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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.
2026-02-15 OARC Monthly Meeting – February 2026 – Report
The February Monthly Meeting featured a presentation on D-STAR (Digital Smart Technology for Amateur Radio) by Allan Boyd VE3AJB/ VE3EM, President of Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC).
2026-01-14 OARC Monthly Meeting – January 2026 – Report
The January Monthly Meeting featured Craig, VE3OP, who presented about Amateur Radio in creative, performing and media arts in Canada; and Bert, VA3PXE, conducted an informal poll on possible workshop topics.
2026-01-01 Craig’s QRM – January 2026
From Neutrinos to Morse Code: A Conversation with Dr. David Sinclair, VA3WDS, a chat about Amateur Radio quickly unfolded into a fascinating journey through science, discovery, and generosity.
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,…
2025-09-13-OARC Radio in the Park 2025 – Report
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. As always, a big thanks…