2024-09-14 Radio in the Park

September 14, 2024, Saturday from 9am to 5pm, rain or shine, at Walter Baker Park in Kanata What is RITP? Radio in the Park (RITP) is an event sponsored by…

2024-09-11 September Meeting is Cancelled

NO MEETING on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details The September 2024 meeting has been cancelled. You probably got to see lots of members at the…

2024-09-07 OARC (Carp) Hamfest

Annual OARC Carp Hamfest, September 07, 2024 Editor’s note: Hamfest 2024 has come and gone. The original notice/invitation to the event appears below the report and photo gallery. Hamfest chair…

2024-08-17 MS Bike – Ottawa to Brockville

Saturday and Sunday, August 17-18, 2024 (Click here for MS Bike 2025 in the OARC calendar) About the event The money raised by participants in this event ensures that people…

2024-07-20 mk’s Word – Mid-summer Musings

What has happened? Here it is, half past summer already. Where did it go? Since my last report, at least two happenings happened – Field Day and Canada Day, which…

2024-06-22 ARRL/RAC Field Day

June 22 , 2024, 18:00 UTC to June 23, 2024, 20:59 UTC (setup June 21) What is Field Day? Field Day is an operating event sponsored by the ARRL whose…

2024-06-17 mk’s Word – Examination and Rumination

Club examiner’s report … First, my year-end examiner report from June 1, 2023 to May 31 2024: Some of those who failed an exam subsequently re-wrote and passed. Two candidates…

2024-06-12 OARC Annual Meeting

HYBRID Meeting! June 12, 2024 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details Under the club’s constitution, we must hold our Annual Meeting by the end of the club’s fiscal year. This…

2024-06-08 Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour

Saturday and Sunday, June 08-09, 2024 About the event The Ottawa Bicycle Club’s Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) – one of the country’s longest-running cycling events. This 2-day ride goes…

2024-05-19 mk’s Word – Busy, busy, busy

Project plethora … It has been a busy month (again). Since homebrew night: Not much of all this had me sitting in front of a radio. Strangely, that’s OK. As…