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Building a 6m “Squalo” antenna
I have never had a very big interest in the 6m band, but since my return to the hobby in the summer of 2022, I learned that that is where the good old Pot Lid Net moved to. My 100 foot long attic doublet does work on the magic band but has multiple lobes at…
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Update on Solar Cycle 25
Many avid DXers will know that propagation conditions have been rather good of late now that we are fully into Solar Cycle 25.
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Final Scores OVMRC Field Day 2023 Report
This is a report on the club’s performance in the June 2023 ARRL Field Day as listed in the final scores posted in the December 2023 on-line version of QST Magazine.
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POTA Activation in memory of VA3KS/SK
As I was unable to attend Kieran’s memorial service on Friday 8 December 2023, I thought I would activate one of his favourite POTA parks in his memory.
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Kieran Shepherd, VA3KS (Silent Key)
Known to many in the amateur radio community and loved dearly by his family, Kieran Shepherd died in the early hours of Friday November 24th.
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Slow Scan Television: “Who says hams should be heard and not seen?”
From the launching of the concept of Slow-scan television in the late 1950s, slow-scan television has had a lasting appeal.
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Ham Shack Hotline on WiFi
There are several hams in the National Capital Region who have joined the Ham Shack Hotline VoIP service. For those who aren't familiar with this, it's essentially a VoIP telephone service tailored and restricted to use by radio amateurs world-wide.
Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club Inc.
Since 1957
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We're a group of Amateur Radio Operators located in the Ottawa area interested in sharing, studying, and progressing the hobby.
