[DARARepeater] TNG +++ - NO ZOOM this WEEK

[George]

TNG – Anarchy returns

Small Computer SIG * FEB 12

HAMFEST upcoming 

Projects 

** License Exam Questions of the week – 177

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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON

Thursday, Feb 10, 2022 

Speakers will start about 7:30.

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Things this week:  

TNG –  Anarchy returns

This week there will not be a ZOOM meeting.

 

I’m not sure how many of you will be there this Thursday night but please be careful if you go to the clubhouse.

 

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 has water.

 

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

 

Small Computer SIG * FEB 12

The Single Board Computer SIG will be at 2:00 PM this Saturday, February 12, 2022 at the DARA Club House

There will be a demo of how to install the OS on the Raspberry Pi

The Single Board Computer SIG will address equipment such as Raspberry Pi and Arduino devices (the latter can be used for single use purposes, such as TV remotes). Single board computers can also be used as a tool for assisting with Ham Radio communications. 

HAMFEST 

 

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

 

03/12/2022 - MOVARC Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/movarc-hamfest-7> 

Location: Bidwell, OH
Sponsor: Mid-Ohio Valley Amateur Radio Club

 

03/13/2022 - Winter Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/winter-hamfest-9> 

Location: Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH 44035

Sponsor: Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society

 

03/20/2022 - Toledo Mobile Radio Association Hamfest and Computer Fair <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/toledo-mobile-radio-association-hamfest-and-computer-fair-1> 

CANCELED

Location: Perrysburg, OH
Sponsor: Toledo Mobile Radio Association
Website:  <http://tmrahamradio.org/> http://tmrahamradio.org

 

04/09/2022 - Sixty-Sixth Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/sixty-sixth-cuyahoga-falls-amateur-radio-club-hamfest> 

Sponsor: Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Website: http://www.cfarc.org/hamfest.php

 

4/24/2022 - Athens Hamfest <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/athens-hamfest-9> 

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

 

04/25/2022 - 04/29/2022 RV Radio Network Spring Rally <http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/rv-radio-network-spring-rally> 

Location: Millersburg, OH
Sponsor: RV Radio Network
Website: http://rvradionetwork.com <http://rvradionetwork.com/> 

 

05/20-22/2022 - Dayton Hamvention <https://hamvention.org/> 

Location: Green County Fairgrounds, OH

Sponsor: Dayton Amateur Radio Association

Website: https://hamvention.org 

 

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 – week #177

Valentine’s day is just ahead, so that will be the quiz topic for the week. Since Valentine’s day and the amateur radio exam occupy nearly opposite ends of the human experience, some clarification of the connection between the questions and February 14th is necessary. The day we celebrate in mid-February is known for one of many Valentine’s in history; it is not a date invented by the greeting card industry. Our man is Saint Valentine of Rome, and he is the patron saint of bee keepers, young people, epilepsy, fainting, travelers, greetings, engaged couples, love, happy marriages, and plague. Not sure how that last one fits with the rest, but perhaps an XYL can enlighten us. Valentine is often symbolized by birds and by roses. On to the questions! The Technician question concerns satellites, which are often referred to as “birds” by those who chase contacts via that mode. Fainting in humans seems a bit like fading in signals, which is our General question. And lastly, the Extra question should be self-explanatory.

 

T8B08 What is meant by the statement that a satellite is operating in mode U/V?

A. The satellite uplink is in the 15 meter band and the downlink is in the 10 meter band

B. The satellite uplink is in the 70 centimeter band and the downlink is in the 2 meter band

C. The satellite operates using ultraviolet frequencies

D. The satellite frequencies are usually variable

 

G3B01 What is a characteristic of skywave signals arriving at your location by both short-path and long-path propagation?

A. Periodic fading approximately every 10 seconds

B. Signal strength increased by 3 dB

C. The signal might be cancelled causing severe attenuation

D. A slightly delayed echo might be heard

 

E9C02 What is the radiation pattern of two 1/4-wavelength vertical antennas spaced 1/4-wavelength apart and fed 90 degrees out of phase?

A. Cardioid

B. A figure-8 end-fire along the axis of the array

C. A figure-8 broadside to the axis of the array

D. Omni-directional

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 TNG ZOOM this WEEK. 

 

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Answers:

T8B08 = B.

G3B01 = D.

E9C02 = A. (Cardioid has a heart shape.)

 

Quiz 177

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