TNGFEST – THIS week Nov 18

Projects

** License Exam Questions of the week – 165

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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON

Thursday, Nov 18, 2021

TNGFest start about 7:00.

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Things this week:

TNG – THIS week Nov 18

There will NOT be a TNG ZOOM this WEEK.

This week there will not be a ZOOM meeting. It was great having all of you with us. We hope to return soon.

Report from Fort Wayne Hamfest

The fest portion of this will be from 7pm till 8:00 - 8:30 depending on the activity. After that we will begin our auction portion of the event. DISCLAIMER – none of us are auctioneers so it will be a gentleman’s event – no fighting.

If you are going to sell PLEASE email me, [email protected], by WEDNESDAY evening Nov 17. So I can plan on how much table space to devote to the fest.

TNG ask you to make a small donation of say 10% of your sales to help fund some of our activities.

We have no idea how many of you are wanting to sell stuff, nor do we know how many buyers will be there. PLEASE limit the number of items you are bringing to what would fit on ½ of one of the tables.

If you are bringing heavy stuff – bring a pad to protect the tables.

You will be responsible for damage to the tables.

Everything you bring MUST be sold, given away or trashed. There is limited trash bins space at

The clubhouse, so you may have to take it back home.

DO NOT bring anything you are not willing to leave with.

PLEASE do not arrive before 6:30 P.M. to set up. The tables have to be rearranged BEFORE the event.

If you are NOT selling PLEASE do not show up until 7pm.

After that we will resume regular TNG activities.

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.

HAMFEST

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

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 #165

One question is drawn from each of the three question pools. Steve, AE8AT, is providing these questions. Thanks Steve

Topic of the week, SWR!

T7C03 What, in general terms, is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

A. A measure of how well a load is matched to a transmission line

B. The ratio of high to low impedance in a feed line

C. The transmitter efficiency ratio

D. An indication of the quality of your station’s ground connection

G9A09 What standing wave ratio will result when connecting a 50 ohm feed line to a non-reactive load having 200 ohm impedance?

A. 4:1

B. 1:4

C. 2:1

D. 1:2

E9D06 What happens to the SWR bandwidth when one or more loading coils are used to resonate an electrically short antenna?

A. It is increased

B. It is decreased

C. It is unchanged if the loading coil is located at the feed point

D. It is unchanged if the loading coil is located at a voltage maximum point

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

Go to W8BI homepage (http://www.w8bi.org) under Education, Thursday Group.

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 NOT be a TNG ZOOM this WEEK.

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Answers:

T7C03 = A.

G9A09 = A.

E9D06 = B.

Quiz 165