Annual OARC Hamfest, September 06, 2025 About the OARC Hamfest The annual OARC Hamfest is the region’s largest fleamarket and hamfest. Many of the big ham radio retailers are going…
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2025-06-28 ARRL/RAC Field Day
June 28 , 2025, 18:00 UTC to June 29, 2025 20:59 UTC (setup June 27) What is Field Day? Field Day is an operating event sponsored by the ARRL whose…
2025-04-18 World Amateur Radio Day
April 18, 2025, Worldwide *** BREAKING NEWS ***Mayor Mark Sutcliffe declares World Amateur Radio Day in Ottawa on April 18, 2025! OARC to celebrate with community engagement activities across West…
2025-04-09 Homebrew Night April 9th
IN-PERSON Meeting on Wednesday, April 09, 2025 @ 6:45 PM ET Meeting details Bring your “homebrewed” hardware / software projects, DIY apparatus, and home-made gear to Homebrew Night, our annual…
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,…
2025-03-12 March 12th meeting a big success!
IN-PERSON Meeting on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @ 6:45 PM ET The March 12th meeting was a big success! Ed Sich VE3WGO kicked things off with a Hamfest presentation Ed…
2025-03-08 The Prez Sez
Are YOU the new volunteer OARC Membership Coordinator? The OARC needs a volunteer Membership Coordinator. This is a critical role that will help ensure our sustainable, long-term growth by placing…
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…
2025-02-12 February Member’s Meeting
IN-PERSON Meeting on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 @ 6:45 PM ET CANCELLED MEETING CANCELLED DUE TO STORM WARNING See WINTER STORM WARNING for more info. Meeting invitation from the president…
2025-02-08 Canadian Ski Marathon
Saturday and Sunday, February 08-09, 2025 Signal to snow: How our radio waves helped power the 2025 Canadian Ski Marathon On behalf of the Canadian Ski Marathon (CSM) organizers, many…