History
Some Club History
Some Club History
Founding Members
By the year 1985 the Sunshine Amateur Radio Club was in operation. Regular meetings were held in members homes. The following is a list of the early members of that era:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Alexamder | VE7AC | Madeira Park |
| Tom Barker | VE7FGB | Garden Bay |
| Capt. John Bunyon (sk) | Sechelt | |
| Dr. Reve Farish (sk) | VE7FJK | Secret Cove |
| Henry Christensen (sk) | Sechelt | |
| Bob Leduc (sk) | VE7ALT | Halfmoon Bay |
| Ted Muncaster (sk) | Egmont | |
| Frank Nanson (sk) | VE7IQ | Gibsons |
| Gordon Oliver (sk) | VE7GWO | Sechelt |
| Steve Phelps | VE7CAH | Halfmoon Bay |
| James Sinclair (sk) | Madeira Park | |
| Bill Wood (sk) | VE7ENW | Halfmoon Bay |
//submitted by VE7ALT //
Silent Keys
It is with deep regrets that we record the passing of these former SCARCS amateurs:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Ward | VE6WGW | December 12, 2024 |
| Abe Peters | VE7BGM | May 24, 2023 |
| Bob Leduc | VE7ALT | September 17, 2021 |
| Don Prendergast | VE7DNK | July 15, 2021 |
| Bud Theriault | VA7BT | July 14, 2021 |
| Steve Dow | VE7ASO | June 3, 2020 |
| Ron Kaiser | VA7GRK | April 20, 2020 |
| Dorian Gregory | VE7MGD | February 13, 2020 |
| Oskar Friesen | VE7QOF | August 4, 2019 |
| Arthur (Jim) Wilkinson | VE7CGP | May 19, 2019 |
| Barabara Lightfoot | VA7CFX | December 13, 2018 |
| Joan Wall | VE7JYW | June 23, 2018 |
| Harry Almond | VE7HAR | August 30, 2017 |
| William Rimmer | VE7WLL | April 3, 2014 |
| Hans Oberg | VA7ORB | July 13, 2013 |
| Clive Hall | VE7HCC | February 20, 2012 |
| Eileen Bonaguro | VA7EIL | May 17, 2011 |
| Thomas Braiden | VE7CYA | March 13, 2011 |
| Francis Konopasek | VE7JS | October 28, 2010 |
| Walter John McPhee | VE7QJM | October 19, 2010 |
| Jim Hobson | VE7NV | September 23, 2010 |