TNG – Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

HAMFEST upcoming

Projects

** License Exam Questions of the week – 169

======================================

The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON

Thursday, Dec 16, 2021

Speakers will start about 7:30.

------------------------------------------------------

Things this week:

TNG – Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

There will NOT be a TNG ZOOM this WEEK.

Dave Schwab, KE8DOC, the Pi Zero 2 W has been given a major upgrade with a quad-core ARM processor. This model is well worth the $15 and stores can’t keep them in stock.

Dave Schwab will explain the details on this little screamer. He’ll run through the specifications and talk about how easy it is to program one of them

There is a new software available for the board that Dave will be talking about..

His will be using the Pi400 for the presentation. It is a Pi 4 built in to a keyboard.

There are discussions going on with DARA and Dayton Microcomputer Association about starting a new Special Interest Group to teach and share ideas regarding Single Board Computers, including the Pi.

Inspired? Here is a list of projects built with a Pi Zero that could be improved with the Zero 2:

https://hackaday.io/projects?tag=raspberry%20pi

This week there will not be a ZOOM meeting. 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/

01/16/2022 - Sunday Creek Amateur Radio Federation Hamfest

Location: Shade, OH
Sponsor: club members
Website: QRZ KC8AAV

03/13/2022 - Winter Hamfest

Location: Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH 44035

Sponsor: Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society

04/09/2022 - Sixty-Sixth Cuyahoga Falls Amateur Radio Club Hamfest

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

05/20-22/2022 - Dayton Hamvention

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 #169

With the arrival of December, ol’ St. Nick will be checking over his list. The quiz topic this week, the FCC rules to make sure you don’t end up on the naughty list!

T1C11 If your license has expired and is still within the allowable grace period, may you continue to operate a transmitter on Amateur Radio Service frequencies?

A. No, transmitting is not allowed until the FCC license database shows that the license has been renewed

B. Yes, but only if you identify using the suffix GP

C. Yes, but only during authorized nets

D. Yes, for up to two years

G1B10 What is the power limit for beacon stations?

A. 10 watts PEP output

B. 20 watts PEP output

C. 100 watts PEP output

D. 200 watts PEP output

E1D04 Which of the following is required in the identification transmissions from a balloon-borne telemetry station?

A. Call sign

B. The output power of the balloon transmitter

C. The station's six-character Maidenhead grid locator

D. All these choices are correct

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!!!

=====================================

There will NOT be a TNG ZOOM this WEEK.

===============================

Answers:

T1C11 = A. [FCC Part 97.21(b)]

G1B10 = C. [FCC Part 97.203(c)]

E1D04 = A. [FCC Part 97.119(a)]

Quiz 169