From dpease at adams.net  Fri Aug 17 21:43:47 2018
From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease)
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:43:47 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] fox hunt attenuator option
Message-ID: <037701d43694$e897f700$b9c7e500$@adams.net>

The  recent fox hunt demonstrated how much an adjustable attenuator can
help. The more common approach is several T or PI resistive attenuator
sections that can be switched in to provide enough attenuation to the fox's
signal to make finding it easier.

Here is a link to an alternative to a clunky and possibly expensive
switchable attenuator.

http://www.utaharc.org/rptr/offset1.html

Here is a commercially made version that might be the simplest and cheapest
way to accomplish this. (Disclaimer: I have not dealt with this company nor
do I receive any benefits from sales of this device)

 https://kc9on.com/product/fox-hunt-offset-attenuator/


NG9R


From dpease at adams.net  Tue Aug 28 22:23:09 2018
From: dpease at adams.net (Danny Pease)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 21:23:09 -0500
Subject: [WIARC] Western Illinois ARC newsletter
Message-ID: <027901d43f3f$3a91cbf0$afb563d0$@adams.net>

The September issue of the Western Illinois ARC Feedline is available for
viewing. It can be seen at:

http://www.w9awe.org/feedline.pdf

The September meeting of the WIARC will be held Wednesday Sept. 5, 2018 at
the Red Cross in Quincy.

Besides the usual business meeting, we ought to hear a report on our recent
Swapfest.

The IL200 Challenge has kicked off, have you been part of it yet?

http://www.w9awe.org/challenge.html