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Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
August 2026 Newsletter
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In this newsletter ...
- Join the OARC today
- Upcoming activities
- MS Bike 2026 Ottawa to Cornwall - Community Event
- FEATURED EVENT: OARC Carp Hamfest – Sept 12
- OARC Radio in the Park (RITP) 2026 - Sept 19
- OARC Monthly Meeting - Sept 28 ** NEW DATE & LOCATION **
- Upcoming Courses
- OARC Basic Amateur Radio Course - Starts Sept 13
- OARC CW Course - Starts Sept 13
- Latest Columns
- The Prez Sez - Aug 2026
- The New Ham - Aug 2026 ** NEW COLUMNIST **
- Ralph's Technical Trawl – Aug 2026
- mk's Words - July 2026
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- New Waves in Ottawa: Meet the Signal Sisters!
- Calling All Women and Girls in Ottawa, Gatineau, and the Valley!
- OARC Repeater Modernization Project - July 2026 Situation Report
- OARC Field Day 2026 - June 27-28 - Report (Official report added)
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Details and links below ...
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MS Bike 2026 Ottawa to Cornwall - Community Event
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Get involved in providing radio-communications support for MS Bike 2026 - Ottawa to Cornwall, Aug 15-16
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Operators are needed for Amateur Radio safety checkpoints and net control for this two-day event.
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Nicole, VE3GIQ, is organising the ham radio aspects and looking for volunteers.
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FEATURED EVENT: OARC Carp Hamfest 2026 - Sept 12
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OARC Carp Hamfest is the region’s largest Amateur Radio flea market and trade show, featuring most of the big ham radio retailers, fellow hams selling radio goodies at unbelievable prices, and major door prizes.
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Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location: W. Erskine Johnston Arena, 3832 Carp Road, Carp
Admission: $6 per person. Children 12 and under are free. Parking: FREE!
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Click here to Read more, to reserve a table, and to volunteer.
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OARC Radio in the Park (RITP) 2026 - Sept 19
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Get involved with OARC Radio in the Park (RITP) 2026.
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Join fellow Club members, along with your friends and family, and set up portable Amateur Radio stations at Walter Baker Park in Kanata.
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Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm, rain or shine.
Location: Walter Baker Park, 100 Charlie Rogers Place, Stittsville
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OARC Monthly Meeting - Sept 2026
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Get ready for some face-to-face fun and engaging discussions at the OARC Monthly Meeting. Whether you're a regular or new to the crew, it's the perfect chance to connect, share ideas, and catch up in person. Don't miss out on the good vibes and great conversations—see you there!
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NEW DATE: Monday, September 28, 2026 at 6:30pm
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NEW LOCATION: Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 593, 4026 Old Richmond Road, Ottawa
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You may also attend online by Microsoft Teams: Need help?
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Meeting ID: 210 752 677 425 787
Passcode: pL3Bp23K
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OARC Basic Amateur Radio Course - Fall 2026
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The OARC Basic Amateur Radio course prepares you to write the exam for your Amateur Radio Operator Certificate with Basic Qualification. The course covers all 100 Basic exam topics over approximately 12 weeks.
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Start date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Location: Zoom only, for now. We are working to find a place for those that would like join us in person.
Time: 2pm - 5pm (3 hours)
Cost: $100 ($80 student)
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OARC CW Course - Fall 2026
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This course prepares you to communicate using Morse Code (CW) and prepares you to take your CW Amateur Radio Morse Code Qualification exam. The course runs over approximately 12 weeks.
Start Date: Sunday, Sept 13, 2026
Location: Beaverbrook Centre, 1002 Beaverbrook Road
Time: 1:00pm to 2:30pm (1.5 hours),
Cost: $25 Regular, $0 Student (FREE)
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2026-08-08 The Prez Sez – August 2026
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In this issue: A new home, a new night, a new chapter for the OARC; Thank you to the Scouts Canada National Museum; and introducing a series of Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
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2026-08-07 The New Ham: the Adventure Begins
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I volunteered to write this column - The New Ham - for other beginners like me: the curious, those studying for their amateur radio licence, newly licensed operators wondering what to do next, and anyone who's looked at a radio covered in buttons and thought, "Where do I even start?"
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Ralph’s Technical Trawl - August 2026
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Summer is a good time to do a little myth busting about the topic hams love to chat about; Voltage Standing Wave Ratio, VSWR, often abbreviated as SWR. This month’s column was inspired by the articles written by Walter Maxwell, W2DU (SK).
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2026-07-05 mk's Words - July 2026
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Following a successful Field Day 2026, OARC reflects on the teamwork and accomplishments that made the event memorable while beginning the search for a new venue for 2027.
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New Waves in Ottawa: Meet the Signal Sisters!
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There is a fresh voice on the Ottawa airwaves! Launched this past March, the Signal Sisters (Les Sœurs du Signal) is a newly formed bilingual Amateur Radio group dedicated to connecting and supporting local women, girls, and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in the hobby.
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Calling All Women and Girls in Ottawa, Gatineau, and the Valley!
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Announcing a brand-new Weekly Women’s and Girls' Net every Thursday at 7:00pm on the VE2CRA Repeater.
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OARC Repeater Modernization Project - July 2026 Situation Report (SITREP)
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Read the July 2026 update on the VE2CRA Repeater Modernization Project, including the 2m/70cm repeaters at Camp Fortune, the DStar repeater, and the DMR repeater.
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OARC Field Day - Report **UPDATED**
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OARC's 2026 Field Day brought together dozens of amateur radio operators for a weekend of operating, learning, and camaraderie, resulting in hundreds of contacts across North America.
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The official OARC Field Day report has been added, with all the results.
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