[AReU] AREU Meeting Next Tuesday

[Tony Stone]

The monthly meeting of the Amateur Radio Electronics Union will meet next 
Tuesday,
09/05/2006 at the Bell Shoals Baptist Church. The meeting room in on the 
North end
of the church complex on Overhill Road. The white double door in the older 
section
of the church complex is the entrance. The meeting starts around 7:00 PM but 
someone
is usually around to unlock the room between 6:30 and 7:00 PM.

Anyone needing more specific directions should contact me by E-Mail or get 
on the
Brandon repeater (147.165 +, 136.5 Hz tone) to get help on the way to the 
meeting.

I will always try to be on the air to give directions prior to the meeting.

This month is expected to be especially interesting as Rod (KC4MMR) will 
have his
latest "Buddy Pole" configuration. Rod and I obtained an expanding support 
pole
at the last Tarc Fest to support our portable antennas and will set up for 6 
and 10
meters. The intent is to check into the new Brandon 6 meter "round table" 
net
on 50.200 MHz at 7:00 PM and later to check into the Brandon 10 meter "round
table" net at 8:00 PM. Rod will have his latest Yaesu portable radio and I 
will have
my trusty FT 817.

I will bring the spectrum analyzer and run some tests on the frequency 
responses of
some "Wi-Fi" antennas for 2400 to 2500 MHz. I am especially interested in 
their
relative performance at the 13 cm weak signal calling frequency of 2304.1 
Mhz.

I also have some new stuff that I have constructed for 10 GHz and 1.3 GHz. I 
have
ordered some kits from Down East Microwave Inc. that consist of a pair of 
MMIC's
and associated components on a teflon circuit board that can be used at 
virtually all
frequencies from 10 MHz to 12 GHz!!! They are easily adaptable to the 
desired
frequency by using various MMIC's and bias components. I have a 50 mw 
amplifier
with 32 db of gain for 1.3 and 2.4 GHz and an 18 db gain amplifier with 20 
mw of
output at 10 GHz. They are constructed on the same circuit board with 
different
components.

The most interesting piece of equipment to me is the 30 watt, 1300 Mhz 
amplifier kit
that was acquired at a cost of only $50.00. I have not got the kit completed 
as of
yet but I hope to have it done by meeting time. If not complete, I will 
bring the
partially complete amplifier.

Hope to see you folks at AREU!!!

73

Tony