Meeting Presentations

April 2019 - Tower Safety

Dale Handy NX7G filled in with a segment from the March 20, 2019 Ham Nation podcast regarding tower safety after two notable hams have been killed in tower climbing accidents recently:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLxSk484Rg8&t=4m2s

We also discussed several different radios that someone starting out might want. Some of the suggestions are:

Baofeng handheld radios: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007H4VT7A/

TYT handheld: https://www.mtcradio.com/tyt-md-uv380-gps-2m-70cm-dual-band-ht-dmr-w-prog-cable/

Icom handheld: https://www.mtcradio.com/ic-t70a-sport-2m-70cm-dualband-portable-alkaline/

QYT mobile (car) radios (about $75):

    QYT KT-8900D - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N194IF4

    QYT KT-8900R - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XZ3RXLX

MFJ magmount antenna: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-1722

Feburary 2017 - Feedlines

Alan Fielding K7EFZ & Bob Secondo N7QM presented information about feed lines, how different kinds work and what's better or worse.

January 2017 - RTL-SDR Software Defined Radio

A presentation by Jesse Dickson KC7SIK on the RTL-SDR dongle

January 2016 - Portable HF Dipole

Harvey Hunter WA3EIB gave a great presentation on a portable HF dipole antenna.

November 2015

Preparing yourself and your equipment from an Electromagnetic Pule (EMP) or Conoral Mass Ejection (CME) by Joel Croft K7BCI

Coronal mass ejection - Wikipedia

Large CME (coronal mass ejection) -- Unnamed comet SURVIVES solar flyby - 2/24/2015

Earth's Greatest Threat The Sun and Its CMEs Ecology Global Network

The Difference Between EMP and CME The Preparedness Podcast

NASA A First for IRIS Observing a Gigantic Solar Eruption - YouTube

What is a coronal mass ejection or CME Space EarthSky

Traces of enormous solar storms in the ice of Greenland and Antarctica -- ScienceDaily

Protecting Your Electrical Equipment (Word)

Solar Flare or EMP? (Word)

What is a CME? (Word)

March 2014

Low Battery Buzzer Kit - Bob Secondo N7QM

For our May meeting, we will be building a Low Battery Voltage Alarm Kit. Bob discussed how the kit works and why you should have one. The cost of the kits are going to be around $8 which includes an enclosure. If you are interested in building a kit, please give your money to a club officer by April 2nd.

• Presentation

• FK915 Kit

YouTube video on building the FK915 kit

February 2014

ARRL 100 year Celebration:

Bob Secondo N7QM & Alan Fielding K7EFZ showed their 2 meter 17 element Yagi for EME (Moon Bounce) communications.

K7MEM VHF/UHF Yagi Antenna Quick Designer

ARRL Centennial QSO Party

January 2014

Announcements:

• Christmas party tickets were discussed. It was voted to continue giving every member a ticket for each month they are a member to encourage members to pay early.

• Silent Key Rod Wilde AB7OS passed away. His funeral is Friday January 10th at Wood Funeral Home. Obituary

  • Technician Classes starting Thursday in Shelley by Alan Fielding K7EFZ or Saturday at EITC by Steve Taylor KC7IHV.

  • Membership cards will be given out at the Feburary meeting

Presentation:

Bliss Wheeler W7RUG Presented information on Broadband Hamnet (HSMM Mesh) networking.

• • Presentation

  • Andrew McNeil WiFi Antenna Design videos

2013

November 2013