[DARARepeater] Thursday Night Group

[George]

TNG Anarchy returns

Upcoming DARA meetings

HAMFEST 

Projects 

** License Exam Questions of the week #129 

 

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The Thursday Night Group will meet ON-LINE

Thursday, February, 11, 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 - Anarchy returns

 

No topic this week.  Just good talk amongst friends AND staying warm.

 

Upcoming DARA meetings

 

March - Homebrew via zoom.  There may be prizes.

 

April - Anthony Luscre K8ZT is a well know presenter and will be speaking on
Youth and Amateur Radio.

 

HAMFEST

 

Hamvention 2021 cancelled. 

 

Orlando HamCation 2021 February 13 and 14, 2021.

          https://www.hamcation.com/forums-speakers 

ON-LINE ONLY.  These webinars will be split up into four (4) categories:
Vendor, Youth, Technology, and Contesting radio

 

QSO Today Virtual Ham Radio Expo March 13-14, 2021

The QSO Today Expo team is working hard to make this upcoming Expo even
better with new speakers, panel discussions, kit building workshops, and
more.  Withy a good Internet connection, anyone can attend from their home
or office.

         Early bird discounts are now available at www.qsotodayhamexpo.com
<https://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BaUVSO&mc=It&s=AgyhTc&u=Fa
22&z=EtSAFbF&> . 

 

 <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/athens-hamfest-9> Athens Hamfest  04/25/2021

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

 <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/fcarc-summerfest> FCARC SummerFest
06/05/2021

Location: Wauseon, OH
Sponsor: Fulton County Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://k8bxq.org/hamfest

 

Projects 

Keep working on your projects at home.   HOME BREW NIGHT - MARCH 2021

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 #129

 

This week the topic is omnidirectional antennas, for those times when you
want your signal going everywhere.

 

T9A04 What is a disadvantage of the "rubber duck" antenna supplied with most
handheld radio transceivers when compared to a full-sized quarter-wave
antenna?

A. It does not transmit or receive as effectively

B. It transmits only circularly polarized signals

C. If the rubber end cap is lost, it will unravel very easily

D. All of these choices are correct

 

G9B06 Where should the radial wires of a ground-mounted vertical antenna
system be placed?

A. As high as possible above the ground

B. Parallel to the antenna element

C. On the surface of the Earth or buried a few inches below the ground

D. At the center of the antenna

 

E9A10 Which of the following improves the efficiency of a ground-mounted
quarter-wave vertical antenna?

A. Installing a radial system

B. Isolating the coax shield from ground

C. Shortening the radiating element

D. All these choices are correct

 

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: Aug 13, 2020 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?ics
Token=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:

T9A04 = A.

G9B06 = C.

E9A10 = A.

 

Quiz 129

 



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