Antenna follies: I used the recent “Radio in the Park” day to work on an antenna, rather than just make some contacts. The first step was to get a pair…
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2025-09-07 mk’s Words – September
Whirlwind Not quite a tornado, but a whirlwind of things going on at the RAC shack, VE3RHQ. First, FlexRadio supplied us with their top of the line station, Maestro controller,…
2025-08-06 mk’s Words – August
A little antenna help for a ham in assisted living – the highlight of my month! A little after Canada Day, I started working on an antenna for a ham…
2025-07-02 mk’s Words – July
Well, Field Day 2025 is just over. Just paperwork and unpacking left now. So how did it go? + LOTS of visitors. Hams: old, new and not yet but curious…
2025-06-20 mk’s Words – June
In this issue: Trouble-shooting and solving various challenges on the Pot Lid Net and Capital City Net, a few things to keep in mind for Field Day, and advice on…
2025-05-20 mk’s Word – May
In this issue: A bug for VE3RHQ, RAC antenna challenges, and information about the new ISED Basic Amateur Radio Exam effective July 15, 2025 RAC headquarters updates A bug for…
2025-04-15 mk’s Word – April
Annual Homebrew Night showed lots of imagination “To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk” -attributed to Tom Edison Not much junk at this year’s Homebrew…
2025-03-15 mk’s Word – Upbeat March meeting and successful Commonwealth Contest
Well, I was going to tell you all about how the Commonwealth Contest went. But let’s preempt that for a bit about the March OARC meeting. March Meeting brought comments,…
2025-02-19 mk’s Word – February Frequencies
Too bad about the February monthly meeting being cancelled. I hope everybody got the word. I guess we will try again in March. It’s nice to hear the Canadian Ski…
2025-01-15 mk’s Word – And Pictures Too
Whipping up an antenna … Since there isn’t much going on here just now, I thought I’d let you see a few of the toys I’ve acquired recently. The first…