PLEASE if you are having any COVID, RSV or FLU symptoms DO NOT come to the clubhouse.

TNG - Thursday, January 18, 2024

DARA Clubhouse, 6619 Bellefontaine Rd. Dayton, OH 45424.  The meeting begins around 7pm.

The topic is our old friend – anarchy (i.e. no presentation).

If anyone wants to or knows someone who might want to give a presentation at a future TNG, please let me know.

Everyone is invited!!!

LICENSE QUIZ #262

de Steve, AE8AT

With the holidays now behind us and the depths of winter ahead, the quiz topic turns to something we won’t see in a long while, the sun. Going with photovoltaic as the topic. The Technician pool is pretty shallow on the topic, but the math might be a good refresher if you are considering giving your station some solar back-up.

T5C09 How much power is delivered by a voltage of 13.8 volts DC and a current of 10 amperes?
A. 138 watts
B. 0.7 watts
C. 23.8 watts
D. 3.8 watts

G4E08 In what configuration are the individual cells in a solar panel connected together?
A. Series-parallel
B. Shunt
C. Bypass
D. Full-wave bridge

E6F01 What absorbs the energy from light falling on a photovoltaic cell?
A. Protons
B. Photons
C. Electrons
D. Holes

Answers:
T5C09 = A
G4E08 = A
E6F01 = C

73,

de Mark, N8ME