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CFRB Field Trip

On Saturday morning, Sept/15, several Members of the Club got to be up close and personal with the transmitters and antenna array of CFRB-AM.  They were joined by a number of Hams from the Mississauga ARC.  After mustering at a … 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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OSCARC trip to the Hammond Museum of Radio

On Saturday April 30 2011, about a dozen club members and friends visited the fabulous Hammond Museum of Radio in Guelph. It was a beautiful day, and we thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality of museum curator Noreen VE3AQZ and volunteers John … Continue reading

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Straight Key Night (and Day)

It’s time to pound a little brass, in preparation for the ARRL‘s annual Straight Key Night. Straight Key Night is actually a 24-hour period, 0000 – 2359 UTC January 1 (or 7pm New Year’s Eve to 6.59pm New Year’s Day … Continue reading

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Massive turnout for OSCARC dinner

It was wonderful to see so many club members and guests at our pre-Christmas dinner this evening. Despite the cold snap, we had a total of 21 people enjoying the buffet at the Mongolian Grill on Don Mills Rd. I … Continue reading

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“Christmas” dinner on December 7

All OSCARC members are invited to a pre-Christmas dinner Tuesday December 7, which will take the place of our usual monthly meeting. Dinner will be at 7.30pm at the Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill, 900 Don Mills Rd between Eglinton and … Continue reading

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Hams get a peek at inner workings of CBC

Nine members of OSCARC and one guest toured the CBC Toronto headquarters on Saturday September 23. I think we were all very impressed with the behind-the-scenes technology involved in sending radio and TV transmissions across 6 time zones. We also … Continue reading

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CBC Tour

To all OSCARC: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Out first excursion this season will be a tour of the CBC building with emphasis on the transmission centre and the technical end of studios, edit and control rooms. Our tour guide will … Continue reading

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Scouts on the air

It’s the 53rd annual Jamboree on the Air this weekend (Oct 16 and 17) when Scouts and Guides from around the world speak to each other by amateur radio. Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared over the air. … Continue reading

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