June 25 , 2022, 18:00 UTC to June 26, 2022, 20:59 UTC (setup June 24) What is Field Day? Field Day is an operating event sponsored by the ARRL whose…
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2022-06-21 Weird Stuff – An alarming development
[Guest columnist Wayne Stacey VE3QO shares some of his “Sixty Years of Weird Stuff in Radio”.] Even when professionally installed, a residential alarm system can provide some interesting moments for…
2022-06-15 mk’s Word – Up on the Roof!
Well, I just came off the roof. A smart person once told me “If you find yourself asking ‘Can I do another one?’ , it is time to stop.” So…
2022-06-11 Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour
Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12, 2022 About the event The Ottawa Bicycle Club’s Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) – one of the country’s longest-running cycling events – is now in…
2022-06-08 Roger and Harrie’s Marvelous Hamvention Adventure
Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, June 08, 2022 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details Some have been going to Hamvention in Dayton (Xenia) Ohio for decades. Others have gone a few…
2022-06-04 ARRL Digital Contest
June 4, 2022 to June 5, 2022 Introduction The ARRL is running a contest on June 4 to 5, 2022 where amateurs worldwide contact and exchange QSO information with other…
2022-05-30 mk’s Numbers – A year of exams
(As you may know, Mike VE3FFK is the OARC’s ISED Delegated Examiner. This is his report for the 2021-2022 year.) From June 1 2021 to May 30 2022 there were…
2022-05-20 Dayton Hamvention
May 20 to 22, 2022, near Dayton, Ohio, USA What is Hamvention? The Dayton Hamvention is one of the two largest amateur radio conventions in the world. It is held…
2022-05-15 mk’s Word – QSO parties and more
What a difference a month makes this time of year.Leaves on trees, no snow and daylight after supper. The bike is on the road and the crud is off it.…
2022-05-11 John Portune W6NBC “Building the Moxon antenna”
Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 @ 7:30 PM ET Meeting details John Portune W6NBC returns to the OARC to help us build a 10 m Moxon antenna. John…