2023-02-08 Marcus VE3MDL – Radio Astronomy and Amateur Radio

Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, February 08, 2023 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details Join Marcus as he provides a quick overview of radio astronomy and its relationship to amateur radio,…

2023-01-28 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…

2023-01-15 mk’s Word – Startings and Endings

Where to begin? Start at the beginning, or somewhere else, but start. My accreditation as an examiner got renewed this week, which is a good thing, since I still have…

2023-01-11 Dave VE3KG – Bands and Callsigns

Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details Join Dave Goodwin VE3KG as he brings us up to date on two new ham bands and…

2022-12-15 mk’s Word – December Digressions

The winter 160m CW contest Its half past December and the first “real” snow of the winter is about to come down. We (the VE2OJ crew) got through another 160m…

2022-12-14 OARC Annual General Meeting

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 @ 7:30 PM ET Preliminary Summary of Meeting! Changed on 2023-01-06! The 2022 OARC AGM minutes are not available yet, so this is an UNOFFICIAL summary.…

2022-11-25 Rally of the Tall Pines

Friday and Saturday, November 25-26, 2022 About the event The Lincoln Electric Rally of the Tall Pines, now one of the largest Rally Sport events in North America, celebrated its…

2022-11-17 mk’s Word – November Notions

Novemburrr 2022 I’m in a Grrrumpy mood these days. That last gasp of summer like weather was fun while it lasted. Unfortunately it didn’t (couldn’t) stick around. I can’t decide…

2022-11-12 Joe Norton Award Date Extended

The OARC executive has extended the submission deadline for the 2022 Joe Norton Award Details Each year the Ottawa Amateur Radio Club offers the Joe Norton Award – a cash…

2022-11-09 WC8VOA and the VOA Bethany Relay Station

Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, November 09, 2022 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details Following a busy day in May 2022 at Hamvention in Xenia Ohio, Harrie VE3HYS and Roger VA3EGY…