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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.…
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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…
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Monday Workshop
On 11 April, at 18h30, the OVMRC will hold a workshop on the topic of radio direction finding. The workshop will cover the building of home-brew direction finding antennas, DF techniques, and the upcoming 4 June bunny-hunt event. Please join us at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum!
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Antenna Check
On Monday, 7 March at 19:00, participants in the OVMRC J-Pole project are invited to come to the Aviation and Space Museum meeting room. At that time, their J-Pole Antenna project can be tested for SWR and performance. This is a great opportunity to see the results of your work!