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Past OVRC Meetings

 

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

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

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