[DARARepeater] TNG - Thursday, August 13 - Steerable 160/80m antenna

[Mark Erbaugh]

TNG – Thursday, August 13

DARA Clubhouse, 6619 Bellefontaine Rd. Dayton, OH 45424.  The meeting begins around 7pm.  

Scott Myers, AC8DE, will give a presentation on modeling of a steerable 160/80m antenna.  His presentation will begin around 7:30.

The presentation will be available via Zoom, see details at the bottom of this email.

Note to the P25 group: We have invited other clubs to this presentation and we may have a large turnout. If we need to, we will use the full classroom and will ask that you move your discussion to the lobby until the presentation is over.

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I am looking for presentations. If you have something you would like to share, please email me at:

mark.election at gmail.com

73,
de Mark, N8ME



License Exam Quiz #383

de Steve, AE8AT 

The quiz topic this week is random, selected from the least used sections of each question pool.

T9A03 How is the polarization of an antenna described?
A. By the shape of the driven element
B. By the orientation of the electric field
C. By the orientation of the magnetic field
D. By the direction of radiation

G5C06 What is the voltage output of a transformer with a 500-turn primary and a 1500-turn secondary when 120 VAC is applied to the primary?
A. 360 volts
B. 120 volts
C. 40 volts
D. 25.5 volts 

E7H02 What is a microphonic?
A. An IC used for amplifying microphone signals
B. Distortion caused by RF pickup on the microphone cable
C. Changes in oscillator frequency caused by mechanical vibration
D. Excess loading of the microphone by an oscillator


Answers:
T9A03 = B
G5C06 = A
E7H02 = C

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