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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!
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ARRL Field Day 2015
The Last Rainy Weekend of June For 2015, the Ottawa Valley Radio Club conducted their Field Day operations on the grounds of the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum; a very public place that attracted many visitors from the public. The objective of the Field Day exercise is a 24 hour competition between Amateur Radio Clubs…
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Ontario's Hands-Free Legislation
Amateur radio operators were granted a 5-year exemption to Ontario's hands-free driving legislation. Familiarize yourself with the exemptions regarding the use of amateur radio equipment while driving. You can read about it HERE and HERE.
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Field Day 2011
Field Day 2011 is starting to come together very nicely.... UPDATED AS OF JUNE 21ST ======================== WE WILL BE OPERATING FROM THE MUSEUM GROUNDS CLOSE TO THE ROCKET SHIP AREA Setup will commence on Saturday approx 0900 EDST with the hope of finishing by around 1200 so we can rest till FD starts at 1400…
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OVMRC is Activating The Champlain Trail in 2008
2008 Marks The 400th Anniversary of Quebec City!! The first activation will take place at the Champlain Look Out in Gatineau Park on Sunday, June 1st, 2008. HF, VHF, UHF, in CW, SSB, PSK31, on 20 and 40m. Also, IRLP. Look for us on APRS. 2008 marks the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Quebec…
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OVMRC 50th ANNIVERSARY TRANSMITTER AND BUNNY HUNT
Saturday 17 November 2007 from 2PM to 4PM Notice to all Hunters From Maurice Andre VE3VIG: If you would like to test and calibrate your 80m DF antenna, come to the Science Museum parking grounds on Saturday Nov 10, 2007 from 10:00 AM till 4:00 PM. I will be there with a transmitter on 3.760…
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Satellite Communications Training -- FREE Course!!
Amateur Radio's future is in space! There was a very successful contact with ISS International Space Station at the Science & Technology Museum station VE3JW at 9:01 am on Wed, Jan 24, 2007 You've heard it before, "Amateur Radio's future is in space". Past accomplishments in space are warrant of our ability out there. NASA…
