Historical Notables!
Welcome to our notables section, a hat tip to the hams who came before us.
Back in November of 1921 when the club was formed, there were 11 radio sets (not all necessarily transmitter/receiver combos) in Moose Jaw owned by W.R. Pottle 4AO, Alf and Jack Mather (4AC), Doug Smith (4DN), Jack Brickett, Pat Bayley, A.E. Saunders, E. Meadows, A. Rozell, W. Seaborn, and L. Gelser. As a matter of note, around 1926 or 1927, J.E. Brickett's call was 4HH. Also during this time period were Moose Jaw Amateurs S.J. Baker 4IW, A.C. Cox 4BF and C.S. Banting 4CP.
Mr. T. Holtby 4EO Certificate Dated Nov. 16, 1922
1922 Moose Jaw Evening Times Clipping
Moose Jaw Radio Association Membership Card from 1926
Receiver Advertisement from the era
Vintage Membership Card
VE5MA Diamond Jubilee
2011 Appreciation
Past Club Presidents
- 1921-1923 Wally Pottle, 4AO
- 1924-1931 Unavailable
- 1931-1932 R.W. Lewis
- 1933-1956 Unavailable
- 1956-1957 Mike Yaschuk, VE5AU
- 1957-1960 Unavailable
- 1960-1961 Charles Green
- 1961-1962 Ted Humphrey
- 1962-1965 Unavailable
- 1965-1966 Jerome Kuntz, VE5KZ
- 1967-1969 Unavailable
- 1969-1970 Fred Campbell, VE5IL
- 1970-1978 Unavailable
- 1978-1979 Bill Gilbert, VE5IB
- 1979-1982 Unavailable
- 1982-1983 Norm Waltho, VE5AE
- 1983-1985 Unavailable
- 1985-1987 Bill Gilbert, VE5IB
- 1987-1989 Al Davies, VE5AQ
- 1989-1991 Bob Shehyn, VE55FY
- 1991-1993 Marg Lapp, VE5MML
- 1993-1994 John Paradis, VE5JJP
- 1994-1995 Bob Shehyn, VE55FY
- 1995-1997 Dan Murray, VE5OY
- 1997-1999 Rob Bodie, VE5ROB
- 1999-2004 Barry McKenzie, VE5TRF
- 2004-2006 Frank Lloyd, VE5BBB
- 2006-2007 Brenda McKenzie, VE5TRG
- 2007-2009 Frank Lloyd, VE5BBB
- 2009-2023 Barry McKenzie, VE5TRF
- 2023-Present Dave Parry, VE5DMP
The Pioneer Radio Club
The Pioneer Radio Club was formed in 19xx with one of their goals being the erection of Moose Jaw's first amateur repeater. On April 28, 1975 the Club contacted a local business, Sonic Supplies, and asked for an estimate on a Delhi DMX144 tower, antenna and lights. The tower was erected sometime in 1976. In 1995 it was decided that the Pioneer Club would sell its repeater to the MJARC and this did take place in 1996. Here are some of their members, at one time or another: VE5AQ Al [SK], VE5AV Bill, VE5AAG Bernie, VE5AAN Earl [SK], VE5AAY Wayne, VE5ADU Dennis, VE5AED Lloyd, VE5AFU John, VE5CD Russ, VE5CG Charles, VE5CX Jack, VE5DI Joe, VE5DW Bill, VE5EG Vic, VE5EX Paul, VE5IB Bill [SK], VE5IL Fred, VE5KG Jim [SK], VE5LO John, VE5MP Les, VE5NG Stan [SK], VE5NX Len, VE5PQ Percy, VE5QN Doug, VE5RQ Ray, VE5TK Ron, VE5YI Lorne.