Vancouver Aeradio Circa 1945
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Radio Range or Aeradio (Now called Flight Services) Position
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Didja Know:-In 1961 the PARC Meetings were held in the old Penticton city jail on Van Horne Street. In 1964 the meetings were being held in the basement of the Old Post Office Building at the corner of Main and Nanaimo. By 1966 they were being held in their present location on Dawson Ave. In 1974 the South Okanagan Amateur Radio Society was formed and registered under the Societies Act and generally became known as SOARS. This was done in order that an application for funding could be made under the then existing Federal New Horizons program. The local representative for this area was a Mrs. Beacham. As a result of our application and her submission the SOARS group received $14,496. A meeting with the then Mayor, Frank Laird, approved the additional space the present club now uses. The funds were used to purchase a commercial repeater for Mt. Kobau, a complete station and linear, test equipment, beam antenna and tower, fridge, stove, air conditioner, extra room improvements and other miscellaneous items. The Federal Minister in charge of the New Horizons Program made the awarding of funds over a telephone hook-up connected to a public address system. The press were present and the event received considerable publicity. The present Radio Club is still enjoying some of the SOARS benefits. |