TNG - Hamvention cleanup

HAMFEST

Projects

** License Exam Questions of the week – 187

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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Speakers will start about 7:30.

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Things this week: 

TNG –  Hamvention cleanup

This week there will not be a ZOOM meeting.

This week we will start cleaning up for Hamvention. 

WARNING!! - May 6th DARA membership meeting will be home brew night so get projects ready!

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 has some pop and water.

 

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/

 

04/25/2022 - 04/29/2022 RV Radio Network Spring Rally

Location: Millersburg, OH
Sponsor: RV Radio Network
Website: http://rvradionetwork.com

 

05/01/2022 - Lucas County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Trunk Sale and Swap Meet

Location: Toledo, OH

Sponsor: Lucas County Amateur Radio Emergency Service

Website: http://tinyurl.com/lcaresswap

 

05/20-22/2022 - Dayton Hamvention

Location: Green County Fairgrounds, OH

Sponsor: Dayton Amateur Radio Association

Website: https://hamvention.org

 

06/04/2022 - FCARC Summer Hamfest

Location: Wauseon, OH

Sponsor: Fulton County Amateur Radio Club

Website: https://k8bxq.org/hamfest

 

07/09/2022 - Mansfield Mid Summer Trunkfest

Location: Mansfield, OH

Sponsor: Intercity Amateur Radio Club

Website: http://www.w8we.org

 

07/17/2022 - Van Wert Hamfest

Location: Van Wert, OH

Sponsor: Van Wert Amateur Radio Club

Website: http://W8FY.ORG

 

08/13/2022 - Cincinnati Hamfest

Location: Owensville, OH

Sponsor: Milford ARC

Website: https://CincinnatiHamfest.org

 

09/17/2022 - Mound Amateur Radio Assoc. Swap Meet

Location: Miamisburg, OH

Sponsor: MARA

Website: http://W8DYY.ORG

 

09/25/2022 - Cleveland Hamfest

Location: Berea, OH

Sponsor: Hamfest Association of Cleveland

Website: http://www.hac.org

 

Projects

May 6th DARA meeting will be home brew night so get projects ready!

Keep working on your projects at home OR bring them with you to TNG and do them there.   

** License Exam Questions of the week – 187

A random selection from the least used areas of each question pool awaits you below!

 

T0B06 What is the minimum safe distance from a power line to allow when installing an antenna?

A. Half the width of your property

B. The height of the power line above ground

C. 1/2 wavelength at the operating frequency

D. Enough so that if the antenna falls unexpectedly, no part of it can come closer than 10 feet to the power wires

 

G1A05 Which of the following frequencies is in the General class portion of the 40-meter band in ITU Region 2?

A. 7.250 MHz

B. 7.500 MHz

C. 40.200 MHz

D. 40.500 MHz

 

E5C09 When using rectangular coordinates to graph the impedance of a circuit, what do the axes represent?

A. The X axis represents the resistive component and the Y axis represents the reactive component

B. The X axis represents the reactive component and the Y axis represents the resistive component

C. The X axis represents the phase angle and the Y axis represents the magnitude

D. The X axis represents the magnitude and the Y axis represents the phase angle

 

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 NOT be a TNG ZOOM this WEEK.

 

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Answers:

T0B06 = D.

G1A05 = A. [FCC Part 97.301(d)]

E5C09 = A.

Quiz 187