Dedicated to the Preservation and Presentation of Canadian Radio History

   
   
 

 

OVRC Meetings

Club Meetings & Special Events

Unless stated otherwise meetings will be held at:

Conference Room, The Ottawa Citizen
1101 Baxter Road, Ottawa, Ontario
K2C 3M4

The meeting room is provided to the club by the Citizen free of charge. Flea market begins at 7:00 PM, meeting at 8:00 PM.

 
Directions to the Ottawa Citizen:
Baxter Road runs north from Iris Street between Pinecrest and Woodroffe. Iris is the first traffic light south of the Queensway both at Pinecrest and Woodroffe exits. Use the visitor parking lot.
Detailed Map

 

2010 OVRC Program (past OVRC Meetings)

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2010
Wednesday
January 6
Book Fair - Bring in any literature you wish to sell or exchange
 
Wednesday
February 10
Portable sets - Show the membership your Old Portables
Paul Guibord

Wednesday
March 10

Transistor Sets - Bring in your Interesting Transitor Radios

 

Wednesday
April 14
$ Sale - Members and OVRC to bring small Items for Sale
 
Saturday
May 15

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn & Barry Paulson (Auctioneers)

Wednesday
June 2

Weird Tubes - Bring in Weird and strange tubes
Also: OVRC will auction off more strange tubes

Gordon Rabjohn & Barry Paulson (Auctioneers)
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting
 
Wednesday
September 15
One Tube Sets - Bring in your One-Tube Radio for Display
 
Wednesday
October 13
Battery Eliminators - Bring in your interesting B or AB Suppies
Lea Barker
Saturday
November 13
General Auction
Gordon Rabjohn & Barry Paulson (Auctioneers)
Wednesday
December 1
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video
OVRC Executive

 

2009 OVRC Program

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2009
 
Wednesday
January 14
Novelty Radios & Auction of Bill Beaton's Sets
 
Wednesday
February 11
Northern Elecric Radios - Bring in your Sets!!  

Wednesday
March 11

TBD

 

Wednesday
April 8
Topic: European Radios  
Sunday
May 24

General Auction (New Date)

Gordon Rabjohn & Barry Paulson (Auctioneers)

Wednesday
June 3

Tour of new CBC Studios Laurence Wall
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting  
Wednesday
September 9
Making of a Vacuum Tube Lea Barker & Don Asquin
Wednesday
October 14
Calirtone Radioa Lea Barker
Saturday
November 14
General Auction Gordon Rabjohn & Barry Paulson (Auctioneers)
Wednesday
December 9
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video OVRC Executive


 

Members should check our web site, www.ovrc.org to confirm the status of the next upcoming meeting. Auction dates and locations are subject to change due to the availability of facilities.

* Bring your questions on restoration, collecting, makes & models, etc. to our panel of experts and see if you can stump them.

** Let's share some of our successes in restoring derelict radio equipment; bring in one or more of the items you are proud to have restored.

Members are also encouraged to bring any interesting "radio" items for display at the beginning of each meeting or for the "flea market" at the beginning of each meeting

Also note, Members within the Ottawa area ((613) Area Code) will be notified by telephone of any significant changes in venue or program content.