[NJARC] November Meeting

[Al Klase]

Just a reminder: The November meeting, The DXpedition, will be held at 
InfoAge in the Telephone Exchange Building.

Antenna wise, there's a broad-band V-doublet antenna over the building 
that feeds a 32-output distribution amp for general use. There are two 
random wires for crystal sets and other radios that need to load the 
antenna to get sufficient signal. I'll have two or three small tuned 
loops for BCB DX, and Rob Flory was down last Wednesday to set up a 
two-element phased array for the broadcast band that allows one to null 
out an undesired station. Wer should be able to have at least 8 or 10 
receiving positions.

It's time to discuss what radios you're going to bring to listen to. I'm 
bringing a competition-grade crystal set and the National Regenaformer 
TRF-regen set. Rob's bring his Navy RBB, the ultimate WWII medium-wave 
boatanchor. There's a couple of credible tombstones, like the GE A-82, 
in the museum, and we can bring over the AK-20 if there aren't any 
three-dialers. I'd like to see a representative from the Collins family. 
I think someone mentioned an R-388 (51J-3).

We're going to have to kill the fluorescent lights for noise reasons. We 
could use a few more desk lamps or clip-on's and extension cords. Bring 
headsets and Y-connectors to help control the general din..

If you want to show up early, I'll be on site mid-afternoon Friday. We 
can round up pizza or such for dinner.

Here's the original DXpedition explaination:

Date: 14-15 November 2008 *

*Location: InfoAge*

*What it is -*

This will be the meeting program for the November. The basic concept is 
to gather together, for a day, a working collection of radios 
representing the various era’s of receiver design in an environment that 
will allow each of us an opportunity to operate the sets.

We’re going to take advantage of the great facilities and quiet 
listening environment available to us at InfoAge. The primary theme will 
be broadcast-band DX, but the antennas will support short-wave and 
long-wave operation as well.

We’ll maintain two log books for each receiver, one for stations heard 
and a second for user comments. These can be published, with pictures, 
to the website for future reference. We can also shoot some video of 
each set in operation, and post to YouTube etc.

*Bring Your Radio -*

Come with sets in good working condition that you don’t mind having 
other club members operate. If you can bring a length of coax that can 
be connected to your radio, with a BNC connector on the far end, it 
would be helpful. We’ll try to have a lot of cables and adapters, but 
we’ll need your help.

Let’s coordinate so we don’t end up with 13 All-American Fives. It would 
be nice to have representative receivers from the following categories:

Crystal Sets
Battery Sets: Regen, TRF-Regen, TRF, Superhet
1930’s & ‘40’s AC Sets: TRF, Superhet
Other Entertainment Sets
Communications Receivers: TRF-Autodyne, Single-Conversion, 
Multiple-Conversion
Transistor Radios

*Antennas –*

The primary antenna will be a Skywaves Wideband Antenna System (See the 
GE V-Doublet in Riders Volume VI.) feeding a multi-set coupler with 32 
isolated outputs. There will also be tuned loops for the broadcast band, 
and a random wire or two for crystal sets.

*Bring Your Sleeping Bag – *

Marconi Cottage 1 will be available for a sleepover. There are beds and 
cots and a working bathroom and kitchen. Bring your own bedding and 
towel. Please let the event chairman know if you’re likely to stay over.

So, let us know what you think. The details are not cast in stone.

DXpedition committee: Al Klase, Rob Flory, Joe Cro


-- 
Al Klase - N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/