TNG – This & That

NEW ** Small Computer SIG * JAN 8 ** NEW

DARA General Membership Meeting FRIDAY JAN 7th

HAMFEST upcoming

Projects

** License Exam Questions of the week – 172

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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON

Thursday, Jan 6, 2022

Speakers will start about 7:30.

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Things this week:

TNG – This & That

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 currently has pop in it, several diet and regular, to choose from. Most of it was provided by our Def Con group.

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

NEW ** Small Computer SIG * JAN 8 ** NEW

DARA Is Working With DMA To Offer A New Special Interest Group

The Dayton Microcomputer Association, Inc., (DMA) and The Dayton Amateur Radio Association, Inc., (DARA) have jointly formed a new Special Interest Group (SIG). The first meeting of the Single Board Computer SIG will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the DARA Club House

The Single Board Computer SIG will address equipment such as Raspberry Pi and Arduino devices (the latter can be used for single use purposes, such as TV remotes). Single board computers can also be used as a tool for assisting with Ham Radio communications. Dave Schwab, KE8DOC, both a DMA and DARA member, will be the SIG’s facilitator. An interest in the creation of this SIG was generated after his successful presentation at DARA’s Thursday Night Group and the DMA’s general meeting.

DARA General Membership Meeting FRIDAY JAN 7th

The DARA General Membership Meeting will be this coming Friday, January 7, 2022, at 7:00pmat the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center. We will meet in the Mercantile Building, enter through the side door as usual. We have a great presentation planned by Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R – ARRL Director of Public Relations and Innovation. He will be talking about “Growing Amateur Radio”

Title: Growing Amateur Radio

Description: There is no shortage of new ham radio licensees each year -- approximately 30,000. But only a fraction ever become active. Bob will share stories, perspective, and ARRL initiatives intended to develop more active, involved, and engaged radio amateurs.

If you are unable to make the presentation in-person, we will also have a Zoom option. Information below. Please do not attend in-person if you are experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms. If you are more comfortable wearing a mask, please feel free to do so. The CDC still recommends masking if you have not been vaccinated.

Topic: DARA Membership Meeting

Time: Jan 7, 2022, 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

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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 #172

A couple weeks ago it was the Technician question pool being ornery. This week, the Extra question is pool being ornery. Most of the quiz covers internet use in amateur radio, while the question from the Extra pool covers the related subject of a mesh network.

T8C11 What name is given to an amateur radio station that is used to connect other amateur stations to the internet?

A. A gateway

B. A repeater

C. A digipeater

D. A beacon

G2E13 Which communication system sometimes uses the internet to transfer messages?

A. Winlink

B. RTTY

C. ARES

D. SKYWARN

E2C09 What type of equipment is commonly used to implement an amateur radio mesh network?

A. A 2 meter VHF transceiver with a 1200 baud modem

B. An optical cable connection between the USB ports of 2 separate computers

C. A wireless router running custom firmware

D. A 440 MHz transceiver with a 9600 baud modem

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:

T8C11 = A.

G2E13 = A.

E2C09 = C.

Quiz 172