[DARARepeater] Thursday Night Group
George
ewingg at gmail.com
Wed Apr 28 13:22:49 EDT 2021
TNG – Using nanoVNA to determine material type of ferrites.
DARA ZOOM Meeting May 7
HAMFEST
Projects
** License Exam Questions of the week #140
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The Thursday Night Group will meet ON-LINE
Thursday, April 29, 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 – Using nanoVNA to determine material type of ferrites.
Using nanoVNA to determine material type of ferrites AND lots of good talk amongst friends.
DARA ZOOM Meeting May 7
The Dara meeting May 7 program has been changed. The speaker is Greg Lapin N8GL of ARRL RF Safety group. He will present on the new FCC RF rules that go into effect May 3, 2021. What the real story is and what is misinformation.
ZOOM details will be in next week’s email
Jim Simpson has graciously agreed to move his presentation on HOA and stealth antennas to the June meeting.
HAMFEST - Lots of new info
Most of these are from The Ohio Section Journal http://arrl-ohio.org/
Hamvention 2021 cancelled.
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 HAMFEST IS A GO!!!!!
Location: Van Wert, OH
Sponsor: Van Wert Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://w8fy.org/hamfest.html
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/>
08/07/2021 - 2021 Columbus Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/2021-columbus-hamfest>
Location: Grove City, OH
Sponsor: Aladdin Shrine Audio Unit
Website: http://columbushamfest.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 #140
Continuing with the theme from the previous week, it’s spring and some of you are looking skyward for new places to hang antennas, the quiz topic turns to safety!
T0B03 Under what circumstances is it safe to climb a tower without a helper or observer?
A. When no electrical work is being performed
B. When no mechanical work is being performed
C. When the work being done is not more than 20 feet above the ground
D. Never
G0B08 What should be done by any person preparing to climb a tower that supports electrically powered devices?
A. Notify the electric company that a person will be working on the tower
B. Make sure all circuits that supply power to the tower are locked out and tagged
C. Unground the base of the tower
D. All these choices are correct
E0A02 When evaluating RF exposure levels from your station at a neighbor’s home, what must you do?
A. Ensure signals from your station are less than the controlled Maximum Permitted Exposure (MPE) limits
B. Ensure signals from your station are less than the uncontrolled Maximum Permitted Exposure (MPE) limits
C. Ensure signals from your station are less than the controlled Maximum Permitted Emission (MPE) limits
D. Ensure signals from your station are less than the uncontrolled Maximum Permitted Emission (MPE) limits
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
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Dial by your location
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Meeting ID: 832 9521 9243
Passcode: 023704
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kpFFuLj3o
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Answers:
T0B03 = D.
G0B08 = B.
E0A02 = B.
Quiz 140
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