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

 

 

TNG - Thursday, February 29, 2024

DARA Clubhouse, 6619 Bellefontaine Rd. Dayton, OH 45424.  The meeting begins around 7pm. The presentation begins around 7:30pm

Did you ever want to make your own radio. This presentation might just be for you.

 T41-EP a modular solid-state transceiver, 160 – 6 meters PLUS. Join us at the DARA clubhouse or on ZOOM meeting, details below. Al Peter, AC8GY, Dr. Jack Purdum, W8TEE and Dr. William (Bill) Schmidt, K9HZ, will provide information on this exciting 20w HF transceiver.  Al and Jack will provide a history of the radio and where it is today. Bill will talk about what is in the pipeline including such items as 100w amp, VHF-UHF (2m – 1.2GHZ), the 11-band LPF for 160-6M transmit coverage/ swr/ 4-antennas/ PIN-diode switching, the 160M-6M BPF for bandpass and transmitter clean-up just to name a few. The Four States QRP Group has a web page with a lot of information about a prior version of the T41-EP. Visit http://www.4sqrp.com/T41main.php for more information.

 

The presentation will be streamed via Zoom. Details are below.

 

Next week, John Camping, will give a presentation on his new Rigol DHO800 Storage Scope

 

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 #267

de Steve, AE8AT

The quiz topic this week is components of integrated circuits.

T6B03 (C)

Which of these components can be used as an electronic switch?
A. Varistor
B. Potentiometer
C. Transistor
D. Thermistor

G6B06 What kind of device is an integrated circuit operational amplifier?
A. Digital
B. MMIC
C. Programmable Logic
D. Analog

E6C01 What is the function of hysteresis in a comparator?
A. To prevent input noise from causing unstable output signals
B. To allow the comparator to be used with AC input signals
C. To cause the output to change states continually
D. To increase the sensitivity

Answers:
T6B03 = C
G6B06 = D
E6C01 = A

 

73,

de Mark, N8ME

 

 

Zoom details for 2/29 Presentation

Topic: Dara TNG Feb 29

Time: Feb 29, 2024 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

 

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