Next Meeting

The Ottawa Amateur Radio Club's next meeting will be held Wednesday, February, 8, 2012 at 7:30pm in the Colonel By Room of Ottawa City Hall on Lisgar st. on the second floor.

Renown contester Vladimir Sidarau (VE3IAE) will be speaking to us about Logbook of the World. Exchange of electronic QSL cards seems to be the wave of the future, particularly as postage and printing costs continue to escalate. Come to the February meeting and discover the new world of electronic confirmation of your contacts and consider whether this is your medium of tomorrow.

Club Members will be given another opportunity to sign up ($35 deposit/project required) for the three club projects which will probably commence in late January. The projects include:

Mag Loop Antenna

Big Wheel Antenna

RF components & circuits

Regular Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month, at 19:30L (except July and August).

We meet at Ottawa City Hall, formerly RMOC headquarters on Lisgar st. on the second floor.

Or catch us on Mondays at 20:00L on the Capital City FM Net using the club repeater VE2CRA
(146.940- 100hz CTCSS).

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OARC visit to Kingston more photos

More photos of OARC kingston trip from Genn

Posted by admin on January 15, 2012

RAC Winter Contest 2011

Photos OARC at Diefenbunker taken by Glenn VE3XRA.

Posted by admin on December 30, 2011

Trivia Night 2011

Photos

Posted by admin on December 17, 2011

Make something

EDN has run a couple of articles recently on ham radio. Here's the latest: a list of kit suppliers. EDN Build Something 73 Dave VE3TLY

Posted by admin on December 8, 2011

Return visit to Kingston Museum

We made a return visit to the Military Communications and Electronics Museum in Kingston November 12 2011. Photos of a portion of the flea market and some more photos of the exhibits

Posted by admin on December 8, 2011

Trivia Night

In what is now an annual tradition for the December meeting, Trivia Night will be held on December 14 and just the way you like it - loud and crazy. So form your teams, and make noisemaker! For the benefit of new members, this means that, instead of listening to ...

Posted by admin on November 18, 2011

Tour of Communications Museum

The OARC is organizing a tour of the Military Communications and Electronics Museum in Kingston on Nov. 12. This will coincide with the Kingston Amateur Radio Club's Hamfest that takes place at the museum from 9:00-12:00 that morning. Tours will begin after the Hamfest. Details of the Hamfest can be ...

Posted by executive on October 18, 2011

Video from QRP demonstration

Chris Mallam, VA3CME sent me this link to the video he did last Saturday. Thank you Chris!

Posted by admin on September 19, 2011

QRP demonstration photos

Photos from todays QRP demonstration held at Britannia park.

Posted by admin on September 17, 2011

QRP demonstration

On Saturday Sept 17 we will operating by 10 am and until noon. Come on out and see Bob, the QRPers and the OARC members show-off their stations. perhaps they will hand you the key/mike and let you make a few QSO as well. If you happen to have a ...

Posted by admin on September 15, 2011

OARC Hamfest 2011 photos

Initial photos of the 2011 Hamfest

Posted by admin on September 13, 2011

Mike Kelly, VE3FFK appointed to the National Field Organization Secretariat

RAC Bulletin 2011-016E - Mike Kelly, VE3FFK appointed to the National Field Organization Secretariat 2011-06-21 I am very pleased to introduce the latest addition to the RAC National Field Organization Secretariat. Mike Kelly VE3FFK joins us as EP Canada Advisor. With a wealth of Emergency Preparedness knowledge and experiance, he ...

Posted by Executive on June 23, 2011

Special Event Station VY1T - Whitehorse

Special Event station VY1T operated by VY1EI will be on the air from Whitehorse June 29, 2011 to July 1, 2011 for the Grand Opening of the Aeradio Exhibit at the Teslin Historical and Museum Society in Teslin, YT. VY1T will be on the air from Teslin at the George ...

Posted by Executive on June 23, 2011

OARC Hamfest Request for Volunteers

Volunteers are required for the 14th annual OARC Hamfest and Forum, scheduled for Sept. 10 2011 at the Arena on the Carp Agricultural Fairgrounds. OARC members who want to volunteer and who missed the sign-up at recent meetings please e-mail Ed, the Hamfest manager: fleamarket AT oarc.net

Posted by Executive on June 9, 2011

Croft Taylor VE3CT (SK) Memorial Service

A memorial service will be held for Croft Taylor on Sat. July 9 2011 at 10:30 AM, at the Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Ave. Ottawa. Croft was a long-time member of the Ottawa Amateur Radio Club.

Posted by Executive on June 9, 2011