The Sept Monthly Meeting reviewed summer activities, launched five Special Interest Groups (SIGs), and welcomed members to a new venue.
Category: Club Activities
This is the parent category for Monthly Meetings, Homebrew night, WARD, Field Day, Hamfest, RITP, etc.
2026-10-01-OARC Radio in the Park 2026 – Report
By Bill, VA3IEN We were blessed with fantastic weather for OARC Radio in the Park (RITP) 2026! By early afternoon it was shirt-sleeve temperatures. Such a great turnout; ten hams…
2026-09-12 OARC Carp Hamfest 2026 – Report *UPDATED*
OARC Carp Hamfest on September 12th was, once again, a big success! It remains the region’s largest Amateur Radio flea market and trade show, featuring most of the big ham…
2026-06-27 OARC Field Day – Report
OARC’s 2026 Field Day brought together dozens of amateur radio operators for a weekend of operating, learning, and camaraderie, resulting in hundreds of contacts across North America.
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…
2026-05-13 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.
2026-04-08 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.
2026-03-11 OARC Monthly Meeting – March 2026 – Report
A record 77 attendees joined in on the OARC Monthly Meeting on March 11, which featured Chris Schnobb’s very informative presentation on MeshCore, LoRa, and Mesh Networking. Watch the full meeting recording here.
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.