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Past OVRC Meetings

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

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

March 14

Presentation: Speaker repair and reconning

Geoff McCadden

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

General Auction (New Location)

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

Meeting Date

Planned Event

Presenter / Host

2006
 
January 11
'Dollar Sale'
see page 14 in the Winter 2005 Newsletter for details
 
February 8 Presentation: Airborne Radio Equipment (reprise) Ralph Cameron

March 8

Presentation: Radio Waves Across the North

Ernie Brown

April 12 Presentation: Cabinet Veneer Repair Geoff McCadden
May 10 General Auction (Royal Canadian Legion location) Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
June 28 Presentation: Early days of radio at the Chateau Laurier Laurence Wall
July / August Summer Break - No Meeting  
September 13 Presentation: Radio Wave Propagation Ian Gorman
October 11 Presentation: British Hi-Fi Barry Paulson
November 8 General Auction (Royal Canadian Legion location) Gordon Rabjohn (Auctioneer)
December 13 Annual General Meeting / Elections / Video Presentation Members of the 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