[WIham] Fwd: Madison Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club Membership Meeting, 4/18 @ 7:30 pm - "Introduction to Amateur Microwave Radio" Presentation

[Mark Thompson]

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The Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club April membership meeting is this Tuesday. Please join us on April 18th at 7:30pm CST in welcoming Dennis Kidder, W6DQ, to our club. He will be presenting "Introduction to Amateur Microwave Radio".

Radio Amateurs have always pushed the limits of communications, extending the operating frequencies to both the lowest and highest possible.  Microwave is the realm above 1,000 MHz, and what is possible will surprise you.  We will describe a little history of the shorter wavelengths and show how easy it is to get on microwaves!

We discuss getting started on a budget, details of the many activities that take place, and how you can get involved. It's not as difficult as you may think.

Dennis, from Inyokern California, became a Novice in 1969 (WN6NIA then WA6NIA) and took an interest in microwaves in Engineering School while obtaining his BSEE.  It took him a while but over the past two decades, he has expanded his experience in microwave communications, and with members of the San Bernardino Microwave Society, accomplished some astounding results.

Dennis is a retired System Engineer, having worked on large scale information systems, satellite and battlefield communications systems, as well as being the Chief Telecom Engineer during one of the largest Civil Engineering projects during the last century.

As always we will have the meeting room open early, so feel free to join and chat with other members beforehand. The program will start at 7:30PM CST with a question and answer session for Dennis to follow. After this we will have our normal business meeting, including elections for President, Vice President and Secretary as those positions remain unfilled. Please consider running for one of the positions or nominate someone who you believe would make a good officer. Also do you want to participate in ARRL Field Day this summer at Badger Prairie County Park? The Field Day committee is looking for input on operators for the station, as well as support personnel. 

Please see below for Zoom details and invite link.

Nicholas Lager, KB9SKW

Topic: April Four Lakes Amateur Radio Club Membership Meeting

Time: April 18, 2023 07:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)


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