It is hard to imagine that we suddenly lost Ken on Dec 23rd. He was a long time member of the club and a very active amateur. He was the top chaser in western Canada in the summits-on-the-air program and more recently a busy hunter in the Parks-on-the-air program. He would often be checking to see when the next club member was activating a summit/park to make sure he made a contact. He was also the clubs most proficient CW operator having learned the skills in his work in Marine Navigation. He would always come by a club event to offer his support and encourage his friends.

At the last operating event at Centennial Arena, we discovered that our Windom antenna was not functioning. Upon accessing the roof and looking at the antenna we discovered that the coax just above its connector to the bottom balun had corroded and broken. In fact, it totally separated in Ralph’s hands. A couple days later Jim and Eric returned and put a new end on the coax and water-proofed it.

Jim Leary (VE7BCJ) passed away on September 12th. He had been a past member of the club for many years. He enjoyed mobile operating and had an extensive set up in his truck for HF communications.

Dave passed away last Tuesday (April 25th). Dave was a faithful attender of the weekly coffee meetings and club events, though soft spoken, he provided much wisdom to our conversation around radio topics. In his weakened state from Parkinson’s Disease, he could not fight off a Covid infection.  He was 86 at his passing.

Due to the roof work on the White Rock arena, the 2m antenna had been removed last year. It has now been restored and in a much higher position. As seen in the photo, it is now at the roof peak.