[DARARepeater] Thursday Night Group
George
ewingg at gmail.com
Wed Apr 14 15:33:17 EDT 2021
TNG – FCC has announced rules changes
HAMFEST
Projects
** License Exam Questions of the week #138
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The Thursday Night Group will meet ON-LINE
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Speakers will start about 7:30.
Details on this week’s TNG ZOOM login
at the bottom of this email
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Things this week:
TNG – FCC has announced rules changes
The FCC has announced rules changes regarding compliance with RF exposure standards will go into effect May 3, 2021. This week's TNG discussion will talk about what it all means and what you may (or at not) need to do
HAMFEST - Lots of new info
Most of these are from The Ohio Section Journal http://arrl-ohio.org/
Hamvention 2021 cancelled.
4/17/2021 - Massillon Trunk Fest – see newsletter if info
Location: MAPS Air Museum - http://www.w8np.org/Newsletters/MARC%20April%202021.pdf
Sponsor: Massillon Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.w8np.org/hamfest.htm
04/25/2021- <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/athens-hamfest-9> Athens Hamfest has been canceled
Location: Athens, OH
Sponsor: Athens County Amateur Radio Association
Website: http://ac-ara.org
05/22/2021- Hamvention QSO Party
Location: ON-AIR 8am to 8pm EDST
Sponsor: Dayton Hamvention
Website: https://hamvention.org/qso-party-2021
06/05/2021 - FCARC SummerFest
Location: Wauseon, OH
Sponsor: Fulton County Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://k8bxq.org/hamfest
07/10/2021 - Mansfiled Mid-Summer Trunkfest
Location: Mansfield, OH
Sponsor: InterCity Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.iarc.club/hamfest/index.html
07/17/2021 - <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/noarsfest-8> NOARSFEST
Location: Elyria, OH
Sponsor: Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
Website: http://noars.net <http://noars.net/>
07/18/2021 – <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/van-wert-hamfest-5> Van Wert Hamfest
Location: Van Wert, OH
Sponsor: Van Wert Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://W8FY.ORG <http://w8fy.org/>
08/07/2021- <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/dx-engineering-hamfest-1> DX Engineering Hamfest & Great Lakes Division Convention
Location: Tallmadge, OH
Sponsor: DX Engineering
Website: http://dxengineering.com <http://dxengineering.com/>
08/28/2021 - <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/cincinnati-hamfest> Cincinnati Hamfest℠
Location: Owensville, OH
Sponsor: Milford ARC
Website: http://CincinnatiHamfest.org <http://cincinnatihamfest.org/>
09/26/2021 - <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/cleveland-hamfest-1> Cleveland Hamfest
Location: Berea, OH
Sponsor: Hamfest Association of Cleveland
Website: http://www.hac.org <http://www.hac.org/>
10/31/2021 - Massillon Hamfest
Location: MAPS Air Museum
Sponsor: Massillon Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.w8np.org/hamfest.htm
11/13 & 14/2021 - Fort Wayne Hamfest
Location: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Center
Sponsor: Fort Wayne Hamfest
Website: https://fortwaynehamfest.com/
12/04/2021 - FCARC WinterFest
Location: Delta, OH
Sponsor: Fulton County Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://k8bxq.org/hamfest
Projects
Keep working on your projects at home.
License Exam Questions of the week
One question is drawn from each of the three question pools. Steve, AE8AT, is providing these questions. Thanks Steve
Answers are at the end of this email. week #138
The quiz this week, really short wavelengths. (I was trying to make the intro really short. It’s humor. Almost.)
T9B06 Which of the following connectors is most suitable for frequencies above 400 MHz?
A. A UHF (PL-259/SO-239) connector
B. A Type N connector
C. An RS-213 connector
D. A DB-25 connector
G6B07 Which of the following describes a type N connector?
A. A moisture-resistant RF connector useful to 10 GHz
B. A small bayonet connector used for data circuits
C. A threaded connector used for hydraulic systems
D. An audio connector used in surround-sound installations
E6E06 What characteristics of the MMIC make it a popular choice for VHF through microwave circuits?
A. The ability to retrieve information from a single signal even in the presence of other strong signals
B. Plate current that is controlled by a control grid
C. Nearly infinite gain, very high input impedance, and very low output impedance
D. Controlled gain, low noise figure, and constant input and output impedance over the specified frequency range
For more information about B-Road Thursday Evening Group Projects…
Go to W8BI homepage ( <http://www.w8bi.org> http://www.w8bi.org) under Education, Thursday Group.
Or
Go to ( <https://sites.google.com/site/darathursdaynite/> https://sites.google.com/site/darathursdaynite)
There is a lot of information on this web site with additional content.
Hope to see you on Thursday evening’s.
Everyone is invited!!!
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Details for TNG ZOOM meeting
The Web link, Meeting ID and Password is now the SAME through June 2021!!
Topic: TNG Recurring
Time: 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Thu, until June, 2021
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZcvfuyqrzIoHtd7qGlnMRq9Hg9c6f-gEc9r/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGrrDIvGNWcsh2ERpwqAIr4Z-rzmFhBgrdZyw7CDy5-UBKvHuUbMeR5Xd_1
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83295219243?pwd=MEpyMmtWTVB0dThKK2V2d0w1S1BxUT09
Meeting ID: 832 9521 9243
Passcode: 023704
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,83295219243#,,,,,,0#,,023704# US (Germantown)
+13126266799,,83295219243#,,,,,,0#,,023704# US (Chicago)
Dial by your location
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 832 9521 9243
Passcode: 023704
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kpFFuLj3o
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Answers:
T9B06 = B.
G6B07 = A.
E6E06 = D.
Quiz 138
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