OARC Carp Hamfest is the region’s largest Amateur Radio flea market and trade show! Reserve your vendor or exhibitor table and sign up to volunteer.
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2026-06-14 OARC UHF/VHF Ground Plane Antenna-Building Workshop – June 2026 – Report
There were 14 builders in attendance at the UHF/VHF Ground Plane Antenna-Building Workshop on June 14, 2026, and there were a few more hams there helping out.
2026-06-10 OARC Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Report
Ottawa Amateur Radio Club (OARC) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday, June 10, 2026…
2026-05-31 OARC End-Fed Half Wave Antenna Build Workshop – May 31- Report
This OARC workshop, led by Harrie, VE3HYS, guided participants through building and testing 49:1 Un-Un transformers for End-Fed Half-Wave antennas.
2026-05-13 OARC Monthly Meeting – May 2026 – Report
Local Amateur Radio news, updates on Club business, featured presentation “The Amazing Hex Beam – Is it for you?”, updates on upcoming workshops, the VE2CRA Repeater Modernization Project, Field Day and Carp Hamfest.
2026-05-03 OARC Soldering Skills Workshop (Winter 2026) – Report
This OARC workshop, led by Wayne, VE3CZO, guided participants through soldering basics, tool selection, and PL-259 connector assembly.
2026-04-08 OARC Homebrew Night 2026 – Report
At OARC Homebrew Night 2026, we again celebrated low-cost, scrounged, and inventive solutions. There was a total of 10 homebrewed projects presented. We heard tales of your successes and lessons learned.
2026-03-01 OARC Basic Course – Fall 2025 – Report
The fall 2025 OARC Basic Amateur Radio course ran from late October until the end of January, 2026. So far, 26 of our students passed the ISED exam (most with honours). In addition, six of them also passed the Advanced. A hearty welcome to all these new hams!
2026-03-01 Review of Propagation: a ham-radio tabletop game
I recently had the opportunity to review a tabletop game with an Amateur Radio theme. Simply named “Propagation,” it’s a card- and dice-based game. The goal of the game is simple: to gain points by making QSOs.
2025-11-02 OARC Soldering skills and kit building workshop (Fall 2025) – Report
Wayne Getchell, a longtime Ottawa high-tech industry veteran and former Nortel semiconductor designer, has extensive expertise soldering electronic components, from traditional through-hole parts to modern surface-mount devices (SMDs).