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. Read more: who will be there, the schedule, admission, and parking.
Category: Club Activities
This is the parent category for Monthly Meetings, Homebrew night, WARD, Field Day, Hamfest, RITP, etc.
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.
2025-12-10 OARC 2025 Holiday Party – Report
Despite a snowy winter backdrop, the holiday spirit was alive and well at this year’s OARC Holiday Party. Held at the popular KS on the Keys restaurant, the event saw a fantastic…
2025-11-12 OARC Monthly Meeting – Nov 2025 – Report
The November Monthly Meeting was again well attended, both in person and online. Demystifying modern solar power systems We were pleased to host Andrea Ross of RnL Solar for an insightful presentation on modern…
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…
2025-09-06 OARC (Carp) Hamfest 2025 – Report
OARC Carp Hamfest on September 6th was the largest in the 28-year history of the event! It remains the region’s largest Amateur Radio flea market and trade show, featuring most…
2025-06-28 OARC “Come meet the new hams” BBQ 2025 – Report
A big thanks to the 50 people who came out to the OARC “Come meet the new hams” BBQ 2025! We had a great crowd of newly certified and experienced…