Our members share wide-ranging interests in the history and preservation of antique radio. Through our meetings and newsletters, we discuss the collection, restoration and appreciation of vintage hardware, old wireless communications systems and archaic technologies, their obsolescence notwithstanding.

OVRC On-Line Silent Auction

The Fall OVRC On-Line Silent Auction has closed.

Next OVRC Meeting

Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Meeting Starts - 7:30 PM
This will be a combined LIVE and On-Line ZOOM meeting.
Topic - Annual General Meeting/Elections and
On-line Museum Virtual-Reality Prototype demonstartion
Presenters - Lea, Gord, OVRC Executive

Members are welcome to join the meeting at our normal venue, or On-Line.
Please attend in-person, on location, only if you are healthy, without Covid symptoms (or any other symptoms for that matter).
The James Bartleman Centre
100 Tallwood Drive, Ottawa - Map
If you wish to attend On-Line, review your recent email, or contact ovrcpres@gmail.com for the link, and study How to Zoom for OVRC.

Meetings Calendar - 2023

Next OVRC Live Auction

Sunday, 26 May 2024 (Tentative)
Doors Open - 12:00 PM
Auction Starts - 1:00 to 1:30 PM
All lots to be sold must be pre-registered no later than the day before the auction.
Auction Rules and Information
Canterbury Community Centre
2185 Arch Street, Ottawa - Map
Sellers may include one photo (only) and a short (30 characters maximum) description of each lot being submitted.
You can preview early bird items HERE.

NEW - OVRC On-Line Discussion Forum

This is a place for members of the Ottawa Vintage Radio Club to discuss radio repair issues, look for parts, trade vintage electronics, and organize meetings and events.
You can request membership on the site or contact ovrcpres@gmail.com

End of an Era

After a broadcasting presence in Ottawa that lasted 101 years through changes of callsign, frequency, management, ownership, style and audience, AM radio station CIWW, 50,000 watts on 1310Khz went silent on 26 October 2023. See Wikipedia - CIWW
Many of us remember it as CKOY (1949 - 1985). Here's a vintage CKOY Ottawa Picture Album.

We're on YouTube

Featured OVRC video collections include:

Monthly Columns

The monthly Zoom columns are working well. We'd like another columnist or two and a meeting sponsor.
Some ideas:

Recent OVRC Meetings

Topical images and supplemental links from recent meetings can be found on the home page Annex.

Experimental Radio Viewer

On-going development of a coming website feature. Click Here.

Experimental Reading Room

On-going development of a coming website feature. Click Here.

Experimental Video Viewer

On-going development of a coming website feature. Click Here.

Experimental Virtual Reality

On-going development of a coming website feature. Click Here.

Magic Eye