The OARC Groundwave (the club bulletin) stopped publishing at the end of 2021 but many of the contributors still have a lot to say. So we decided to invite regular and guest “columnists” to contribute posts to this website. First to submit was Mike VE3FFK (thanks Mike!) and you can find his columns and those of the other authors by clicking on their names below.
You too can become a columnist!
If you have some radio-related things to say, we would be glad to publish them here. You do not have to commit to a regular column, but it would be great if you could. For more info, or to submit an article, contact website@oarc.net .
Mike VE3FFK (mk)
Mike Kelly VE3FFK was first licensed in 1970 and he has been an ISED accredited examiner since the early 1990s. For 30 years he was the “voice” of Admin2 in the Canadian Ski Marathon. He is a life member of Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC). He has written a regular column in the Groundwave for longer than he can remember.
Wayne VE3QO
Wayne Stacey VE3QO was first licensed in 1961 and earned his Advanced Amateur certificate a year later. He is now retired from his broadcast consulting engineering practice and often can be heard on the HF bands, operating CW and various digi-modes. He is currently a member of RAC, OARC and ARRL.
Wayne contributes columns describing experiences from his “Sixty Years of Weird Stuff in Radio”.
Harrie VE3HYS
Harrie Jones VE3HYS has been a licensed amateur since 1975. He has worked in the broadcast business since 1983 on all things technical – AM and FM transmitters, microwave radio links, computer networks, audio consoles and audio chains, etc. He has been teaching amateur radio courses since 2019, is an active Scout leader and member of the OARC executive. He is involved in New Hams Ottawa and Youth On The Air (YOTA).
Roger VA3EGY
Roger Egan VA3EGY was first licensed (basic with honours) in 2018. He upgraded his qualifications to advanced in 2023. He is the president of the OARC. He has so many interests in ham radio that he finds himself involved in way more things that he can ever hope to finish.
Neil VE3PUE
Neil Herber VE3PUE was first licensed in 1991. He is primarily interested in radio support for public service events and he created and maintains Hambone, a ham website. He also does some stuff on this site.
Ed VE3WGO
Ed Sich VE3WGO was first licensed in 1992, and joined the OARC and CARF (pre-RAC) at that time. Aside from a long career in the wireless and microwave communications R&D industry, his radio-related interests include antennas and vintage gear. He has been the OARC Hamfest manager since 2007.
David VA3UDA
David Frigault VA3UDA received his basic license in January 2024, and his honours in February 2024. Aside from his radio-related activities at the Diefenbunker, he is an enthusiastic writer. He writes novels and articles on many subjects. He is fluent in English and French and is a student of other languages, including Dutch, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Japanese, and German. His content can easily be located online.
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You too can become an OARC columnist. Contact website@oarc.net for more info or to submit an article.
You V?????
You too can become an OARC columnist. Contact website@oarc.net for more info or to submit an article.
Last Updated on 2024-11-14 by AdminOARC