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OVARC GO Box Update
John, AC6BR was having some problems with his radio and had to send it to be repaired. While it was being repaired, he borrowed the Club Go Box so he could continue to check into the various county ACS nets, and to continue to work CW on the various Ham bands. The first thing he…
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Repeater Site Maintenance
Today 22 Oct 2025 Wayne, John, Mike and Jesse went up to the OVARC Repeater site to perform some maintenance on the site (weed Control). See the following photos: We also took some measurements of the building in order to determine how to install the new repeater systems. Wayne Starting to work on some of…
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Burning Man Experience
Burning Man is more or less an “experience”….. that can’t quite be put into words and photographs alone don’t convey the story. 55mph winds the evening of my arrival generated “white out” conditions such that I could not see my fingers on my own extended arm…. And that fine talc and alkaline dust magically found…
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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. …
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.