This OARC workshop, led by Harrie, VE3HYS, guided participants through building and testing 49:1 Un-Un transformers for End-Fed Half-Wave antennas.
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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.
2026-03-01 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).
2025-10-09 OARC Monthly Meeting – Report
It was great to see everyone on Thursday, October 9th, our first meeting back after the summer break. We were so glad that so many people could still make it,…
2025-03-12 OARC Monthly Meeting – March 2025 – Report
IN-PERSON Meeting on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @ 6:45 PM ET The March 12th meeting was a big success! Ed Sich VE3WGO kicked things off with a Hamfest presentation Ed…
2025-02-08 Canadian Ski Marathon – Report
Saturday and Sunday, February 08-09, 2025 Signal to snow: How our radio waves helped power the 2025 Canadian Ski Marathon On behalf of the Canadian Ski Marathon (CSM) organizers, many…
2025-01-25 Winter Field Day
Details Winter Field Day is an exciting annual event for amateur radio enthusiasts, taking place on the last full weekend of January. It offers a unique opportunity for radio operators…