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Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
2024 Spring Update ...
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Items in this email ...
- March meeting with John W6NBC problems
- mk goes down a rabbit hole
- Go MAD with CWARC in April
- April is the Homebrew meeting
- Bylaw brouhaha
- Ed walks through the Hamfest
- May, June, and August cycle events need hams
- September OARC Hamfest - Online signup sheets now LIVE! Volunteer! Reserve your tables!
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Details and links below ...
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2024-03-13 John Portune W6NBC - Open-Wire Transmission Line
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Due to technical difficulties John was unable to present at the March meeting. We are trying to get him back soon for a retry!
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John Portune W6NBC returns for a fourth time to the OARC to to talk about "How to Use Open-Wire Transmission Line in Places Most Hams Think are Forbidden." Few hams would consider laying open line on the ground, or burying …
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2024-03-17 mk's Word - Empires, drones, and rabbits
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Contesting and networking ... I stuck my toe in the Commonwealth Contest, AKA BERU, (from the days when it was called the British Empire Radio Union contest, who says we aren't progressive.) There weren't as many contacts in the log at the end of the day, but it was still nice to get re-acquainted with the radio again. It wasn't …
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2024-04-06 Microwave Activity Day
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On Saturday, April 6, 2024, between 08:30 – 12:30, the West Carleton Amateur Radio Club(WCARC) will be having a Microwave Activity Day (MAD) on the grounds of theDiefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum. The Diefenbunker is at grid square FN15xi. MADs are events when amateur radio operator microwave enthusiasts get out into the field and set up their portable stations to …
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2024-04-10 Homebrew Night
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IN-PERSON Meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 7:30 PM ET
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We will not have a speaker in April, but members are encouraged to do a "show and tell" of their homebrew projects. It doesn't have to be complex, fancy, or elaborate, just something that you have done and are and want others to know about. It can …
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2024-03-24 Bylaw Brouhaha
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Why all the fuss? If you happen to be member of a club or association or company that has not-for-profit status, you have probably heard rumblings about changes to your group's bylaws. What's the big deal? Over the past dozen years or so, the legislation that governs how not-for-profits can be run has changed at both the provincial and federal …
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2024-03-25 Ed Explains the 2024 OARC Hamfest
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Something old and something new ... Even though the OARC hamfest is still several months away, it doesn't hurt to be prepared well in advance. As always, we need lots of volunteers to help set up, run, and tear down the event. And, of course, we need you to bring your treasures to sell/swap/give away. We are hoping to see …
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May, June, and August cycle events
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2024-09-07 OARC (Carp) Hamfest
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Annual OARC Hamfest, September 07, 2024
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The annual OARC Hamfest is the region's largest fleamarket and hamfest. All of the big ham radio retailers are going to be there! Dozens of fellow hams will set up tables loaded with radio goodies at unbelievable prices. There will also be major door prize draws.
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Online volunteer and table reservation forms are now active!!
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