| White Rock Amateur Radio Club

Club Members at the White Rock Beach

In preparation for Field Day club members set up two vertical antennas near the surf to see how they would perform. Out first contact was with a station in Maryland, so I guess it works down there.
Contest Training at Fred's Station

We believe in helping our newer hams gain the experience with all aspects of the hobby in which they are interested. Here Brett is giving advice to Pam on how to operate in high speed contests.
Field Day 2014

Club members on location working a number of contacts for the field day 2014 event
Operating SOTA from Mt Agassiz

Members of the club regularly climb to the summit of local mountains to operate their small portable radios in the Summits on the Air (SOTA) program. Here Brett is calling stations across North America from the summit of Mt. Agassiz.
Ralph operating at the Marconi Site

Members of our club travel the world for their own mini DX-expedition experience. Here Ralph is operating his small HF radio from the original Marconi site in Cornwall England.
Tour de White Rock

Club members support various community events throughout the year. Here Jay is providing communications support for the Tour de White Rock an annual bike race that occurs in July.
Gathering for coffee

Many of the club members get together Sunday afternoons at 3pm for a coffee and the opportunity to talk about radio and the latest events taking place. Join us we would welcome the chance to meet some new hams and those curious about the technology.

Amateur Radio

Amateur Radio is a tool for communication, a hobby, a community service. Examples include: safety communications in the local mountains, chatting world-wide with a few watts of power and a wire hung in a tree.

Our Club

The White Rock Club (VE7DB) is associated with dozens of other clubs across Canada. Our members come from a wide variety of backgrounds. We get together to share our common interest in radio technology.

Our Repeater & Weekly Net

We operate a VHF repeater for the local area (VE7RWR), at the frequency 146.900Mhz (-ve) with a tone of 91.5. We also hold a weekly net on Thursdays at 7:30PM local on the repeater. Please join us.

Welcome

Welcome to the website home of the White Rock Amateur Radio Club. Situated on the north shore of Semiahmoo Bay, White Rock is one of the garden cities of Canada.

The Radio Club was formed at the request of long term resident and mayor, Hardy Staub, VE7IDY, to provide the city with an Amateur radio communication resource, should the need arise.

White Rock enjoys a great location for Amateur Radio. Located on the south slope of a bluff running east-west on the Semiahmoo Peninsula, radio communications are almost unrestricted to the south and west with a clear shot over salt water in those directions. HF communications are possible over the North Pole to Europe and the Middle East as the nearest mountains are almost 100 Km to the north.

Feel free to browse thorough these pages and use the links provided. If you live near or are visiting in the area, we’d love to hear you on our VHF repeater, or see you at one of our meetings.

73,
Ralph Webb, VE7OM

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Coffee Meetings

We meet every Sunday at 3pm for coffee and a chance to share our recent adventures with radio technology. We really enjoy meeting new people who are interested in learning about Amateur Radio or even other Hams! Join us this Sunday. We currently meet at the food court in Semiahmoo Mall.

Please join us on our weekly net - every Thursday 7:30pm on the White Rock Repeater

Ken Norman (VE7HI) SK

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 - 11:30

It is hard to imagine that we suddenly lost Ken on Dec 23rd. He was a long time member of the club

Arena HF antenna Repaired

Saturday, October 26, 2024 - 11:12

At the last operating event at Centennial Arena, we discovered that our Windom antenna was not