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Scouting Good Service Award: Roger VA3EGY

At the OVMRC October meeting, Roger Egan VA3EGY was presented with a Medal for Good Service for the many hours of volunteering that he does with Scouts Canada. The Medal and paper certificate were presented by Rod Wilson VE3RXN, Group Commissioner for Scouts Canada National Museum, home of scout radio station VE3SHQ.

November 13, 2024

Website Feature Highlight 2: Navigation

ovmrc.ca has been posting featured articles from the RAMBLER for a couple of years now. On the home page, articles are arranged in chronological order with newer posts at the top and older posts towards the bottom. The home page shows the latest 9 posts, but the older posts are still accessible on subsequent pages.…

November 13, 2024

MS-Bike: An Amateur Radio and Public Service Event - Nicole VE3GIQ

At the October 16th OVMRC meeting I presented a briefing on this year’s MS Bike Tour fund raiser, but went on to discuss the role of amateurs in supporting public events in general, with a focus on bringing added value to these events. This year’s MS Bike Tour was held the weekend of August 17th…

November 12, 2024

Respect, Reflect, Remember: HMCS Gloucester

Thanks to Fred VE3LAF for the suggestion of a brief reflection on HMCS Gloucester as the subject for OVMRC remembrance. Of note is that among those who served includes both Fred VE3LAF and Marcel VE3FNG. HMCS Gloucester - “Knowledge through discipline” 1943-1972 Opened in 1943 as a Naval Radio Station utilizing High Frequency Direction finding…

November 12, 2024

Rambler November 2024

November 12, 2024

DX with an E-Bike

Ever dreamed of activating remote mountain peaks for some epic DX but worried about lugging your heavy HF gear? Enter the e-bike—your new best friend for portable operations!

October 13, 2024

Quick Tips #1 - Attaching wires to a fibreglass mast

Attaching wire antennas to a fibreglass mast for portable operation can be a challenge and it often results in the tip of the mast eventually getting broken. Here is a solution that takes the strain off the fragile tip section of the mast.

October 12, 2024

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

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