{"id":685,"date":"2024-11-06T05:39:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T05:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/?page_id=685"},"modified":"2024-11-13T22:18:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T22:18:53","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/?page_id=685","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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LOYALIST CITY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, Inc.<\/span><\/strong>
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On February 18<\/span>th<\/span>, 1937, Fred White VE1FL; Harry Fowlie VE1GQ; Doug Fowlie VE1GI; John Dibbee VE1IF and Ken Melvin VE1BF organized a meeting of local radio amateurs with a view to organizing a club. In addition the following amateurs attended the first meeting:<\/span>
C. Brannen C. McWilliams VE1JN<\/span>
Les Codner, VE1GP A. Power VE1CM<\/span>
G. Coffin Malcolm Redding, VE1IZ<\/span>
Murray Doull, VE1EE Art Ruthen, VE1HL<\/span>
Vernon Mills VE1EJ William H. Smith VE1FC<\/span>

Fred White chaired the meeting and it was agreed \u201cthat the formation of such a club was paramount to the advancement and protection of amateur activities in this district, and that such a club should be formed without delay\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0The following slate of officers was elected:<\/span>
Pesident: Art Ruthen VE1HL<\/span>
Vice President: Les Codner VE1GP<\/span>
Secretary: Harry Fowler VE1GQ<\/span>
Treasurer: Fred White VE1FL<\/span>
Press Rep Murray Doull VE1EE<\/span>
Additional: Executive: Kenneth Melvin VE1BF; John Dibblee VE1IF<\/span>

A club constitution was drawn up and subsequently approved by the members at the General Meeting on March 18, 1937. The constitution was amended in February 1940 and again in June 1946.<\/span>

The club grew to 30 members and in Sept 1938 sponsored the 1938 Maritime Amateur Radio Convention and Amateur Radio demonstration at the Saint John Exhibition Sept. 3-10<\/span>th<\/span>, with participation of amateurs from all over the Maritimes, Quebec and the USA.<\/span>

Club records for the World War II years indicated a consistent group of amateurs in the club, all be it without being able to operate their stations due to the restrictions placed on amateurs because of the war. Following the war many new names appeared in the club records and activity increased as new amateurs were licensed and the older ham were permitted back on the air.<\/span>

Records indicate that the Club was affiliated with ARRL in the early years and in latter years with Radio Amateurs of Canada, Canada\u2019s National Organization. Was a member of the NBARA and many club members were on the executive of NBARA over the years. The Rover Scouts, VE1RS, were a member of LCARC in 1938.<\/span>

1947 saw LCARC produce its first club bulletin. In later years the bulletin was called \u201cThe Wavetrap\u201d of which we have some samples with lots of great stories.<\/span>

1948 had LCARC members participating in their first Field Day exercises with some 20 operators, and again in 1950 at Mispec. There is a collection of FD pictures on display.<\/span>

In 1962 LCARC celebrated its Silver Jubilee with a banquet attended by many visitors from the Maritimes. The local newspaper carried a picture of Charter Certificates being presented to three founding members of LCARC; Murray Doull, William Smith and Malcolm Redding. In that year LCARC had its first Repeater, which was AM, with the call sign VE1TWO.<\/span><\/p>

The 35th<\/span>\u00a0anniversary of the clubs formation was celebrated in 1972 with a special event Call Sign VA1LC.<\/span>
In May of 1983 LCARC became Incorporated with Del Cosman as President. A general meeting was held of the membership on May 10<\/span>th<\/span>, 1983 at Morris Street, West Saint John.<\/span>

In 1986 the Seniors Group was formed and the group met regularly to discuss old times and socialize.<\/span>

May 21, 1987 saw the club members celebrate the Club\u2019s Golden Anniversary with a banquet at Thistle-St. Andrews Curling Club. From all reports it was well attended and deemed a success. In addition the club held a public display of amateur radio at McAllister Mall for 3 days, held Field Day at Dominion Park, a more public location, than in the past. A special QSL card was designed for the anniversary. On invitation from the Rothesay Elementary School, the club was invited to set-up an amateur radio display for their \u201cFamily Fun Day\u201d on Oct 17<\/span>th<\/span>. Some older equipment as well as more modern equipment was displayed and a station was set-up to demonstrate contacts with other amateurs.<\/span>

Although there are gaps in the club records, LCARC appeared to go through many growth periods, followed by some lean years. From the records the members always demonstrated the spirit of amateur radio with experimenting, building gear, Field Day activity and continued participation with Civil Defense and Community Service. Many of the same issues that we deal with today in the club were present in the past. Technology has come a long way but some old issues never seem to change.<\/span>

LOYALIST CITY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB<\/strong>
MEMBERSHIP LIST 1938<\/strong><\/span>
Art S.R. Ruthen VE1HL Vernon Mills VE1EJ<\/span>
Les Codner VE1GP Adreine Morin VE1FK<\/span>
Harry C. Fowlie VE1GQ William Priddle VE1IC<\/span>
Fred White, Jr. VE1FL A. Power VE1CM<\/span>
Kenneth Melvin VE1BF Harley Richardson VE1IE<\/span>
C. McWilliams VE1JN Arthur Ross, Sr<\/span>
W. G. Andrews VE1LI Arthur Ross, Jr<\/span>
Iris Chittick VE1AYL Walter Ryan VE1BM<\/span>
Hubert Crossley VE1LB Malcolm Redding VE1IZ<\/span>
Philip Dacey Frank E. Shaw VE1LS<\/span>
John Dibblee VE1IF Norman Smith VE1DE<\/span>
Murray Doull VE1EE William Smith VE1FC<\/span>
Ray Forrestell VE1ML B.L. Trohon<\/span>
Douglas Fowlie George Wells<\/span>
A.A. Turnbull Honorary W.H. Golding Honorary<\/span>
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LOYALIST CITY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, Inc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HISTORY On February 18th, 1937, Fred White VE1FL; Harry Fowlie VE1GQ; Doug Fowlie VE1GI; John Dibbee VE1IF and Ken Melvin VE1BF organized a meeting of local radio amateurs with a view to organizing a club. In addition the following amateurs attended the first meeting:C. Brannen C. McWilliams VE1JNLes Codner, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":618,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"on","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-685","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=685"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":727,"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/685\/revisions\/727"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lcarc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}