[FARC] Rockville Science Day April 25th, noon-5pm

[Joseph M. Durnal]

HF can be hard to set up in that sort of environment, but, 2 meters
just isn't the same.  I've heard about folks setting up HF at home and
operating it remotely via remote desktop and voip.  If there is an
Internet connection, that might be a good way to demo HF without the
complications of setting it up there.

J

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Dick, WN3R <wn3r at verizon.net> wrote:
> It's that time of year again and I'm looking for volunteers to help with a
> Ham Radio Exhibit again at Montgomery College.
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> Based on what we learned last year, we are going to focus on what the kids
> liked last year.
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> They liked just three things:
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> 1. Soldering.
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> 2. Sending Morse code.
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> 3. Talking on the radio
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> Ideally, we would like to build CPO for the kids to take home.  This
> requires money, PCB, and parts.  I have determined that NE555 timer chip CPO
> are easy to build and pretty cheap.
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> 3. HF was a problem last year. We ended up using a 2 meter mobile rig
> talking to a local often on the other side of the room on an HT.  The local
> lied about his location, etc.  The advantage was that his voice was crystal
> clear and those around the kids on the mic could hear well.
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> To simulate an HF contact on 2 meters, we will be using a Kenwood multimode
> that looks more like an HF rig than the mobile we had last year.
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> Interested, but can't fully commit at this time? Let me know, we'll keep on
> informed and you can just show up at the last minute.
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> Thanks in advance.
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> 73, Dick, WN3R
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