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  • March 2018 Rambler (and meeting reminder)

    The March Rambler is now available!   Also please note:  The next meeting will be held on 21 March in Studio 5 of the Canada Science and Technology Museum.  Details of where to park and how to find Studio 5 can be found here:

  • Telecommunications Timeline

    A young lady doing research for a school project on radio visited our site recently and found our information helpful. She also sent this site along for the general interest of folks: Field Service management Guide: Telecommunications Timeline   I would like to thank Peyton, and mother Amy for passing that along!

  • February 2018 Rambler

    The February Rambler is now available!

  • February 2018 Meeting Announcement

    The Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club resumes conducting its monthly meetings at the Canada Science and Technology Museum on St. Laurent. Time: Reception at 7 pm, Formal proceedings, 7:30 Date: Wednesday February 21st Place: Science and Technology Museum, Studio 5 Park at back of Museum and enter at rear security entrance door (Refer to exterior…

  • Transmitter Locating Exercise

    The OVMRC will be staging a transmitter location exercise between 24 and 31 Jan 2018. The Transmitter 2 metre, 15 mW beacon transmitter, to be hidden somewhere in Central Ottawa. Frequency Set to: 147. 585 MHz FM with MCW ID Objective: To determine and report the address or approximate location of a beacon transmitter. Method: By driving around…

  • Good things to know about operating CW

    Good things to know about operating CW

    Presented by Norm VE3LC at the January meeting - 2018.

  • Slim Jim Antenna Project UPDATE

    This just in from Barry Allison (VE3NA): The original instructions for the Slim Jim 2 metre antenna gave dimensions that were in error due to calculations based on an incorrect value for the velocity factor of the 300 ohm twin lead given by the cable vendor. Folks that received and already built their kits based…

  • January 2018 Rambler

    Happy New Year! The Rambler for January 2018 is now available here.