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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?

October 12, 2024

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.

October 12, 2024

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…

October 12, 2024

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.

October 11, 2024

Rambler May 2024

May 12, 2024

Rambler April 2024 (Vol.66 Issue 8)

April 14, 2024

Rambler March 2024 (Vol.66 Issue 7)

March 13, 2024

WCARC First Microwave Activity Day of 2024

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, between 08:30 – 12:30, the West Carleton Amateur Radio Club (WCARC) will be having a Microwave Activity Day (MAD) on the grounds of the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum. The Diefenbunker is at grid square FN15xi. More details about the Diefenbunker are here: https://diefenbunker.ca.

March 11, 2024