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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
2008 OVRC Program (past
OVRC Meetings)
(Oct./Nov 2007 meetings
are on Tuesday & Club Auctions will be held on Saturday's)
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Meeting Date
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Planned Event
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Presenter / Host
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2008
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Wednesday
January 9
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Dollar Sale
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Wednesday
February 13
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Video: Camp X |
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Wednesday
March 12
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Presentation: CHU, Canada's official time signal
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Raymond Pelletier
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Wednesday
April 9
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Presentation:
Rectifiers in the age of radio |
Ian Gorman |
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Saturday
May 10
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General Auction (New
Location)
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Gordon Rabjohn
(Auctioneer) |
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Rogers Night* |
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July / August
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Summer Break
- No Meeting |
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Wednesday
September 10
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Sale of "Weird"
tubes + Tube making videos |
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Tuesday
October 8
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My best restoration
** |
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Saturday
November 15
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General Auction
(New Location) |
Gordon Rabjohn
(Auctioneer) |
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Tuesday
December 10
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Annual General
Meeting / Elections / Video BVWS Shorts. |
Members of
the Executive |
* Bring in your Rogers Majestic or De Forest sets and the
group can discuss any questions you may have on their origin
or restoration.
** 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.
Please Note: begining in 2007
(Oct./Nov 2007 meetings are on Tuesday &
Club Auctions will be held on Saturday's)
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Meeting Date
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Planned Event
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Presenter / Host
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2007
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Wednesday
January 10
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Early days of
radio at the Chateau Laurier - Laurence Wall
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Wednesday
February 14
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Video: The Story of Philco |
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Wednesday
March 14
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Presentation: Speaker repair and reconning
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Geoff McCadden
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Wednesday
April 11
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Presentation:
High performance crystal radio |
Gordon
Rabjohn / Don Asquin |
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Saturday
May 12
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General Auction (New
Location)
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Gordon Rabjohn
(Auctioneer) |
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June 20
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Ask the experts * |
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July / August
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Summer Break
- No Meeting |
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Wednesday
September 19
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Sound in movies |
Charles MacDonald |
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Tuesday
October 9
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My best restoration
** |
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Saturday
November 10
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General Auction
(New Location) |
Gordon Rabjohn
(Auctioneer) |
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Tuesday
December 11
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Annual General
Meeting / Elections / Video Presentation |
Members of
the 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.
Club Auction:
The OVRC has an Fall Radio Auction every May and November
during the regular club meetings. Auction begins at 7:00pm.
See Auction Rules for more
information.
Radio Flea Market:
Radio flea market takes place during monthly club meetings.
OVRC Displays / Antique Radio Presentations
The OVRC participate actively in several local venues, including
setting up and presenting antique radio displays at museums,
Amateur radio flea markets.
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