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TNG – OCT 21 – IN PERSON & ZOOM MTG – 2ND phase of the CQ WW contest analysis
HAMFEST upcoming
Projects
** License Exam Questions of the week – 161
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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON
Thursday, Oct 21, 2021
Speakers will start about 7:30.
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Things this week:
TNG – IN PERSON & ZOOM MTG - APRS Details for the DARA Clubhouse
There will be a ZOOM this WEEK.
WELCOME BACK ZOOMers.
We will start ZOOM meeting logins, details below, about 6:45 pm for the speaker portion of this week’s TNG.
Steve Keller, AE8AT, will be presenting the second phase of his CQ WW contest analysis during the October 21st TNG meeting. The presentation will cover a comparison of heat maps from solar minimum and maximum, the process used to create the visualizations, and a little background on the contest for any new to radio contests. All the visualizations are available on Steve's Google Drive, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zFuyO7UYHpfpkoVC5gn6ke2IN-JkbeVQ?usp=sharing.
Just good talk amongst friends AND staying warm.
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 MAY only have water in it. So if you want anything else – bring it.
PLEASE if you are having any of the COVID symptoms DO NOT come to the clubhouse.
ZOOM OCT 21 meeting details
Topic: Thursday Night Group
Time: Oct 21, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82638838490?pwd=bU1VN1pPL1ZjUkJBb2pkckZQdHQ5UT09
Meeting ID: 826 3883 8490
Passcode: 609495
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,82638838490#,,,,*609495# US (Chicago)
+16465588656,,82638838490#,,,,*609495# US (New York)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 826 3883 8490
Passcode: 609495
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdDxqt7B4t
HAMFEST
Most of these are from The Ohio Section Journal http://arrl-ohio.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/
11/06/2021 - GARC Hamfest cancelled
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 OR bring them with you to TNG and do them there.
** License Exam Questions of the week – week #161
One question is drawn from each of the three question pools. Steve, AE8AT, is providing these questions. Thanks Steve
This week’s topic is interference.
T7B08 What should you do if something in a neighbor’s home is causing harmful interference to your amateur station?
A. Work with your neighbor to identify the offending device
B. Politely inform your neighbor about the rules that prohibit the use of devices that cause interference
C. Check your station and make sure it meets the standards of good amateur practice
D. All of these choices are correct
G4C01 Which of the following might be useful in reducing RF interference to audio frequency devices?
A. Bypass inductor
B. Bypass capacitor
C. Forward-biased diode
D. Reverse-biased diode
E4C02 Which of the following receiver circuits can be effective in eliminating interference from strong out-of-band signals?
A. A front-end filter or pre-selector
B. A narrow IF filter
C. A notch filter
D. A properly adjusted product detector
For more information about B-Road Thursday Evening Group Projects…
Go to W8BI homepage (http://www.w8bi.org) under Education, Thursday Group.
Or
Go to (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 be a ZOOM this WEEK.
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Answers:
T7B08 = D.
G4C01 = B.
E4C02 = A.
Quiz 163