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Scouting Good Service Award: Roger VA3EGY
At the OVMRC October meeting, Roger Egan VA3EGY was presented with a Medal for Good Service for the many hours of volunteering that he does with Scouts Canada. The Medal and paper certificate were presented by Rod Wilson VE3RXN, Group Commissioner for Scouts Canada National Museum, home of scout radio station VE3SHQ.
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Website Feature Highlight 2: Navigation
ovmrc.ca has been posting featured articles from the RAMBLER for a couple of years now. On the home page, articles are arranged in chronological order with newer posts at the top and older posts towards the bottom. The home page shows the latest 9 posts, but the older posts are still accessible on subsequent pages.…
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MS-Bike: An Amateur Radio and Public Service Event - Nicole VE3GIQ
At the October 16th OVMRC meeting I presented a briefing on this year’s MS Bike Tour fund raiser, but went on to discuss the role of amateurs in supporting public events in general, with a focus on bringing added value to these events. This year’s MS Bike Tour was held the weekend of August 17th…
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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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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.
Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club Inc.
Since 1957
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