[CTSARA] Fwd: [GNARC] GFARA Meeting Nov. 18th

[Jon Perelstein]

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From: Bruce Moore via GNARC <gnarc at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 10:18 AM


On Wednesday, November18th, at 7:30pm we will meet at the Fairfield Police
Department, Reef Rd.,Fairfield for our November presentation.

Rich Roznoy, K1OF, willdiscuss some of the applications that can make use
of an inexpensive SDR donglethat plugs into a USB port on your personal
computer.  Rich willdemonstrate how such an SDR dongle, along  with free
software, can letyou receive modes your standard ham rig can't decode. The
focus will be ontransmissions from VHF through microwaves, many
non-ham related. Examplesdemonstrated will include real time mapping
of aircraft by decoding radartransponders, decoding digital police, fire,
and marine transmissions toname just a few. Rich, a former ARRL book
editor, is an electrical engineerwith Sikorsky aircraft.

Bruce N1ZU