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Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
December 2025 Newsletter
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In this newsletter ...
NOTE: We're sending the December OARC Newsletter a few days early to make sure you don't miss the deadline (Wed. Dec. 3rd) to get your tickets for the OARC 2025 Holiday Party on Dec. 10th. Details below...
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- Join the OARC today
- Upcoming activities
- OARC Holiday Party - Dec 10, 2025 - Get your tickets by Wed Dec 3rd
- RAC Canada Winter Contest
- Latest posts
- mk's Words - Dec 2025
- The Prez Sez - Dec 2025
- Monthly Meeting Report - Nov 2025
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Details and links below ...
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GET YOUR TICKETS BY WED DEC 3rd for the OARC 2025 Holiday Party
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Don't miss the OARC 2025 Holiday Party, where our passion for Amateur Radio meets festive cheer.
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Celebrate in good company and connect with fellow Amateur Radio enthusiasts.
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When: Wed, Dec 10 2025, 5:00-8:30 pm
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Where: KS on the Keys Restaurant, 1029 Dazé St., Ottawa
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Cost: $30 in advance (includes tax & tip)
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Read more about the holiday party, including the menu, prizes, and a special presentation.
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RAC Canada Winter Contest 2025
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RAC Canada Winter Contest 2025
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Saturday, December 20, 2025
00:00:00 UTC to 23:59:59 UTC
(Dec. 19, 2025 at 7:00pm to Dec. 20, 2025 at 6:59pm)
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Get involved in a celebration of the winter holiday season with the RAC Canada Winter Contest, a radio-sport contest sponsored by Radio Amateurs of Canada. Amateurs all over the world are invited to join in these celebrations.
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The Prez Sez - December 2025
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In this issue: OARC 2025 Holiday Party ticket deadline Wed. Dec. 3rd; Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa’s on Ham Radio; and the RAC Canada Winter Contest 2025
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mk's Words - December 2025
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As an examiner, I am often around when new hams choose a call sign. Of course back in the old days new hams got little or other choice. These days candidates often don't realize the extent to which their call becomes like their name.
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I've written about this before, but the basics are: 1-Avoid letters that sound like other ones, 2-Avoid ones with phonetics that have three syllables, 3-Avoid ones with long Morse equivalents, even if you don’t plan on using CW.
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2025-11-12 OARC Monthly Meeting - Nov 2025
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The November Monthly Meeting was again well attended, both in person and online
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Andrea, VA3EBE, of RnL Solar delivered an insightful presentation on modern solar power systems. Harrie, VE3HYS, then provided an update on efforts to upgrade the Club’s VE2CRA repeater.
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