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

TNG – Thursday, September 19, 2024

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

No special presentation this week.

DARA/TNG is offering a three Saturday afternoon hands-on class on 3D modeling starting this Saturday, September 21, 2:00pm at the clubhouse. Bring your computer and learn hands-on how to use popular 3D modeling software:

OpenSCAD (9/21)
FreeCAD (9/28)
Fusion 360 (10/5)

If you are planning on attending this 3D modelling class and would like to install the software before the class, feel free to bring your computer to TNG and someone will be available to help you.

If anyone wants to or knows someone who might want to give a presentation at a future TNG or if you have a topic that you would like to see, please let me know.

Everyone is invited!!!

73,
de Mark, N8ME

License Exam Quiz #286
de Steve, AE8AT

The quiz last celebrated the birthday of this famous scientist back in 2018. September 22, 1791, Michael Faraday was born to a blacksmith and housekeeper in London, England. Science, being a domain of the wealthy classes at that time, his education was earned reading the books he made as an apprentice bookbinder. He contributed to the sciences in the areas of chemistry, electricity, and magnetism.

T5C01 What describes the ability to store energy in an electric field?
A. Inductance
B. Resistance
C. Tolerance
D. Capacitance

G6A08 Which of the following is characteristic of low voltage ceramic capacitors?
A. Tight tolerance
B. High stability
C. High capacitance for given volume
D. Comparatively low cost

E5D05 What parasitic characteristic causes electrolytic capacitors to be unsuitable for use at RF?
A. Skin effect
B. Shunt capacitance
C. Inductance
D. Dielectric leakage

Answers:
T5C01 = D
G6A08 = D
E5D05 = C