At the February LCARC club meeting, Chuck Gertulla, W7CRG presented a very informative program on the merits and ease of building a “Near Vertical Incidence Skywave” or NVIS antenna. The complete build documentation, as provided by DX Engineering, using their kit, or as a reference to build your own, can be viewed here. Chuck’s handout and synopsis of NVIS operation can be found here.
Category: Education
Mac & digital help
We have a local ham looking for help interfacing digital modes to a Mac. Contact N7REB as listed on QRZ, or contact N7ONP and I’ll put you in touch.
Technician License Series
Update: Next session is August 31. We will review the electromagnetic spectrum and antennas, then discuss FCC Rules and good operating procedures. It is NOT too late to join the class.
This class is in person, but a Zoom link is also available: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89078030674?pwd=kCxqFCnzOBFbxUctWIXY7ouWYhLK1E.1
Interested in getting your amateur radio license? We’re here to help.
Classes will be on Saturday afternoons at irregular intervals, 1pm to 4pm. The first session will be on August 3, and the next on August 17. Additional sessions will be scheduled as I’m able.
Each session will have a main subject, but will be informal and not highly structured. The first session will be an introduction, so we will talk about what amateur radio is and isn’t, what’s required to get a license, study resources, practice tests, and maybe actually touch a radio.
Later sessions will explore technical subjects, FCC rules, good operating procedures, and so on. You don’t have to come to every session, but it would be helpful for me to know who to expect. I will post upcoming sessions on the website at n7oy.org and email everyone on my roster.
Please respond by email to choirboy1953 at gmail dot com if you want to be included. You can still participate even if you can’t make it to all the sessions.
Location: First Presbyterian Church
227 NE 12th St. in Newport
1pm-4pm
First session August 3, 2024
Second session August 17, 2024
Later sessions to be determined
N7ONP (Mike)
No Wednesday Workshop July 3
There will be no Wednesday Workshop July 3, due to the Independence Day holiday. We’ll be back in August.
RATPAC Presentations on Winlink
Here are two fairly lengthy Zoom presentations that may be of interest.
Link to the RATPAC Youtube channel: https://tinyurl.com/433ek3je
Wednesday Workshops on vacation
Wilson’s Wednesday Workshops are taking the summer off. Look for Daron’s popular virtual DIY sessions to resume in October.
Amateur Radio-Technician to Extra
Joe Joncas’ class continues on Thursdays at 1830 (6:30 pm).
This class is intended for all Hams who want to improve their techniques and understanding of Amateur Radio. Whether you are a technician just starting out or an experienced Amateur Extra just needing a refresher course, this class will help you.
Join via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83837263414?pwd=WStCcU9yYTN4Z2dPdWxiN2srZHNwQT09
Meeting ID: 838 3726 3414
Passcode: 731469
Preparing Your Home for Power Outages
Preparing Your Home for Power Outages- Marty Woll, N6VI. This was a RATPAC presentation.
Watch the video recording- https://youtu.be/rxtVrl87_I8
End-fed Non-resonant Antenna
Here is the link provided by Daron at Wednesday’s Workshop:
APRS
Here are a couple of links for those who are new to APRS.
- APRS: Automatic Packet Reporting Systemhttp://www.aprs.org/
- aprs.fi – live APRS map
- Automatic Packet Reporting System – Wikipedia
- APRS Mode (arrl.org)
- Introduction to APRS. Automatic Packet Reporting System is a… | by Angelo N2RAC/DU2XXR | N2RAC | DU2XXR Amateur Radio and Communications
Google “APRS” and get way more information than you ever wanted.