I should have known better. Its not the first time. I have a power supply. It has one of those switches with a neon lamp inside, to let you know…
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2026-03-01 Ralph’s Technical Trawl – March 2026
AI Noise Filtering — A New Frontier in Amateur Radio Audio. For decades, Amateur Radio operators have relied on traditional analog and more lately Digital Signal Processing (DSP) tools to tame some of the noise that creeps into their transceivers. AI-based filtering takes a different approach.
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).
2026-02-07 Canadian Ski Marathon – Report
A big thank you to the 20+ Ottawa-area radio operators who ran a controlled net on commercial digital radios for health, safety, and logistics traffic at the 2026 Canadian Ski Marathon (CSM).
2026-02-06 The Prez Sez – February 2026
In this issue: Upcoming Monthly Meetings, OARC winter 2026 workshop series, Membership reminder, Planning and reporting, YLRL scholarships, and News from the Ottawa Vintage Radio Club.
2026-02-06 mk’s Words – February 2026
One of the ways I start this column is to ask myself “So what have you done lately?” This time, most of the fun stuff has been toward the end…
2026-02-06 Apply for a YLRL Scholarship before April 30, 2026
The Young Ladies’ Radio League (YLRL) provides two $2500 scholarships and one $1500 scholarship each year. Deadline for application: April 30, 2026.
2026-02-02 Ralph’s Technical Trawl – February 2026
The Pitfalls of everyday AI: As a follow-up to my January column, I’ll share three anecdotes from my experience interacting with AI on highly technical subjects and how it can get confused and get some things downright wrong.