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The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of public service, technology and experimenting with electronics all with an emphasis on fun. Some hams use their skills to provide communications during emergencies and disasters when other forms of communication fail. Others enjoy talking to people across the country and around the globe, participating in contests and building experiments. More Information

Little White after snow removal

Snow at Little White

Some snow was removed from the solar panels at Little White today.

Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Course 2023 Update

The course is now full. Thank you for your interest and registration is now closed.

Watch our website for notices of future courses.

Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Course 2023

Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Course

Are you interested in joining the ranks of Ham Operators around the world?

OCARC would like to assist you in anyway we can to achieve your goal. (Email links corrected 2022-12-11)

These include:
1. A formal course – OCARC is currently running a Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification course, commencing January 18, 2023.
Let us know if you are interested by contacting us at ocarchamcourse@gmail.com

2. Study materials - We have copies of Canadian Amateur Radio Basic Qualification Study Guide for sale - this saves you paying the shipping.

3. Fellowship - you are always welcome at a Club event. Come to a monthly meeting, at the Main Firehall, fourth Thursday at 7:30 PM.

The cost is $100, this includes books & course materials, pays for part of the room rental and the remainder of the current year's OCARC membership. The exam is free.

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) is the national organization representing Hams across Canada. A great place to start is RAC's website: https://wp.rac.ca/how-to-start/ Here you can find resources for getting your certificate. While there, be sure to download a copy of the ExHAMiner. This software will create an exam with questions from the actual exam. You can practice taking the exam and be able to determine which topics you need to study or need assistance with.

How to Sign Up

Please email our Education Coordinator at ocarchamcourse@gmail.com

Christmas Dinner 2022

Wayne is organizing an OCARC Christmas dinner at the 88 Grand Buffet on Thursday Dec. 8 at 5:30 PM.

88 Grand Buffet is located at 2339 Hwy. 97 North, Kelowna. Their website

As seating is limited, contact Wayne at bignellwl@shaw.ca to save your seat. No tickets required, just contact Wayne. Open to members and their spouses.

CNIB Amateur Radio Program

CNIB is requesting a donation from our club. We are not in a place to respond directly to the request but we have in the past undertook to receive and forward donations from the membership. Without in person meetings the logistics of this are difficult.

If club members would like to donate to CNIB please visit their website and click on the Donate button in the upper right corner of their webpage.

Their Amateur Radio program provides:

assistance in obtaining equipment
helps to train new operators
helps prepare operators to pass the required Radio License exams

Big White Winter Rally

We continue to be in need of additional communications volunteers for the event on Saturday December 10 only. This is a one-day event only for Ham Radio volunteers this year (2022).

Details can be found on www.bigwhiterally.com or by contacting our volunteer coordinator at amandasrallyemail@gmail.com.

Those who wish to volunteer may sign up on the website at https://bigwhiterally.com/volunteers/sign-form/.