The Parkland
Amateur Radio
Club, (P.A.R.C.).
The Parkland Amateur Radio Club
presently has 1 long range repeaters, located in Yorkton,
on frequency of 145.490-, with
EchoIRLP, with other
repeaters of interest include,
Melville repeater,
on frequency of 147.000+, with EchoIRLP; Preeceville
on frequency of 146.610-; and Norquay on frequency of
147.390+.
We are continually expanding to also include Rocanville
Simplex EchoIRLP station on 146.520 MHz
The Parkland amateur Radio Club hosts a great system,
integrating both VHF / UHF and V.O.I.P. communication
system, that can be linked to other
systems
around the world. Our club achieved this through
many volunteer hours, from all our members, donations
from fellow ham operators, from
far and wide, and through the people
and organizations around our local coverage area.
We are continuing to grow, by new members coming on
board, and we are constantly upgrading and adding to
our already proven reliable system.
Parkland Amateur
Radio Club
We Thank The Following Sponsors:
The Parkland Amateur Radio Club was started in 2002, and has
successfully accomplished a long distance working repeater linked
with the existing EchoLink and IRLP systems, that allow communication
for just basic chit chat or another source of Emergency Communication
all over the World.
We are able to successfully
keep this service alive in East Central Saskatchewan, through
its Sponsors and Members, who we appreciate for the service,
time and money they have contributed to the club.
Our Repeater Sites hosted by the following:
Yorkton Repeater - VA5 PAR - 145.490-Mhz
FRIENDS OF
AMATEUR RADIO Frank & Angy Yaholnitsky
Frank and Angy are very community service minded people. They
are impressed with the public service and emergency communications
aspects of ham radio and have generously allowed access to the
160 foot tower and radio shack, located at their property east
of Yorkton. This has enabled our club (Parkland Amateur Radio
Club) to install a permanent commercial grade - long range repeater,
that will serve all local hams as well as travelers on the Yellowhead
Highway.
Endeavour Repeater - VA5 INV - 147.300+Mhz
FRIENDS OF
AMATEUR RADIO Nick Toma
Nick Toma has been very Generous towards the Parkland Amateur
Radio Club and members alike. Nick has been one of our main
tower climbers, and has donated his 150' Tower, which houses
the Endeavour Repeater. He has helped us out, when it
comes to testing out our radio's for optimum performance.
He has provided the Parkland Amateur Radio Club in providing
a public service with emergency communications, if the need
should arise. Located North
of Preeceville, this repeater provides increase coverage, even
where normal modes of communication don't work.
PCS Rocanville has been most generous to our club in providing
a new repeater site for 2010-2011. PCS Rocanville will
help the Parkland Amateur Radio Club extend it's coverage area
to cover the #1 Trans Canada Hwy.
We look forward when we install this new site. More details
to come!
