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Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
October 2025 Newsletter
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In this newsletter ...
- Join the OARC today
- Latest posts
- mk's Words - October 2025
- The Prez Sez - October 2025
- Radio in the Park 2025 - Report
- RAC Aux-Comm Training Course - Report
- Upcoming activities
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Hybrid Meeting on THURSDAY, OCT 9, 2025 (not Wed) at 6:45 PM ET
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In person at Scouts HQ or Join virtually using MS Teams (NEW)
OARC is now using Microsoft Teams Need help?
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Click here to Join the meeting [expired]
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Meeting ID: [expired] Passcode: [expired]
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- Fall 2025 Basic Course (starts Oct 26, 2025) - NOW FULL
- Fall 2025 CW Course (starts Oct 26, 2025)
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Details and links below ...
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mk's Words - October 2025
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Antenna follies: I used the recent "Radio in the Park" day to work on an antenna, rather than just make some contacts.
The first step was to get a pair of those 5 metre telescoping whips into the sky. The object of the exercise was to make them go from a 20m dipole (which they do easily) into something that …
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The Prez Sez - October 2025
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In this issue: October 2025 OARC Monthly Meeting changes (i. Thursday this month only, not Wednesday and ii. Teams not Zoom), Aux-Comm updates, Membership updates, Volunteer Coordinators still needed, Upcoming Activities, including Kit Building and Soldering Workshops.
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October 2025 OARC Monthly Meeting CHANGES IMPORTANT NOTE: The October OARC Monthly Meeting will take place on Thursday, October 9th (not Wednesday, October 8th) and we are moving to Teams for those participating virtually...
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Radio in the Park 2025 - Report
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Radio in the Park 2025, the OARC’s annual community-outreach event, went off without a hitch on Saturday, September 13th at Walter Baker Park in Kanata.
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As always, a big thanks to Bill, VA3IEN, for organizing it. We all had lots of enthusiastic conversations with members of the public and we made sure to extend a warm welcome to all the new hams…
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OARC Monthly Meeting - Oct 2025
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Hybrid Meeting on THURSDAY, OCT 9, 2025 (not Wed) at 6:45 PM ET
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In person at Scouts HQ or Join virtually using MS Teams (NEW)
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Meeting ID: 284 070 075 621 1 Passcode: fd9aF2L9
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Presentation: Battery technologies & applications (Wayne, VE3CZO). Soldering workshop update (Wayne, VE3CZO), Carp Hamfest 2025 (Ed, VE3WGO), and more!
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All amateur radio enthusiasts are welcome: OARC members and non-members, licensed and not-yet-licensed hams, friends and family.
Click here to Read more and to register.
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OARC Basic Amateur Radio course - Fall 2025
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The OARC Basic Amateur Radio course is now full.
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The next one will be in the spring. This course prepares you to write the exam for your Amateur Radio Operator Certificate with Basic Qualification. The course covers all 100 Basic exam topics over 12 weeks. All course materials are provided.
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OARC CW course – Fall 2025
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Start date: Sunday, October 26, 2025 Duration: 1 hour (2:00pm to 3:00pm), every Sunday for approximately 12 weeks (no classes on holidays or long weekends)
Format: In-person-only
Location: Scouts Canada National Headquarters, 1345 Baseline Road
Materials: Code practice exercises will be provided. You require a Morse Key and Code Practice Oscillator.
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