Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club Inc.

Since 1957

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Education and Training

  • OVMRC 2019 Field Day Exercise - 22/23 June

    Club Members and Visitors Join us at the annual Field Day Amateur Radio Communications Exercise & Competition. Place: Aviation and Space Museum – The Big Open Field south of Parking Lot Date: June 22-23, 2019 Times: Setup: Friday afternoon, June 21 and Saturday morning June 22 Radio Communications Exercise: 2 pm Saturday for 24 hours…

  • Radio Course Info

    Greetings to all that have indicated an interest enrolling in this year's Amateur Radio Course sponsored by the Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club Inc. We have had over 40 people that have indicated an interest in taking our course over that last many months. If anybody has previously expressed an interest in the 2018 course…

  • 2018 Amateur Radio Course

    Amateur Radio Course – Registration for the 2018 will be Monday, September 17 at the Science and Technology Museum. The OVMRC is pleased to offer again this year an amateur radio course for those wishing to acquire their “Certificate of Proficiency in Amateur Radio” and Call Sign issued by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada…

  • Field Day 2018

    The OVMRC will be setting up a radio site for ARRL Field Day at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Field Day is always the fourth full weekend, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday (2 PM EDT, 23 June) and ending at 1800 UTC Sunday (2PM EDT, 24 June). Everyone is invited to attend, even if…

  • 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…

  • Slim Jim Antenna Project

    The Slim Jim Antenna kits are now available for all that signed up, at a price of $25.  Contact Barry Allison (VE3NA). Barry will have the kits available at the OVMRC Christmas DInner. Credits for the kit project and the documentation go to Barry Allison (VE3NA) and Marc Bélanger (VE3BOE). Download the project documentation here:…

  • IARU Region 2 Bandplan

    As part of the XIX IARU Region 2 General Assembly in Viña del Mar, Chile, a new Band Plan for Region 2 was approved on October 14, 2016 during.  The document is published on the IARU Region 2 website in English and Spanish. The changes aimed at harmonization with Regions 1 and 3, recognizance of some band…

  • June 2016 Fox (Transmitter) Hunt

    The OVMRC will host a radio direction finding exercise / transmitter hunt (i.e. fox or bunny hunt) on Saturday, 4 June 2016, at Petrie Island in Orléans, at the north end of Trim Road.  Start time is 11 AM, and the event is expected to run until 2 PM. Everyone - members, family, friends - is invited.…