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Jim Trout’s wife Beverly has passed
As KD8AAD posted in our Facebook group, it’s come to our collective attention that Beverly Trout passed away on Monday. A memorial service for Beverly and Jim will be held tomorrow. “A memorial service celebrating the lives of James and Beverly Trout will be held on Friday, November 5, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the…
NVIS Antenna for ARES/RACES
NVIS Antenna / ECOMM CommunicationsECOMM Notes: Tim, WD8PMD, Oct-2021 Why choose an NVIS antenna system? In the world of ECOMM we need a method that offers a quick solution to our regional communication needs. I’m speaking of communications that cover the range of a few miles to a few hundred miles. While UHF / VHF…
Welcome Dorian Jurgle, KE8TET
Dorian is a new ham, recently passing both his Technician and General license with Gary. Dorian joined us at the Friday evening dinner get-together at Alpha Coney and met many of the club members, and also turned in his application for membership. I’m pleased to welcome him to the club and the community of amateur…
Rudimentary (and cheap) RF Signal Generator
I recently purchased a very inexpensive RF Signal Generator from the Amazon website. Although the price shown here is $40, I paid $29 a couple of weeks ago for it. For the price, it is probably a worthwhile device to have on your bench. However, I don’t recommend purchasing this unit since for a few…
Shielded Coax for an Antenna?
At the October meeting of the Cascades Amateur Radio Society, Wesley Cardone (N8QM) gave a presentation on the Siglent 1032X Function Generator. One of the things presented was the capability to use the device as a transmitter. But this is where the problem developed. In demonstrating this capability, Wes used 50 Ohm BNC connector instrumentation…
How Do You Calibrate Your HF Rig’s S-meter?
Few people realize this but S-meters on most transceivers are not calibrated to reflect accurate readings. But did you know that most rig’s S-meters are easily adjusted for an accurate calibration. But even if you for whatever reason don’t wish to monkey around with your rig, you can at least find out what your S-meter…
Ham In A Day
Attention: Future Amateur Radio Operators Do you think you might enjoy Amateur (HAM) Radio? Does a 6-to-8-week course deter you from getting a license? How about a “HAM radio license in a Day”? The Cascades Amateur Radio Society (CARS) will be hosting a “Ham in a Day” Technician Class session on Saturday, Jan 08, 2022….
Link to DMR 101 Presentation
If you missed this presentation at the club meeting or just couldn’t get enough, the link below will get you the PDF of my DMR presentation! https://drive.google.com/file/d/19JRYN57beuQPX5mBDgr5MY_Wwm8hBohy Let me know if you have any questions! 73 KD8LCF