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  • Ontario Distracted Driving Law - Extension of Exemption

    The amateur radio exemption to Ontario's distracted driving law has been extended until 1 January, 2021 (see below). ONTARIO REGULATION 475/17 made under the HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ACT Made: December 12, 2017 Filed: December 12, 2017 Published on e-Laws: December 12, 2017 Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 30, 2017 Amending O. Reg. 366/09 (DISPLAY SCREENS…

  • OVMRC Field Day 2017

    This year's Field Day 2017 event takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 24 - 25. The Combined Field Day operation involving members of the Ottawa Valley Mobile Club and Ottawa Amateur Radio Club will be conducted this year on the grounds of the RCMP Recreation and Conference Centre located just north of the Long Island…

  • OVMRC Fox Hunt

    Date: Saturday, 27 May 2017 Time: Assembly by 10h30 Location to Meet: The parking area on north side of Sir George Étienne Cartier Parkway (formerly known as Rockcliffe Parkway) just east of intersection of Birch Avenue and just west of RCMP Horse grazing pasture. See map. Talk-in and coordination channel. 147.150 + (VE3MPC) Objective of Event: To…

  • Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour

    Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2017 is coming up next month and we are looking for volunteers to help with radio support. The event is happening on the weekend of June 10 and 11, and will be more-or-less the same as last year. If you are interested for one or both days, please update your record…

  • 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…

  • October Meeting

    The regular October club meeting will take place Wednesday, Oct 19th at 7:00 P.M. at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. This month's speaker will be Paul Dufresne (VE3OTB) who will discuss the development and use of his APRS-SMS messaging gateway.

  • 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.…

  • Field Day Workshop

    We now have confirmation the grounds of Aviation Museum are available again this year for Field Day. Permission granted by Stacy Wakeford, new Director, Visitor Experience.  To plan the event and provide info to members, a workshop will be held at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum regarding the club's annual Field Day exercise on…