[DARARepeater] Thursday Night Group

George ewingg at gmail.com
Wed May 12 02:59:43 EDT 2021


Four Days In May, Contest University and Hamvention Forums

TNG – we Re-visit FCC RF Exposure

HAMFEST & Other things of interest!!

Projects 

** License Exam Questions of the week #142 

 

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The Thursday Night Group will meet ON-LINE

Thursday, May 13, 2021 

Speakers/Topic 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:  

Four Days In May, Contest University and Hamvention Forums

 

2021 is still being effected by our buddy Covid.  The next few weeks will offer those of us a unique opportunity.  How many of you have always wanted to attend the FOUR DAYS IN MAY but were unable to do so because of other volunteer duties?  I know I have.

 

Or how about wanting to attend a day of ideas on how you could make contact with DX stations,  we can this year!

 

Or has there been several special Hamvention Forums you wanted to attend, you can this year.

 

Well let me tell you THIS is the year for YOU!!  If you look at the information in the HAMFEST section (below) you will find info and web links for ALL of these.

 

I am registered for ALL three.  And there will be door prizes given away at each.  Enjoy!

 

 

TNG – we Re-visit FCC RF Exposure

 

Does requirement use near or far or both? Take a look at your station and be prepared to discuss distance from rig, height of your antenna, power, mode and operating freq. the online calculators will be demoed 

 

 

HAMFEST & Other things of interest!!

 

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

 

Hamvention 2021 in person has been cancelled. 

 

05/20/2021- 2021 CONTEST UNIVERSITY Live via Zoom Webinar (free)

Location: on Zoom 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Sponsor: Hamvention, Icom America and DX Engineering
Website: https://www.contestuniversity.com/ 

 

05/21/2021- 2021 Hamvention Forums

Location: on Zoom 11:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Sponsor: Hamvention, Icom America and DX Engineering
Website: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jHSTZ6RlT3eOaM_ykZ4oVQ 

 

05/22/2021- Hamvention QSO Party

Location: ON-AIR 8am to 8pm EDST
Sponsor: Dayton Hamvention
Website: https://hamvention.org/qso-party-2021  

05/22/2021- Virtual 2021 FDIM Registration  cost  $10.00

Location: ON-LINE Presentations start at 1400Z,

Sponsor: QRP Amateur Radio Club International

Website: http://qrparci.org/   or http://qrparci.org/fdim 

 

05/22/2021 – HHARC Trunkfest

Location: 6114 Fishburg Road Huber Heights
Sponsor: Huber Amateur Radio Club
Website: https://www.hharc.org/ 

HHARC (Huber Heights) is having a trunkfest at First Christian Church (at the Forge) parking lot 6114 Fishburg Road Huber Heights on the 22nd 8-1.  Limited space. Suggest sellers (and participants) donate something ($$$) to the club.  Reuben has a bunch of stuff to sell.

 

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 #142

 

The quiz topic isn’t really targeted to this weekend, but Happy Mother’s Day to the YL and XYL members of the community!

 

T6D05 What type of circuit controls the amount of voltage from a power supply?

A. Regulator

B. Oscillator

C. Filter

D. Phase inverter

 

G7A08 Which of the following is an advantage of a switchmode power supply as compared to a linear power supply?

A. Faster switching time makes higher output voltage possible

B. Fewer circuit components are required

C. High-frequency operation allows the use of smaller components

D. All these choices are correct

 

E7D03 What device is typically used as a stable voltage reference in a linear voltage regulator?

A. A Zener diode

B. A tunnel diode

C. An SCR

D. A varactor diode

 

 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

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 832 9521 9243

Passcode: 023704

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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:

T6D05 = A.

G7A08 = C.

E7D03 = A.

 

Quiz 142

 



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