[TCARC-NTx] Fw: [W5SJZ] North Texas Microwave Society Info.

Tue, 5 Mar 2002 16:57:03 -0600

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From: "Steve Yates - AA5TB" <[email protected]>
To: "Lockheed Martin Radio Club" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:05 PM
Subject: [W5SJZ] North Texas Microwave Society Info.

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North Texas Microwave Society Stuff - (Directions at the bottom).

NTMS Technical Program for March 2002

Wow! What a great turnout we had at Nortel for our February NTMS meeting.
Joe Jurecka, N5PYK really showed the
hospitality of the Nortel ARC. The facility could not have been better. A
few people brought goodies to swap and there
was room for two 10 GHz portable stations to demonstrate construction
techniques and operation.

The technical talks were outstanding. Randy Hora, KM5OL presented a very
informative talk about WSJT, (digital
weak signal meteor scatter). If you ever wanted to experiment with digital
communication on VHF, this is certainly a fun
way to start. If you already have a VHF multimode transceiver with moderate
power, a single yagi antenna and a
computer with a sound card, you have all the equipment needed to get on the
air. Just download the WSJT files from
the Internet and start making contacts.

Al Ward, W5LUA presented the second half of his lecture on transverters. For
the new ham getting started on the
microwave bands, the transverter is the key to high frequency operations
using your 2 meter transceiver for the I/F. Al's
talk generated a lot of interest with the new people. I think we'll hear
some new calls on 13 cm and above.

Dave Robinson, WW2R described the use of the Palm Pilot as a 10 GHz and
above logging tool. Not only does Dave
log contacts with the Palm, but he has various programs to help determine
grid square, distance to station worked,
bearing and various other helpful parameters. For the rover, this is a
compact way to keep track of specifics relating to
a microwave contact without paper or notebook pc.

Kent Britain, WA5VJB explained Stripline Basics for our last presentation.
With all the surplus microwave boards
available, many of us will now be able to identify the various circuit
topography after Kent's discussion and slide show. I
always wondered how stripline and microstrip related to a piece of coax.

For the March NTMS meeting, we have another fine technical program in store
for the attendees.

Terry Turner, W5ETG will discuss the use of the HP-415 SWR meter for amateur
use. This is a calibrated log scale AC
voltmeter used for slotted line VSWR measurements. This device shows up at
swap meets and is usually very
reasonably priced.

I, WA5YWC will discuss the finer points of remote contesting. There is
nothing more frustrating than to start setting up a
remote contest station and realize you forgot the coax to the station, or
for that matter, anything else. I will draw on my
experiences while contesting on mountain tops in Northern California. This
discussion doesn't focus on just mountain
tops, but any contest site more than 30 minutes from home or the nearest
Home Depot.

Wes Atchison, WA5TKU will talk about Rover Navigation in preparation for our
10 GHz
Rover Party in April. For the newcomers to microwave roving, this is a great
way to become familiar with what works
and what doesn't. Roving is more than just driving to a location and setting
up a station.

We have a fun afternoon planned for the March NTMS meeting. Check out the
NTMS website for directions to the
University of North Texas where our meeting will be held. Come early and
bring a few things to swap. Also, call your old
ham buddy who's bored with HF or FM and bring him along. We promise a fun
afternoon!

See you March 9 in Denton, Texas.

73,

Bob Gormley, WA5YWC
VP NTMS

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NTMS Meeting Reminder

The next North Texas Microwave Society meeting will be held this Saturday
March 9 at the Union Building Room 418 at the University of North Texas in
Denton, Texas.

Talk-in will be on the Denton Repeater 146.92 -600 kc (kHz) offset 110.9
tone.

Directions from Dallas
Take I35E to Denton and exit on Ave D
Right (north) on Ave D then right (east) on Eagle
Turn left (North) on Welch
Turn left (west) on West Prairie
Park in the lot on the left

Directions from Ft.Worth and all points west
Take I35W to Denton
Take the I35E exit which will swing you back towards Dallas
Ave D is the stop light before you enter I35E
Go north on Ave D then right (east) on Eagle
Turn left (North) on Welch
Turn left (west) on West Prairie
Park in the lot on the left

The formal meeting will start at 1PM with 2 hours of excellent technical
presentations. Our Vice President Bob Gormley, WA5YWC, has rounded up a fine
slate of speakers. You will see an email from Bob with the schedule.

At noon, we will have the doors open for an informal bull session and
swapfest so bring your goodies.

Besides the technical presentations, we will discuss the DEM transverter
purchase, the transverter tune-up party and the NTMS rover session at
Nortel.

Also make plans to attend the Belton Hamfest as we will be meeting with the
Roadrunner Microwave Group out of Austin.

Calendar of events for March and April

March 9NTMS Meeting at UNT
March 16Tune Up party at QTH of WA5YWC in Plano
March 23 Weatherford Hamfest
April 6Rover session at Nortel in Richardson
April 13Belton hamfest - Joint session with RMG

See you Saturday

Al Ward
W5LUA
NTMS President
March 4, 2002

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