Previous OVRC meetings 2002-2025

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2025
Wed, January 8
Bill van Dijk
Wed, February 12
Gord Rabjohn & Don Asquin
Wed, March 19
Backpack Radios
Gary Knight
Wed, April 9
Sell & Give Away Stuff
Members
Sun, May 25
LIVE Club Auction (see Home page)
Members
Wed, June 11
Doug Bannard
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Enjoy the Summer
Wed, September 17
Gord Rabjohn
Sun, October 26
LIVE Club Auction (see Home page)
Members
November: 5
Tom Devey
Wed, December 10
Annual General Meeting / Elections
Executive/Members

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2024
Wed, January 10
Bill van Dijk
Wed, February 21
(3rd Wednesday)
Flea market - Bring in your surplus stuff
Members
Wed, March 13
Ingenium Museum Tour
Members
Wed, April 10
Tom Devey
Sun, May 26
LIVE Club Auction (see Home page)
Members
Wed, June 12
Members
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 18
(3rd Wednesday)
Radio Repair Clinic
Members
Sat, October 5
LIVE Club Auction (see Home page)
Members
Wed, November 13
Brian Jeffrey
Wed, December 11
Annual General Meeting / Elections
Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2023
Wed, January 11
Gord
Wed, February 8
Gord
Wed, March 8
The Williamson Amplifier
Barry Paulson
Wed, April 12
Radio Repair Clinic
All
Sun, May 28
LIVE Club Auction (see Home page)
Wed, June 14
OVRC 30th Anniversary
Lea/Gord
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 13
The APG-501 Weapons Radar
John Scoles
Sun, October 22
LIVE Club Auction (see Home page)
Wed, November 8
Brian Jeffrey
Wed, December 13
Annual General Meeting / Elections
and
On-line Museum Virtual-Reality Prototype demonstration
Lea/Gord/OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2022
Wed, January 12
Members
Wed, February 9
Members
Wed, March 9
Members
Wed, April 13
Show us something you got from Bill Beaton, or from another collector
(Online and On Location)
Members
Wed, May 11
Topic TBD
(Online and On Location)
Members
Sun, June 26
LIVE Club Auction (see Home page)
OVRC Executive
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 14
Radio Repair Clinic
Bring in your radios and we'll try to fix them on the spot
(Online and On Location)
Members
Sun, October 16
LIVE Club Auction (see Home page)
OVRC Executive
Wed, November 9
Show us what you did during the pandemic
(Online and On Location)
Members
Wed, December 14
Annual General Meeting / Elections
(Online and On Location)
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2021
Wed, January 13
ONLINE meeting
Show us your workshop
Members
Wed, February 10
Members
Wed, March 10
Members
Wed, April 14
Members
Wed, May 12
Members
Wed, June 9
ONLINE meeting
Quick and easy wood refinishing tips
Members
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 8
ONLINE meeting
Spark Transmitters, part 2
Rick Patch
Wed, October 13
No Meeting
Wed, November 10
ONLINE meeting
Vintage Test Equipment
Members
Wed, December 8
Radio On The Wide Screen
Annual General Meeting / Elections
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2020
Wed, January 8
Wed, February 12
Wed, March 11
Flea Market, radios, tubes, parts, etc
Wed, April 8
Sat, May 2
Spring Auction CANCELLED
Wed, May 13
100 years of Canadian Broadcasting
and the"build-a-one-tube-radio" challenge!
Wed, June 10
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 9
ONLINE meeting
The Dawning of Wireless: Spark Technology
Rick Patch
Wed, October 14
ONLINE meeting
Collins Radio
Ralph Cameron, John Gilbert, Gord Rabjohn
Sat, October 17
Fall Auction CANCELLED
Wed, November 11
Wed, December 9
Club Resources & Identifying Tubes
Annual General Meeting / Elections
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2019
Wed, January 9
Printed Circuit Boards
Paul Guibord
Wed, February 13
Meeting Cancelled (Snow storm)
Wed, March 13
Flea market, Radios, parts, tubes, etc
Wed, April 10
Movie theatre sound
Don Judd
Sat, May 25
Spring Auction
Wed, June 12
Show us your Atwater Kent radios
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 11
Show us your Electrohome radios
Sat, October 26
Fall Auction
Wed, November 13
Bring in your antique or unusual loudspeakers
Members
Wed, December 11
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Movies
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2018
Wed, January 17
Free stuff exchange -
bring in things you wish to give away
OVRC members
Wed, February 14
Show your oldest piece of radio equipment
Wed, March 14
Short Wave propagation
Doug Reid
Wed, April 11
Communications services in remote
and under-serviced areas
John Gilbert
Sat, May 26
Spring Auction
Wed, June 13
Tube Night
Gord Rabjohn
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 12
Show us your best Rogers radios
Sun, October 28
Fall Auction
Wed, November 14
SoundMaster Amplifiers and Equipment
Wed, December 12
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Movies
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2017
Wed, January 11
Early radio repair and broadcasting in Western Canada
Jack Scrimgeour
Wed, February 8
Vibrator Powered Radios (farm & auto)
Gord Hamilton, Paul Guibord
Wed, March 8
My weirdest radio - Bring in your most unusual set
Wed, April 12
Dollar Sale - Bring in those small items
that are just taking up space.
Sun, May 28
Spring Auction
Wed, June 14
Video of the 2012 OVRC Radio Plays
Lea Barker
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 13
TBD
Sun, October 29
Fall Auction
Wed, November 8
Reminiscences of the CBC, and
Farm Radio International
Doug Ward
Wed, December 13
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Movies
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2016
Wed, January 13
Homebuilt Instruments...Show Your Projects
OVRC Members
Wed, February 10
Radio Communications at the Diefenbunker
during the Cold War
Ralph Cameron
Wed, March 9
All about Capacitors
Gord Rabjohn
Wed, April 13
Working at Northern Electric
in Belleville
Allan Gardiner
Sun, May 29
Spring Auction
Wed, June 8
Restoration Clinic
Consult the group on your restoration problems
OVRC members
July and August
Summer Break - No Meetings
Wed, September 14
Early Radio Navigation Aids
Greg Heppenstall
Sun, October 30
Fall Auction
Wed, November 9
Radio Trivia Night
Lea Barker
Wed, December 14
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Movies
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2015
Wed, January 14
Automobile radios (includes CVRS video)
Paul Guibord
Wed, February 11
Powering early battery sets, bring in your solutions
All
Wed, March 11
Restoration clinic / Troubleshooting workshop
OVRC members
Wed, April 8
AC/DC Radios
Bring in your sets, especially the early or unusual types
Paul Guibord
Sun, May 31
General Auction
Wed, June 10
Tube night. Modern tube testers
Gord Rabjohn, Mike Parent
-- July--- August --
Summer Break - No Meeting
Wed, September 9
Software-defined radio
TBD
Sun, October 18
General Auction
Wed, November 18
Radio Quiz - Photo version
Lea Barker
Wed, December 9
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2014


Wednesday Jan 9

An ABC of amplifier classes

Ian Gorman
Wednesday
February 12
The DEW Line
Brian Jeffrey

Wednesday
March 12

Early National Radio and Rural Canada

Sean Graham

Wednesday
April 9
SoundMaster amplifiers

Hy Bloom & Alan Ferguson
Sunday
May 25

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn
Barry Paulson
(Auctioneer)

Wednesday
June 11

Tube’s Last Frontier: Power and Frequency & Update on our Tube Club, bring in those strange tubes

Gord Rabjohn
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting

Wednesday
September 10
Stimulating youth interest in radio electronics
Jim Eadie
Sunday
October 26
General Auction
Gordon Rabjohn
Barry Paulson
Wednesday
November 12
Radio Quiz -  Be a spectator or a contestant who could win actual prizes
Lea Barker
Wednesday
December 10
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2013


Wednesday Jan 9

Electronics and the Atom: Why are electrons so useful?

Ian Gorman
Wednesday
February 13
Why the Superhet became the circuit of choice?
Greg Heppenstall

Wednesday
March 13

Flea Market
Bring in small items you wish to sell


Wednesday
April 10
Current state of Hi-Fi
All about Hi-Fi, stereo surround sound

Barry Paulson
Sunday
May 12

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn
Barry Paulson
(Auctioneer)

Wednesday
June 12

Commercially Produced Crystal Radios
Bring in your factory-produced crystal sets

Paul Guibord
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting

Wednesday
September 11
Silk Screening for Radio Restoration
Refurbishing dials and panels
Lea Barker
Wednesday
October 9
Tube Night
Culled tubes from the OVRC Tube Club
Bring in your own tubes for sale
Gordon Rabjohn
Barry Paulson
Sunday
November 10
General Auction
Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
Wednesday
December 11
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2012


Wednesday Jan 11

War of the Worlds recording

Lea Barker
Wednesday
February 8
Fleamarket
Paul Guibord

Wednesday
March 14

Theme night - Electrohome

Paul Guibord

Wednesday
April 11
Sound effects in radio production
Ralph Cameron
Sunday
May 6

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn
Barry Paulson

Wednesday
June 13

Short-wave listening

Ralph Cameron
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting

Wednesday
September 12
OVRC 20th birthday party
OVRC Exec
Wednesday
October 10
Live production - 3 radio plays
Several OVRC members
Sunday
November 4
General Auction
Gordon Rabjohn & Barry Paulson (Auctioneers)
Wednesday
December 12
AGM / Elections / Video:TBD
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2011


Wednesday
January 5

Multi-band receivers
bring in your sets

Sylvain Grégoire
Wednesday
February 9
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Gord Rabjohn

Wednesday
March 2

Visit to the Diefenbunker

 

Wednesday
April 13
Foxhole Radios
bring in your sets
Ralph Cameron / Gord Rabjohn
Sunday
May 15

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn & Barry Paulson (Auctioneers)

Wednesday
June 1

Guess what you can do with your old radio

Marc Adornato
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting

Wednesday
September 7
Various push-button tuning schemes
bring in your sets
Lea Barker
Wednesday
October 12
The Algonquin Solar Interferometer
Ralph Cameron / Don Asquin
Sunday
November 13
General Auction
Gordon Rabjohn & Barry Paulson (Auctioneers)
Wednesday
December 7
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video
OVRC Executive

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

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

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2008
 
Wednesday
January 9
Dollar Sale
 
Wednesday
February 13
Video: Camp X  

Wednesday
March 12

Presentation: CHU, Canada's official time signal

Raymond Pelletier

Wednesday
April 9
Presentation: Rectifiers in the age of radio Ian Gorman
Saturday
May 10

General Auction (New Location)

Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)

Wednesday
June 4

Rogers Night*  
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting  
Wednesday
September 10
Sale of "Weird" tubes + Tube making videos  
Wednesday
October 8
My best restoration **  
Saturday
November 15
General Auction (New Location) Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
Wednesday
December 10
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video BVWS Shorts. Members of the Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2007
 
Wednesday
January 10
Early days of radio at the Chateau Laurier - Laurence Wall
 
Wednesday
February 14
Video: The Story of Philco  

Wednesday
March 14

Presentation: Speaker repair and reconning

Geoff McCadden

Wednesday
April 11
Presentation: High performance crystal radio Gordon Rabjohn / Don Asquin
Saturday
May 12

General Auction (New Location)

Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
June 20
Ask the experts *  
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting  
Wednesday
September 19
Sound in movies Charles MacDonald
Tuesday
October 9
My best restoration **  
Saturday
November 10
General Auction (New Location) Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
Tuesday
December 11
Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video Presentation Members of the Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2006


Wednesday Jan 12

'Dollar Sale' - See Page 14 for details

OVRC
Wednesday
February 9
Ralph Cameron

Wednesday
March 9

Presentation: Radio Waves Across the North

Ernie Brown

Wednesday
April 13
Presentation: Cabinet Veneer Repair
Geoff McCadden
Sunday
May 11

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn
(Auctioneer)

Wednesday
June 8

Presentation: Early days of radio at the Chateau Lauries

Laurance Wall
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting

Wednesday
September 14
Presentation: Radio Wave Propagation
Ian Gorman
Wednesday
October 12
Barry Paulson
Sunday
November 9
General Auction
Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
Wednesday
December 14
AGM / Elections / Video : Nikola Tesla
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2005
 
January 5 Presentation: Restoring a Radiola III  
February 2 Presentation: Modulation & Demod.  

March 2

Presentation: Cabinet refinishing

 

April 6 Presentation: Record cutting technology  
May 4 General Auction Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
June 1 Presentation: Early radio @ Chateau Laurier  
July Summer Break - No Meeting  
August Summer Break - No Meeting  
September 7 Presentation: Collectable television  
October 5 Presentation: 50's Hi-Fi  
November 2 General Auction Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
December 7 Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video Presentation Members of the Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2004


Jan 7

Presentation:Old Collectable Technology

Jake Guertin
February 4
Presentation: Early Technology at the CBC
Bill Wilson

March 3

Presentation: Refinishing Consoles

Ian Spear

April 7
Presentation: Radio Repair in Ottawa
Ralph Murphy
May 5

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn
(Auctioneer)

June 2

Presentation: Early Detectors

Lea Barker
July / August
Summer Break - No Meeting

September 1
Presentation: Airborne Radio Equipment
Ralph Cameron
October 6
Presentation: 50's HiFi Equipment
Barry Paulson
November 3
General Auction
Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
December 1
AGM / Elections / Video Presentation
OVRC Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2003

 

 

January 8

Theme: Decoder Rings and Radio Premiums

Richard Brisson

February 5

Presentation: The Rugby (UK) LF Radio Station

Roger Cramphorn

March 5

Theme: TRF and Neutrodyne Sets

Gordon Symonds

April 2

Theme: Radio Equipment with Corresponding Ads

Lea Barker

May 7

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)

June 4

Presentaion: Tube Based Theater Organs

John Sands

July

Summer Break - No Meeting

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August

Summer Break - No Meeting

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September 3

Presentation: The Pine Tree Line

John Moore

October 1

Presentation: 50's HiFi Equipment

Barry Poulsen

November 5

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)

December 3 Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video Presentation Members of the Executive

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2002

 

 

January 9

Vacuum Tubes vs Transistors

Ian Gorman

February 6

The Evolution of the Radio Play

Cameron Lugg

March 6

Early Arctic Wireless Operations

Bob Stevens

April 3

Early Entertainment Devices

Peter Schulz

May 1

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)

June 5

Regenerative and SuperRegenerative Sets

Lea Barker

July

Summer Break - No Meeting


August

Summer Break - No Meeting

 

September 4

The Diefenbunker

Don Roper

October 2

A Historical Look at the Microphone

Darwin Demers

November 6

General Auction

Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)

December 11

Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video Presentation

Members of the Executive