[HBQRP] HBQRP meeting ideas and group project ideas for 2014

[w9hzc at cox.net]

Hello all ! Thanks to Darrel for the good notes and to Ray for the Loop notes. I also located the building manual for the S-9. Looks like we will have a busy and interesting 2014.  
For those folks who were unable to make it to this months get together, there were a total of 18 QRPers there and lots of discussion and small demo's going on. There was some issue with tuning the kx3's but at least one member of the group has his Kx3 plugged into our G5RV on the roof and CW was filling the room. 
I will post some pictures in a day or two, I think Darrel (K0AWB) took some also.
I believe 18 might be a record or at least a tie.  Nice group.
If you have project ideas that did not appear on Darrel's list, please submit your ideas and we will add to the list.
Thanks again everyone, Wow, we are now in our 10th year as the Midwest HomeBrewer's. Participation like this week is what keeps us going.
I tell other HAMS they don’t have to be QRP nuts like (although it may help) to join us because we always have something going that is radio related, not just QRP only rated.
Be a recruiter. Bring someone with you..
Happy Holidays to all and Happy New Years (soon)
Dar (and Tricia)

---- Ray McNally <raymcn at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Darrel,  Great write-up.
> 
>   Loop antenna info:
> 
>   The heliax has 1 male and 1 female connector.  Looks like right at 30 to
> 32 feet - roughly 3.5 feet dia with 3 coils.
> 
>   An online calculator gives 26 pf self capacitance,
>  7.4MHz   50 pf  2Kv at 4Amps  bandwidth ~24 KHz
>  7MHz      56 pf
>  4MHz      171 pf  2.5Kv at 12Amps
>  3.5MHz   236 pf   bandwidth ~ 3KHz
> 
>  Anyhow, just some quick info.
> 
> 73,
> Ray - N5SEZ
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Dar W9HZC