[NLRS] Aurora'25 Conference Information & Request #2

Thu Apr 24 16:28:21 EDT 2025

Hi Jon & all I am no expert on this But I do have a passion for SDR
Technology Over the last few years I have played with many cheap SDR
products RTL dongles RSP 12 Bit SDR & SDR antenna switch boxes So wondering
if there would be any interest in Turning almost any Radio into a poor
man's Flex radio via RTL dongles And many different software options?
Please let me know 30 minutes of band width to present this no power point
just A paper hand out of Information Thanks in advance 73 K0SHF

On Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 2:11 PM Jon Platt via NLRS <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Hello NLRS land
>
> My request to the club regarding speakers for our afternoon Aurora session
> appears to have fallen largely on deaf ears.  Apparently your squelch is
> set too high.  We are still in need of two or three thirty minute long (or
> so) presentations.   PowerPoint is not required, you can do a stand up
> presentation if that suites you.  Demos are good.
>
> I *know* there is a lot of knowledge and experience out there to share,
> so consider sharing.  My request from last week that list some possible
> topics for presentations is attached below.
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
>
> On Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 09:50:14 AM CDT, Jon Platt <w0zq at aol.com>
> wrote:
>
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> Hello NLRS land
>
> Our Aurora'25 conference will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025  9:00 am
> - 5:00 pm at the West Medicine Lake Community Club, 1705 Forestview Lane
> North, Plymouth, MN
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/1705+Forestview+Lane+North,+Plymouth,+MN?entry=gmail&source=g>.
> Registration for our annual event should be open on or around May 1 so
> watch for that announcement later.
>
> The morning hours will feature an antenna range for testing out your
> homebrew or commercial 2m and up antennas.  There will also be the usual
> car-trunk to car-trunk swap event and lots of socializing.  Maybe some
> parking lot demos too.  Bruce and Janice have once again volunteer to
> support our Jet pizza lunch break.  Good news is that pizza prices appear
> to be the same as last year.  Securing your pizza lunch will be a part of
> the pending registration process, so again watch for that in May.  After
> lunch we will have our technical program presentations along with our
> yearly NLRS business meeting.  Its not an election year so the business
> meeting is expect to be short, but your presence and support is needed.
>
> Regarding the afternoon technical program we like to see a variety to
> "shorter" topics that represent and span our wide ranging clubs interest.
> At this time we have room for at least two to four more
> presentations/topics in our schedule.   This is where my request to you
> as club members comes in.  What would you like to learn more about, or,
> what do you have to share with the rest of us?   Aurora presentations are
> pretty casual and you don't need to have a PowerPoint presentation as stand
> up & talking presentations are just fine too.   Are you planning on
> presenting at Central States in July?  If so, Aurora is a perfect place for
> you to hone it.
>
> Here are some VHF+ topics that may spur some interest.  Are these subjects
> that you would like to learn more about, or maybe you would be willing to
> share your knowledge with us about?
>
>    - Satellites.   Its been a number of years since anyone has presented
>    on this topic and a lot has changed, especially available rigs &
>    equipment.  How about a presentation on how to set up and operate your
>    first satellite station?    Morning demo in the parking lot?
>    - Test bench equipment.
>       - The (newer) TinySA spectrum analyzer is a powerful low cost bench
>       tool.   A presentation on what it is, why I want one, and how to use it.
>       - There are many antenna analyzers.  I have a Mini1300 that has
>       multiple features above and beyond SWR sweeps like being a signal generator
>       and time-domain reflectometer.  A presentation on how to use these.
>    - Advances in WSJT-X.    OK, analog only guys relax for a minute.  The
>    newest release of WSJT features some new capabilities including support for
>    QSY messages in support of VHF contests.   A presentation on what these new
>    features are and most importantly, how to use them.
>    - Optical.  Last presentation was in 2019.   Updates and continued
>    learning since then.
>    - 122 GHz.  Over the last few years some have been playing with
>    repurposed car radar systems.  Where are we at, what have we learned, whats
>    next to try.
>    - Rigs for microwave IF systems.  What is the path these days for
>    getting on the uW bands where you need a lower band IF rig.
>    - New rig product reviews.   IC 705 (as an IF rig?), IC 905, or ?
>     Tell us what you have learned.
>    - EME.   Topic rich subject from how to get on to putting a 10GHz EME
>    system together.  Portable dishes, how to get power, what bands to start on?
>    - The 6m chase for Fred Fish
>    - My next grid DX perdition
>
> This list is not exhaustive.  There are 100's or more VHF+ related topics
> that I have not listed or even thought of.  So again, this is where you,
> the club member comes in.  What would you like to hear about and/or what
> would you like to present on.  This is your conference and its a golden
> opportunity to learn and share.  Short presentations and stand-up & talking
> only no PowerPoint presentations are fine.
>
> Please drop me a note direct (w0zq at aol.com) if you would like to present
> and/or if you have a topic you would like to learn more about and we can
> see if we can find someone to present on it.
>
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ
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