TNG – Report on the TAPR conference, Hamfest reports & our next TNG-Fest
HAMFEST
Projects
** License Exam Questions – 205
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The Thursday Night Group will meet IN PERSON
Thursday, Sept 22, 2022
Speakers will start about 7:30.
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Things this week:
TNG – Report on the TAPR conference, Hamfest reports & our next TNG-Fest
Tom, N8Zm, will talk about the TAPR conference he went to.
Reports from the Mound and Findley Hamfest.
TNG-Fest – when do we want to have our next one?
As always 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.
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/
09/25/2022 - Cleveland Hamfest
Location: Berea, OH
Sponsor: Hamfest Association of Cleveland
Website: http://www.hac.org
10/15/2022 - Portsmouth Radio Club Hamfest
Location: New Boston, OH
Sponsor: Portsmouth Rado Club, Jett Fire, Shawnee
Website: http://www.portsmouthradioclub.org
10/30/2022 - Massillon Hamfest (OH)
Location: Green, OH
Sponsor: Massillon Amateur Radio Club
Website: http://w8np.org
11/19 & 20/2021 - Fort Wayne Hamfest
Location: Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Center
Sponsor: Fort Wayne Hamfest
Website: https://fortwaynehamfest.com/
12/03/2022 – FCARC WinterFest
Location: Archbold, OH
Sponsor: Fulton County Amateur Radio Club
Website: https://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 – 205
This week has a theme, but it appears among the answers for a question.
T7A05 What is the name of a circuit that generates a signal at a specific frequency?
A. Reactance modulator
B. Phase modulator
C. Low-pass filter
D. Oscillator
G7B09 What determines the frequency of an LC oscillator?
A. The number of stages in the counter
B. The number of stages in the divider
C. The inductance and capacitance in the tank circuit
D. The time delay of the lag circuit
E7H06 Which of the following oscillator circuits are commonly used in VFOs?
A. Pierce and Zener
B. Colpitts and Hartley
C. Armstrong and deForest
D. Negative feedback and balanced feedback
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:
T7A05 = D.
G7B09 = C.
E7H06 = B.
Quiz 205