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Black Mountain Repeater Trip
We have been listening to the repeater for a couple of weeks in the early mornings when the mountain is covered in a light fog to see if we could hear the same poor quality signal that we had on the 4th of July. There has been some noise but to the extent we heard…
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Ojai 4th of July Parade
Every 4th of July, the city of Ojai celebrates with it’s annual parade. Behind the scenes, members of the Ojai Valley Amateur Radio Club (OVARC) are hard at work. These licensed ham radio operators volunteered their time and technical expertise to coordinate parade floats, ensure smooth communication across the event, and provide critical community assistance…
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OVARC ARRL 2025 Field Day
Members of the Ojai Valley Amateur Radio Club (OVARC) decided to participate in the 2025 ARRL Field Day. We decided to use the club Go-Box and set it up at John’s house. We used his G5RV antenna. As John was checking out the Icom 7300 he noticed there was an intermittent problem with the antenna…
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Ventura County – Ham Radio Month 2025
Ventura County’s Amateur Radio operators (Ham Radio) have been officially recognized by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, with a proclamation designating June as Amateur Radio Month. This honor celebrates the vital role local ham radio operators play in public safety, emergency communication, and community service. To celebrate, we invite you to attend the Board…
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ACS/ARES Meeting May 5th, 2025
Below is the information about our ACS-ARES meeting for May 05, 2025 Camarillo Police Department Community Room If you can’t join us in person you can participate via Zoom The meeting will start promptly at 19:30 (07:30 PM) Local time. There are no mask, testing, or vax requirements, but you are welcome to take any…
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Ojai PD EOC AM Broadcast Station
The Ojai Police Department Emergency Operations Center AM Broadcast Station is located in the EOC room along with our other EOC radios. The AM broadcast station operates on 1610 kHz on the upper end of your AM radio band. The transmitter is located on top of a water tank on the West end of Ojai. …
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Stay Connected with the New OVARC Newsletter – Monthly Amateur Radio Updates!
We’re excited to launch the official OVARC Newsletter, designed to keep our amateur radio community informed and engaged. Each month, subscribers will receive: Whether you’re a longtime ham radio operator or just getting started, our newsletter is the easiest way to stay connected with everything happening at OVARC. 👉 Sign up now: Tags: Ojai Valley…
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GMRS Repeater Installation at the OVARC Club Station
On Saturday morning 5 April 2025 Chris, John, Wayne and Jesse met at the club station to install the GMRS repeater that Wayne picked up from Paul in Ventura. The radio was programmed for Repeater channel 26 with a tone of 103.5. The day started with Chris climbing on top of the building at the…
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Ventura Marathon, Feb 22
Jessie helped suport Aid Station “C” – here are a couple of photographs showing the equipment set-up he used for this event. Looking forward to anyone who is interested to come out and support the upcoming Mountains 2 Beach Marathon on April 13! Also coming up is the “Aut2Run” autism fundraiser on April 27 at…
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My Ham Setup – WA6CQE – A Timeline with Radios
This is a photo of a 10MHz helix taken on the caprock east of Roswell New Mexico in 1968. The center pole is 80 ft high and the helix is 30 feet in diameter. The two supports on the back of the antenna ride on railroad tracks and the antenna rotates around the center pole….
Welcome to the OVARC Website!
The Ojai Valley Amateur Radio Club (OVARC) is a community of amateur radio enthusiasts in the Ojai Valley. We manage local ham repeaters on Black Mountain and volunteer for local events across Ojai.