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ONTARS (Ontario Amateur Radio Service)
Please consider visiting the website of the long-running Ontario Amateur Radio Service organization (ONTARS) where you will find many amateur radio resources in the broader region.
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Quick Tips #1 - Attaching wires to a fibreglass mast
Attaching wire antennas to a fibreglass mast for portable operation can be a challenge and it often results in the tip of the mast eventually getting broken. Here is a solution that takes the strain off the fragile tip section of the mast.
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IC-705 Reference Stability
Crystal oscillator aging is a characteristic where the unit's mean frequency will slowly drift over time; the characteristic is normally monotonic and asymptotic to a "final" frequency which occurs after a very long time. So, what about the IC-705, or, in this case, my IC-705?
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Dr. John S. Belrose VE2CV/VE3CVV (SK)
John (Jack) S. Belrose, VE3CV/VE3CVV became a silent key September 19th ,2024 in his 98th year. He was well known to the long time radio amateurs of the Ottawa area.
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Website Feature Highlight 1: Search Box
ovmrc.ca has been posting featured articles from the RAMBLER for a couple of years now. At this point we have started to develop a decent back catalogue of articles, and presentations that are still relevant to local hams. On the home page, articles are arranged in chronological order with newer posts at the top and…
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Portable Operations Battery Box – a lower cost alternative
For a couple of years I have looked on enviously at the many battery boxes that innovative ham radio operators have put together to power their equipment while on portable ops. POTA and public service events in particular, often run for longer time periods, or need higher transmit power levels than that offered by an…