For Sale Items: Yaesu FTM-400 amateur radio, asking $350. Contact Brian, W3PDW (w3pdw@earthlink.net)Next ARA meeting held on Zoom
The next ARA meeting is scheduled for January 19, 2021, and will not be held on the 94 repeater, but instead on Zoom. Please click here to read more about how to prepare.
6-Meter loop antenna presentation
Submitted by ac8ne on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 20:39As promised, here is the presentation I presented at the Jan 16 club meeting. I put up an adobe PDF file as well as the Powerpoint file. I also started a forum thread if people want to share ideas. If you want to build one, the dimensions in the presentation under "wires" are a good place to start for a free space ant. Thanks for attending even though the wx was not so good.
Presentation: Solar and Modern Power Systems for Ham Radio
Submitted by WV3G on Wed, 01/17/2018 - 08:00Guest speaker - Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
The technology of power systems has changed drastically in the last decade, yet most ham's concepts of shack power, field power, emergency power and renewable power are woefully out of date. Did you know you can use a modern loaptop power supply on anything from 100 to 240 VAC OR 150 to 330 VDC? It can provide up to 6 amps for portable operation and take only 10% the size and weight of older power supplies. Also Home Solar has come of age. Payback is now in under 5 years and then you get free power for LIFE!
Date:
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 19:00
FUSION NET
Submitted by ni2w on Thu, 12/14/2017 - 12:53Beginning December 28, 2017 there will be a monthly Fusion Net on the 447.975 repeater. This new net will begin at 7:30 PM on the last Thursday of every month. The objective of this net is to exercise our digital capabilities. I hope to see many of you there.
Butch
NI2W
Presentation: 6m Stealth Loop and Intro to EZNEC
Submitted by WV3G on Tue, 11/28/2017 - 08:02Gary DePalma, AC8NE, will be discussing his 6 meter stealth square loop antenna as well as an introduction to the EZNEC antenna design software.
Date:
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 - 19:00
Introduction to New Club Web Resources
Submitted by WV3G on Mon, 11/20/2017 - 10:16Bill Collins K3WJC and myself (KC3FDA) will be giving a presentation on the new web resources available to the club. The presentation will include a walk-through of how to set up an account, the various features which are available, as well as the different options available for posting content.
Date:
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 - 19:00