Clubs, Nets & Links
Local clubs, regional nets and national resources for amateur radio in southern Alberta and across Canada.
Useful local clubs, networks and national resources for amateur radio operators in southern Alberta and across Canada. This is a starting point, not a complete directory. Frequencies, meeting times and websites change, so confirm details with the club or on the air.
Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta Amateur Radio Club (SAARC)
Lethbridge-area club, active since 1932. Runs the solar-powered VE6CAM repeater on 146.880 MHz (−600 kHz), about 50 km north of Lethbridge. Offers licence courses, has accredited examiners, and takes part in Field Day every year.
Foothills Amateur Radio Society (FARS)
Based south of Calgary around Okotoks and Millarville. Runs a linked repeater network across a large part of southern Alberta, plus the VE6FAR Winlink node and APRS digipeaters.
Chinook City Repeater Group
Lethbridge group behind the VE6UP repeater on 147.150 MHz (+600 kHz) at the CKUA tower. All local repeaters are on the Local Repeater Quick Reference.
VE6DOK station
The VE6DOK repeater on 442.075 MHz (+5 MHz, no tone), FM and Wires-X, and the VE6YQL APRS iGate. Both are run by Gary, VE6CV.
Online groups
- Mobile HF Ham Radio Operators (Facebook): about 2,400 members running HF from vehicles, RVs and the field.
- Lethbridge Weather Watchers (Facebook): local weather observations, the community side of West Lethbridge Weather.
Regional HF nets
Evening nets you can reach from southern Alberta. The full table, with UTC times, is on the Nets page.
- Alberta Public Service Net: 3.700 MHz, daily 6:30 pm
- BC Public Service Net: 3.729 MHz, daily 01:30 UTC
- Montana Traffic Net: 3.910 MHz, daily 00:30 UTC
- Canadian Amateur Aurora Net: 7.100 MHz, daily 23:00 UTC
- Maritime Mobile Service Network: 14.300 MHz, daily
- Saskatchewan: see the Saskatchewan Amateur Radio League
National (Canada)
- Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC): the national association. Licensing help, regulatory advocacy, TCA magazine, contests, a club finder and the national net list.
- ISED Amateur Radio Operator Certificate Services: the official source for certificates, callsign search and accredited examiners.
- Studying for the exam? The ISED Exam Generator, RAC courses, the Hamshack.ca online course and HamStudy are all listed on Getting Your Licence.
- RepeaterBook: current repeater listings across Canada, including southern Alberta.
Operating resources
- Maritime Mobile Service Network: 14.300 MHz. Gary, VE6CV, is a net control station.
- PSK Reporter: a live map of digital-mode spots, the best way to see who is hearing you.
- HamQSL solar and propagation: extra solar and MUF views, also shown in PropMap.
- NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center: the source data behind PropMap.
- Western Area Traffic Nets list: HF and VHF nets across western Canada and the US Northwest.
Last checked October 2026. Club details change, so if something here is out of date, let us know through the About page.
Last updated October 2026.