Lambton County Radio Club

2026 Field Day

This year's LCRC's 2026 Field Day activities (Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28, 2026) were once again held at Krall Park, 4477 Shiloh Line in Eniskillen Township, Ontario. The Park is located at the Intersection of Shiloh Line and Oil Heritage Road (Highway 21) just north of Oil City, Ontario. This is the same location LCRC has used for many years for its Field Day activities.

Read our 2026 Field Day News Release

This year, we again operated in the 3A Category with three transmitters running on portable emergency power along with a "get on the air" (GOTA) station for newcomers. We used the Club's call sign (VE3SAR) for our main activities and the Club's alternate call sign (VA3OIL) for the GOTA station. As in previous years, our operation in the contest was mostly for "fun" and not necessarily for "points" although a log of contacts was kept for later submittal. A Saturday evening meal was also provided at the site for Club members.

During our 2026 operation, we were honoured to be visited by a Member of the Sarnia City Council,
Mr. Brian White (second from right)

More information on what Field Day is all about can be found at: http://www.arrl.org/field-day.

2024 Field Day Photos

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Thanks to Chet (VE3CFK), Jamie (VE3JSO) and Keith (VA3KSF) for the superb Field Day photos!

2023 Field Day Photos

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Thanks to Jamie (VE3JSO) and Keith (VA3KSF) for the excellent Field Day photos!

2022 Field Day Photos

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Thanks to Jamie (VE3JSO) and Keith (VA3KSF) for the excellent Field Day photos!

On Saturday LCRC's "Museums On The Air" activities (June 23-24, 2022) were hosted by the staff at the Oil Museum Of Canada in Oil Springs, Ontario. The Museum is built on the site of North America's very first commercial oil well.

Several members of the Club were present to operate or to just stop by. Using the Club's VA3OIL call sign, some 30 contacts as far away as Japan and Europe were made from two stations that were set up in the Dawn Operations Storage Hub building of the museum. Needless to say, a good time was had by all.

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2m and 440 MHz Repeaters

The Lambton County Radio Club maintains three repeater systems for use by all licensed Radio Amateurs.

The main 2m (145.37 (-) MHz ) repeater site is located on top of the Bluewater Health Centre in Sarnia. A sub-audible tone of 123.0 Hz is needed on the repeater input.

The main 70 cm (444.55 (+) MHz) repeater is located at the Wellington Street Fire Station in Sarnia. It also requires a 123.0 Hz sub-audible tone on the repeater's analog input. This repeater is also capable of Yaesu System Fusion digital operation.

The group also operates a 70 cm (444.625 (+) MHz) DMR repeater at the Wellington Street Fire Station in Sarnia. That repeater uses DMR Color Code 7.