Author Archives: VE3NGS

RAC Director meets OSCARC members

The highlight of our July 5 OSCARC meeting was a visit by Jeff Stewart VA3WXM (pictured), newly elected Director of the RAC (Radio Amateurs of Canada) Southern Ontario Region. Jeff spoke to about a dozen club members about the various … Continue reading

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IARU HF World Championship this weekend

From IARU To IARU Region 2 Member Societies: The coming weekend, July 9th and 10th, the 2011 version of the IARU HF World Championship will take place. The objective of this SSB and CW contest is to contact as many … Continue reading

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Are you ready for RAC Canada Day Contest?

I know we just wrapped up Field Day a couple days ago, but in two days it’s time for another big event, the RAC Canada Day Contest. The contest runs from 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC July 1, 2011 (8pm … Continue reading

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OSCARC Field Day 2011

It was a bit of a strange Field Day for the OSC Amateur Radio Club, what with not being able to set up a club operation. But that doesn’t mean we were off the air! Here’s what some of our … Continue reading

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No OSCARC station for Field Day

Unfortunately, OSCARC will not be setting up stations for this weekend’s annual Amateur Radio Field Day. We had originally hoped to operate, as in the past, from the Ontario Science Centre. That fell through when the Centre informed us they … Continue reading

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Special event station at aeradio exhibit in Yukon

Special Event Station VY1T will be on the air from June 29, 2011 to July 1, 2011 for the grand opening of the Aeradio Exhibit at the Teslin Historical and Museum Society in Teslin, Yukon Territory. On June 30th, the … Continue reading

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Monthly meeting: Tuesday June 7, 2011

The regular monthly meeting of the Ontario Science Center Amateur Radio Club will be on Tuesday June 7, 2011 at 1930 EDT. This will be our first meeting at the new location. Following the regular business meeting, we will have … Continue reading

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OSCARC has a new meeting location

Great news. Our growing club now has a much larger meeting space, at the Revera Leaside Retirement Residence, 10 William Morgan Drive, Toronto. (You can explore the neighbourhood using the interactive Google Street View window below.) View Larger Map Many … Continue reading

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RAC seeks letters to help fight Distracted Driving Bill 118

I am relaying the following message from Bill Unger VE3XT, RAC Director Ontario North/East, who is coordinating the drive to exempt Amateurs in Ontario from provisions of the Distracted Driving legislation (Bill 118). Please do what you can to provide … Continue reading

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Can you identify this man?

This photo was taken at the Ontario Science Centre amateur radio station VE3OSC, probably in 1969 or 1970. Can you help us identify the radio amateur pictured? If so, please email Neil VE3NGS. Photo copyright Ontario Science Centre

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