Monthly Archives: January 2011

Another day at the station with Ernie

Posted on 2011-01-30 by James

As luck would have it, I was free to visit the station today. As usual, Ernie was there manning the station solo and greeted me warmly when I had arrived. He was working away at the VHF/UHF station getting set … Continue reading →

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OVMRC – Week 16

Posted on 2011-01-25 by James

This Week: *Electromagnetic Compatibility by VE3BBM The topic this week was presented by Ralph (VE3BBM) and dealt with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) which covers radio interference & lack of immunity. This topic is of great interest because it is in everyone’s … Continue reading →

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A visit to the club station

Posted on 2011-01-25 by James

Today I took the opportunity to visit the club station during some down-time. The visit to the museum was initially in the hopes of meeting with Cedric who is the volunteer coordinator for the Museum of Science and Technology (as … Continue reading →

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First HF contact

Posted on 2011-01-23 by James

Today I stopped by the club station (VE3JW) to watch Ernie (VE3EJJ) at the helm and to learn by his example. When I arrived, I saw Ernie working the VHF/UHF rig and a second operator! Guy (VE3VCF) was working on … Continue reading →

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