[DARARepeater] Thursday Night Group

[George]

TNG – QSO Today Virtual Ham Radio Expo & chit chat returns 

HAMFEST UPDATED!! 8/11/21

Projects 

** License Exam Questions of the week #154

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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON

Thursday, Aug 11, 2021 

Speakers will start about 7:30.

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Things this week:  

TNG - Hodge Podge

       There will NOT be a ZOOM this WEEK. 

 

We will talk about the upcoming QSO Today Virtual Ham Radio Expo

 

A mixture of things and good friends.  

 

Even though mask are not required feel free to wear a mask if you feel more comfortable.  There will be some wearing mask so you will not be the only one.

 

The pop cooler will only have water in it. So if you want anything else – bring it.

 

PLEASE if you are having any of the COVID symptoms DO NOT come to the clubhouse.  

 

HAMFEST UPDATED!!

 

Most of these are from The Ohio Section Journal http://arrl-ohio.org/ 

 

QSO Today Virtual Ham Radio Expo Aug 14-15, 2021

We have scheduled the 93 presentations at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo coming August 14th and 15th.

 

Presentation details are here:

https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/spkrlist.html

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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/> 

 

08/28/2021 - 2021 W8DXCC Convention

Location: Owensville, OH
Sponsor: Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA)
Website: https://www.swodxa.org/w8dxcc/ 

 

08/22/2021 - Athens Trunkfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/athens-trunkfest> 

Location: Athens, OH
Sponsor: Athens County Amateur Radio Association
Website: http://ac-ara.org/

 

09/12/2021 - FINDLAY HAMFEST

Location: Findlay Ohio
Sponsor: Findlay Radio Club
Website: https://www.findlayradioclub.org/hamfest 

 

09/18/2021 - Mound Amateur Radio Assoc. Swap Meet

Location: Miamisburg, OH
Sponsor: MARA
Website: http://W8DYY.ORG <http://w8dyy.org/> 

 

09/18/2021 - Miami County Swap Meet https://www.w8fw.org/events 

Location: Troy, OH
Sponsor: Miami County Amateur Radio Club

Website: http://w8fw.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/> 

 

10/02/2021 - 10th Annual Vette City Hamfest, ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention

Location: Bowling Green , KY
Sponsor: Kentucky Colonels Amateur Radio Club
Website: https://ky4bg.com <https://ky4bg.com/>  

10/09/2021 - Northwest Ohio Amateur Radio Club (NWOARC) hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/northwest-ohio-amateur-radio-club-nwoarc-hamfest> 

Location: Westminster, OH
Sponsor: NWOARC, Northwest Ohio Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.nwoarc.com <http://www.nwoarc.com/> 

 

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/  

11/06/2021 - GARC Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/garc-hamfest-4> 

Location: Georgetown, OH
Sponsor: Grant Amateur Radio Club

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 OR bring them with you to TNG and do them there.   

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 #154

 

The quiz is random this week. The least used topics from each question pool are selected. 

 

T2A12 Which of the following is a guideline when choosing an operating frequency for calling CQ?

A. Listen first to be sure that no one else is using the frequency

B. Ask if the frequency is in use

C. Make sure you are in your assigned band

D. All of these choices are correct

 

G5C18 What is the value in microfarads of a 4700 nanofarad (nF) capacitor?

A. 47

B. 0.47

C. 47,000

D. 4.7

 

E2A01 What is the direction of an ascending pass for an amateur satellite?

A. From west to east

B. From east to west

C. From south to north

D. From north to south

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 evenings.

Everyone is invited!!! 

 

 

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There will NOT be a ZOOM this WEEK. 

 

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Answers:

T2A12 = D.

G5C18 = D.

E2A01 = C.



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