IN-PERSON Meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details We will not have a speaker in April, but members are encouraged to do an in-person “show…
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2024-04-06 Microwave Activity Day
Details On Saturday, April 6, 2024, between 08:30 – 12:30, the West Carleton Amateur Radio Club(WCARC) will be having a Microwave Activity Day (MAD) on the grounds of theDiefenbunker: Canada’s…
2024-03-29 Weird Stuff – Eclipsed by Garbage
[Wayne Stacey VE3QO shares some of his “Sixty Years of Weird Stuff in Radio”.] My first job as a university “summer stupid” was in the engineering department of a Winnipeg…
2024-03-25 Ed Explains the 2024 OARC Hamfest
By Ed Sich, VE3WGO Something old and something new … Even though the OARC hamfest is still several months away, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared well in advance. As…
2024-03-24 Bylaw Brouhaha
Why all the fuss? If you happen to be member of a club or association or company that has not-for-profit status, you have probably heard rumblings about changes to your…
2024-03-17 mk’s Word – Empires, drones, and rabbits
Contesting and networking … I stuck my toe in the Commonwealth Contest, AKA BERU, (from the days when it was called the British Empire Radio Union contest, who says we…
2024-03-13 John Portune W6NBC – Open-Wire Transmission Line
Hybrid Meeting on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 @ 7:30 PM ET Unavailable due to technical difficulties … Unfortunately, John Portune W6NBC, was unable to give his presentation as scheduled due…
2024-02-20 mk’s Word – Is It Spring Yet?
Skating on thin ice … I’m writing this just after spending time on the expressway known as the ARRL CW DX contest, and looking forward to QSYing to the pot…
2024-02-14 February Meeting is Cancelled
NO Meeting on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details Because our February 2024 meeting falls on Valentine’s day, the executive decided to cancel it. But we…
2024-01-27 Winter Field Day
Details Winter Field Day is a communications exercise. WFD is held on the last full weekend in January. WFD can be worked from the comfort of your home or in…