MicroHAMS Club Meeting Notes - February 17, 2015
2015 ARRL Field Day
We had a presentation by Michael Roessler of the Mercer Island Radio Operators (MIRO) followed by an election about what we will be doing for the 2015 ARRL Field Day June 27-28. The results are:
- Location: We’ll be joining forces with other groups on Mercer Island at Luther Burbank Park.
- Booth: We will not create a separate, dedicated MicroHAMS booth this time.
- MicroHAMS Field Day Czar: Tim Myers, KK7TM
Here’s the website:
http://fieldday.roesslercentral.com/
And here’s a brochure that gives a good overview of this fun event:
http://fieldday.roesslercentral.com/media/1006/fd_2015_brochure.pdf
Board of Directors Nominations Tonight
Current Board:
Phil N2EU
Kenny KU7M
Dennis K7DEN
Scott S. KD7VBS
Scott H. N7SS
David J. W7CF
Tim KK7TM
Plus:
Javier KG7ELE
Michael Schulz K5TRI
Board of Directors Election at Our March Meeting
Weekly activity
Mike Schulz proposed weekly breakfast meeting Saturdays or Wednesdays lunch. The combination of ham radio operators plus food is always a good social event.
Microsoft on the Air
Every Thursday at 12:30 PM
147.56 MHz Simplex
Not a formal net. Just join in and have some fun!
Antenna Rotator Project Update – David Jenni and Dennis
Dennis ordered the parts and we’ll still have hardware.
Dave created a GIThub for the software part.
See: https://github.com/microhams
Kenny KU7M – Bruce Perens’ TAPR Slides about ALGORAM
HT of the Future!
Open source CODEC is desired.
Whitebox SDR – http://radio.testa.co
Slides are available here:
http://algoram.com/presentations/Hamcation2015.pdf
MicroHAMS Digital Conference — MARCH 21st
This world-class digital ham radio conference is in its eighth year. Don’t miss it!
Register in advance online at: http://microhams.com/mhdc
Please tell your friends at other HAM clubs.
Peter K4PNG – New Low-Cost Tablets
Dell has a super-thin model.
WinBook TW700 is only $60 and comes with a real USB 3.0 port plus a small USB port for power.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/439773/TW700_Tablet_-_Black
73,
Tim Myers, KK7TM
Secretary
MicroHAMS