Welcome to our busy season! Plans are roaring ahead for World Amateur Radio Day on April 18th. As you know, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe proclaimed April 18, 2025 World Amateur Radio…
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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 OARC Monthly Meeting – March 2025 – Report
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 – March
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 – Report
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…
2025-02-01 The Prez Sez – February
Opening words … Hello OARC members and subscribers. Time is flying by and I want to update you about a number of things. February Member’s Meeting Small Group Discussions about…
2025-01-25 Winter Field Day
Details Winter Field Day is an exciting annual event for amateur radio enthusiasts, taking place on the last full weekend of January. It offers a unique opportunity for radio operators…
2025-01-15 Weird Stuff – Spurious Experiments
[Wayne Stacey VE3QO shares some of his “Sixty Years of Weird Stuff in Radio”.] My friend Jon and I learned Morse code in the late 1950s, when we were about…