|
Pacific County Amateur Radio Club Winter Seminar Series |
| Date | Time | Seminar Title | Location | Cost | Limit | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2008 | 6:30 PM | FM And Repeaters | Free | 14 | ||
| Oct 25, 2008 | 10:00 AM | HF Basics and the Radio |
Lemke Residence, Ocean Park, WA |
Free | 8 | |
| Oct 25, 2008 | 1:30 PM | The HF Antenna and Getting RF Into It | Free | 12 | ||
| Oct 29, 2008 | 6:30 PM | Emergency Power | Free | 14 | ||
| Nov 8, 2008 | 1:00 PM | Packet Radio | Free | 14 | ||
| Nov 12, 2008 | 6:30 PM | Ethics | Free | 14 | ||
| Jan 31, 2009 | 1:00 PM | Amateur Television | Free | 20 |
Course Descriptions
FM and Repeaters,
getting the most out of this popular
aspect of Ham radio. We will discuss
some of the nuts and bolts
HF Basics and the Radio,
What are your expectations for HF? Outline
Radio and Antenna Specifics. The radio
spectrum.
The HF Antenna and Getting RF into it.
Propagation and skip, antenna pattern
and radiation angle. The mono-band
dipole
Emergency Power,
running the ham shack when the lights go out.
We will talk about batteries, generators, and touch
Packet Radio Workshop,
including: What is Packet Radio? What does a packet
radio station consist of? What is a terminal
Ethics, Jargon, the Rules and Ham Radio,
As with many activities there is the right way, the wrong way,
and the Ham
Amateur Television (ATV),
Amateur television is a whole world
of new ways to communicate. If a picture
is worth a
Please Email the
contact person listed above for your session,
or
Frank, NM7R, if you
wish to pre-register for
one of our Seminars. Pre-registration is strongly recommended.
Sessions may be
cancelled if there are no
candidates registered.
Don't be disappointed, pre-register!
The instructors are volunteering their time and considerable expertise to make each session an informative and
worthwhile experience. What about you? Do you have a favorite Ham-related activity that you'd like to share?
Consider leading a Seminar to share the fun. Contact Frank, NM7R,
if you have an idea for a Seminar, or would
be willing to share your particular interest.
of how a
repeater works (and doesn't work),
and how to maximize the benefit from
these range-extenders. We will also
discuss some do's and
don'ts of repeater operation. Of
course, there will be time for
your questions.
Bring:
your VHF/UHF
radio owner's manual.
The Ionosphere and propagation.
Popular modes CW, SSB, PSK, RTTY. The
Receiver - features and operating
including
crystal and DSP filtering.
The Transmitter - features and operating.
Hands-on, Q&A, recap. Practical ideas
and material.
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and vertical. Supporting the
antenna. Introduction to multiband
antennas and short antennas. Feedline,
baluns, tuners.
Build or buy? Some
commercially available products
and materials.
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on solar and wind power. Issues discussed will
include safety, cost and reliability. These
techniques can be
used for
operating from home or away from commercial
power when camping, RV-ing
or just picnicking for an afternoon
with
the radio along. Of course, there will be
time for your
questions.
communications program? Giving commands and transmitting
data; How to connect to another packet station and
exchanging data. What is Winlink-2000? The Winlink 2000
for Dummies course; What is Packlink MP? How to send
an email over radio.
Radio way.
Some of these items are obvious, while others take a lifetime
to learn. We will talk about things the 'good
guys' do as well
as those things that will have other hams talking about you
behind your back. We should ha
ve time to
take your questions
on just about anything ham radio related.
thousand words, a live full-color
picture (with sound) must be worth more.
There will be demonstrations of live
Amateur
Television as well as discussion
of what it is all about.
Last Updated 10/12/08