At the January 2022 meeting of the Cascades Amateur Radio Society, Wesley Cardone (N8QM) gave a presentation on the DX Engineering DXE-UT-KIT4 cable prep kit. Wes could not say how it typically is for the rest of the members in attendance at the January meeting but for his case, he only finds himself doing coax…
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FCC RF Exposure Rules 2021 and You
What’s New? The FCC made a rule change effective for May 3, 2021. Nothing about any actual RF exposure rules have changed but the FCC has removed the automatic exemption for amateurs. What has changed: Amateurs must now determine if they qualify for an exemption. That’s it, folks. That’s all that has changed. If the…
AD8GN in Serious Skydiving Accident
The details are at the link below. Our prayers go out to Jeromy and hope that he makes a full and speedy recovery. https://www.wkhm.com/2022/01/10/county-commissioner-alexander-in-critical-condition-following-skydiving-accident-in-fl
Happy New Year!
The year is 2022. We’ve seen 2021 out the door and have a new book, open to page one, to start writing the history of CARS for another year. What will the club do this year? Field Day? The Jackson County Fair? Other volunteer activities? We all know CARS is about more than just playing…
A Thermocouple Calibration
Some years ago, I developed a protocol to implement an improved characterization of the SPICE diode. In time I intend to publish this protocol but to do so I need to be able to make lab measurements of a diode’s forward voltage drop as a function of its current at three named ambient temperatures. In…
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…