[DARARepeater] Thursday Night Group

[George]

TNG – HamSCI Magnetometers & Homebrew info

DARA Membership Meeting – Apr 7, 2023

Projects 

** License Exam Questions – # 231

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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON

Thursday, Apr 6, 2023 

Speakers and any announcements will start about 7:30.

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Things this week:  

TNG – HamSCI Magnetometers & Homebrew info

Tom’s, N8ZM, talk last week about the HamSCI Workshop he went to was very well attended. There was a lot if interest and as a result he will have several of the Magnetometers from TAPR for sale. $120.00 each but if you’re a TAPR member they are only $108.00. 

 

The May 5 DARA General Membership meeting will be our annual Homebrew night.  we will have a discussion this week about what kind of entries there have been in the past in hopes to spark your interest in entering the event.  

 

Even though masks 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.

 

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


DARA Membership Meeting – Apr 7, 2023 

 

Contest Logging and Contesting

 

Our speaker for the April meeting is Rob Lunsford, KB8UEY. Rob is an avid contester with an immense 

amount of experience. When he is not contesting, he serves as our facility manager and oversees the bulk of the maintenance at the DARA clubhouse. Rob will be sharing information on the various contest logging programs, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Come join us and learn more about contest logging and contesting.

 

The meeting will be held in person and online. See the information below if you wish to join us online:

Zoom Meeting Information:

Topic: DARA General Membership Meeting

Time: Apr 7, 2023 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Projects 

Keep working on your projects at home OR bring them with you to TNG and do them there.   

The DARA Homebrew night will be held at the May 5 general meeting.  Start getting your stuff ready.

 

** License Exam Questions – 231

In ye’ olde days, a radio was composed of analog parts and perhaps built by the ham that planned to operate it. Today integrated circuits have grown in complexity to where the manufacture of sophisticated systems that run software is common. By “system” I refer to the radio, the computer you probably connected to it, or the computer you probably use to log contacts. The topic this week are areas where software is found in our hobby, whether inside the radio or to support it.

 

T4A07 Which of the following connections is made between a computer and a transceiver to use computer software when operating digital modes? 

A. Computer “line out” to transceiver push-to-talk

B. Computer “line in” to transceiver push-to-talk

C. Computer “line in” to transceiver speaker connector

D. Computer “line out” to transceiver speaker connector

 

G7C11 What is meant by the term “software-defined radio” (SDR)?

A. A radio in which most major signal processing functions are performed by software

B. A radio that provides computer interface for automatic logging of band and frequency

C. A radio that uses crystal filters designed using software

D. A computer model that can simulate performance of a radio to aid in the design process

 

E3C11 What does VOACAP software model?

A. AC voltage and impedance

B. VHF radio propagation

C. HF propagation

D. AC current and impedance

For more information about B-Road Thursday Evening Group Projects…

Our Google website is offline at this time.

More info later

Hope to see you on Thursday evenings.

Everyone is invited!!! 

 

 

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Answers:

T4A07 = C.

G7C11 = A.

E3C11 = C.

Quiz 231

 

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