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Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
May 2026 Newsletter
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In this newsletter ...
- Join the OARC today
- Upcoming activities
- OARC Monthly Meeting – May 13 (Teams details below)
- FEATURED EVENT: OARC Carp Hamfest - Sept 12
- OARC 2-Metre Rollup J-Pole Antenna Building Workshop - May 24
- OARC End-Fed Half Wave Antenna Build Workshop - May 31
- Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2026 - Community Event - June 6-7
- OARC Monthly Meeting-Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) - June 10
- OARC UHF/VHF Ground Plane Antenna Workshop - June 14 (NEW DATE)
- OARC Field Day 2026 - June 27-28
- Latest posts
- The Prez Sez - May 2026
- Craig's QRM - May 2026
- mk's Words – May 2026
- Ralph's Technical Trawl – May 2026
- OARC Monthly Meeting – April 8 2026 (Homebrew Night) - Report
- OARC Soldering Skills Workshop (Winter 2026) - Report
- OARC Soldering Skills & Kit Building Workshop (Fall 2025) - Report
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Details and links below ...
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OARC Monthly Meeting - May 2026
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The OARC Monthly Meeting will be on May 13, 2026 at 6:45pm. All Amateur Radio enthusiasts are welcome: OARC members and non-members, licensed and not-yet-licensed hams, friends and family. Most monthly meetings will be hybrid.
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Attend in person: 1345 Baseline Road
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Join the meeting now [expired]
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Meeting ID: [expired]
Passcode: [expired]
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FEATURED EVENT: OARC Carp Hamfest 2026
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OARC Carp Hamfest is the region’s largest Amateur Radio flea market and trade show!
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Let’s break another attendance record in 2026! This event features most of the big ham radio retailers, fellow hams selling radio goodies at unbelievable prices, and major door prizes. This is the OARC’s annual flagship event!
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Date: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
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Click here to Read more, to volunteer, and to reserve a vendor or exhibitor table.
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OARC 2-Metre Rollup J-Pole Antenna Building Workshop
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Join us for the OARC 2-Metre Rollup J-Pole Antenna Building Workshop. This project will be of interest to anyone who has a Handy-Talkie (HT) Amateur Radio (10-25 Watts transmit power) and is looking for a simple but effective antenna to be able to improve their radio transmit-and-receive performance at home or when operating temporarily at a park, camp ground, or …
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Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
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OARC End-Fed Half Wave Antenna Building Workshop
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The End-Fed Half Wave (EFHW) Antenna Building Workshop will be of interest to anyone who has a multi-band HF amateur radio with up to 100 Watts of transmitting power. Assemble a 49:1 Un-Un transformer in mounting hardware with a SO-239 feedline connector, and optionally connect an antenna wire suitable for 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10m or 20/17/15/12/10m bands.
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Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
Time: 1:00pm to 5:00pm
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Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2026 – Community Event
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Get involved in providing radio-communications support to the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2026! Amateur Radio operators are needed at fixed and mobile stations for one or both days of this two-day community event.
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OARC Monthly Meeting - June 2026 - Annual General Meeting (AGM)
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Notice is hereby given that the 2026 OARC AGM will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM at 1345 Baseline Road or online. All are welcome but only members in good standing can vote. Review 2025 accomplishments, look ahead at 2026 plans, and elect 2026 Directors.
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OARC UHF/VHF Ground Plane Antenna-Building Workshop
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Join us for the OARC UHF/VHF Ground Plane Antenna-Building Workshop. This project will be of interest to anyone who has a UHF/VHF Amateur Radio transceiver and is looking for a better antenna to improve their radio transmit-and-receive performance over the rubber-duck antenna (on a handheld).
Date: Sun, June 14, 2026 (New Date)
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Cost: $25 for OARC members/$35 for non-members
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Field Day involves setting up temporary transmitting stations to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to our communities. One objective of Field Day is to contact as many stations as possible and to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions.
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Date and Time:
June 27 , 2026, 2:00 pm (18:00 UTC) to June 28, 2026 4:59 p.m (20:59 UTC)
Click here to Read more and to register.
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2026-05-09 The Prez Sez – May 2026
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In this issue: Amateur Radio news; Updates on Club operations; Urgent need for Carp Hamfest 2026 volunteers and long-term Hamfest co-lead; filling long-term Coordinator positions; OARC AGM June 10; Latest news on Club goals.
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2026-04-30 Craig's QRM - May 2026
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Every strong Amateur Radio club like the OARC has an amazing heartbeat — and ours is powered by our volunteers. Our volunteers keep the club thriving by sharing the load and bringing people together.
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That last month went by in much less time than the six or eight weeks it took February to get out of here.Anyway April had, among other things, World Amateur Radio Day and the Ontario and Quebec QSO parties. Before (and after) that busy weekend at RAC, we went to work on the end fed antenna.
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Ralph's Technical Trawl - May 2026
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Probe compensation helps your oscilloscope show accurate signals. Using a 10X probe reduces loading and distortion, and a quick adjustment ensures clean waveforms so you see what’s really happening.
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OARC Monthly Meeting - April 8 2026 (Homebrew Night) - Report
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At OARC Homebrew Night 2026, we again celebrated low-cost, scrounged, and inventive solutions. There was a total of 10 homebrewed projects presented. We heard tales of your successes and lessons learned.
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Soldering Skills Workshop (Winter 2026) - Report
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This OARC workshop, led by Wayne, VE3CZO, guided participants through soldering basics, tool selection, and PL-259 connector assembly, building practical skills and confidence for antenna building, and amateur radio repairs and projects.
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OARC Soldering Skills and Kit Building Workshop (Fall 2025) - Report
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Wayne Getchell, a longtime Ottawa high-tech industry veteran and former Nortel semiconductor designer, has extensive expertise soldering electronic components, from traditional through-hole parts to modern surface-mount devices (SMDs).
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