TNG – your projects and fun
HAMFEST – updated 06-29-22
Projects
** License Exam Questions of the week – 195
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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Speakers will start about 7:30.
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Things this week:
TNG - your projects and fun
This week you can work on your projects, radios or just chat with friends.
There are a lot of different groups all doing their thing with different radios. Come see what’s happening.
Just good talk amongst friends.
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 – updated 06-29-22
Most of these are from The Ohio Section Journal http://arrl-ohio.org/
07/09/2022 - Mansfield Mid Summer Trunkfest
Location: Mansfield, OH
Sponsor: Intercity Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://www.w8we.org
07/16/2022 - NOARSFEST
Location: Elyria, OH
Sponsor: Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
Website: https://w8woo.org/events/noarsfest/
07/17/2022 - Van Wert Hamfest
Location: Van Wert, OH
Sponsor: Van Wert Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://W8FY.ORG
07/30/2022 – East Central INDIANA Hamfest
Location: Winchester, IN
Website: http://inhamfest.com
08/06/2022 - Columbus Hamfest
Location: Grove City, OH
Sponsor: Aladdin Shrine Audio Unit
Website: http://columbushamfest.com
08/13/2022 - Cincinnati Hamfest
Location: Owensville, OH
Sponsor: Milford ARC
Website: https://CincinnatiHamfest.org
08/21/2022 - Warren ARA Tailgate Swap Meet
Location: Cortland, OH
Sponsor: Warren ARA
Website: http://facebook.com/w8vtd
09/11/2022 - Findlay Hamfest
Location: Findlay, OH
Sponsor: Findlay Radio Club
Website: https://www.findlayradioclub.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
Keep working on your projects at home OR bring them with you to TNG and do them there.
** License Exam Questions of the week – 196
Last Thursday night, a local ham brought in a home-built dipole cut for the 2m band. That provided the topic for this week’s quiz, the dipole antenna.
T9A05 Which of the following increases the resonant frequency of a dipole antenna?
A. Lengthening it
B. Inserting coils in series with radiating wires
C. Shortening it
D. Adding capacitive loading to the ends of the radiating wires
G9B04 What is the radiation pattern of a dipole antenna in free space in a plane containing the conductor?
A. It is a figure-eight at right angles to the antenna
B. It is a figure-eight off both ends of the antenna
C. It is a circle (equal radiation in all directions)
D. It has a pair of lobes on one side of the antenna and a single lobe on the other side
E9C05 Which of the following is a type of OCFD antenna?
A. A dipole fed approximately 1/3 the way from one end with a 4:1 balun to provide multiband operation
B. A remotely tunable dipole antenna using orthogonally controlled frequency diversity
C. A folded dipole center-fed with 300-ohm transmission line
D. A multiband dipole antenna using one-way circular polarization for frequency diversity
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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Answers:
T9A05 = C.
G9B04 = A.
E9C05 = A. OCFD = off-center fed dipole
Quiz 196