Next Meeting

The Ottawa Amateur Radio Club's next meeting will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 7:30pm in Ottawa City Hall on Lisgar st. on the second floor. (room TBD)

Members are reminded that executive meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month, and are open to members. Contact the executive for details.

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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Latest News

Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour

Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) is still looking for volunteers. Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) June 9 and 10, 2012 Time commitment approximately 5 hours x 2 days Contact Gord Mein VE3FRB ve3frb@rac.ca

Posted by admin on May 8, 2012

Homebrew night criteria

Those planning on entering a project next meeting will be interested in the homebrew night scoring criteria sheet.

Posted by admin on April 5, 2012

Ottawa Citizen article on antenna policy

Club members will be interested in this article from the Ottawa Citizen

Posted by admin on February 29, 2012

Club Project Photos

RF components project

Posted by admin on February 5, 2012

EME talk

Bert Zauhar gave a talk on EME at the January meeting. A few club projects were shown off and Margaret received the Joe Norton award for 2012.

Posted by admin on February 2, 2012

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