[na0tc] 285 Tech Connect meeting this Saturday May 7

[285 TechConnect Radio Club - Morrison, Colorado]

285 Tech Connect Radio Club meeting April 7 agenda:


9:30 Coffee and socializing


10:00 Introductions


10:05 Club business, Techfest update and other business


10:20 Show and tell, new and useful products members havefound, vendors good and bad


10:40 Smoke or No Smoke
    A 1N4007 diode is used to charge a capacitor for a switchingpower supply on 120 VAC. The capacitor is 200 micro farads and has an ESR of .4ohms. The diode has a 1 cycle absolute maximum rating of 30 amps for 1 cycle at60 Hz.  Smoke or no smoke?


10:50 A quick look at skin effect and why it is important


11:00 Break


11:10 Protecting a Receiver’s Front End From Damage


12N Adjourn