Potential activities
ACTUAL OPERATING
Foxhunt REVERSE -- collect data; discuss at following meeting.
Student Roundup Student Roundup contest Oct 21 - 25
Field Day Actual activity and planning meetings
Winter Field Day Actual activity and planning meetings
VHF contest
SOTA Activation Summits On The Air, Pistol Hill, Tucson east side
Meteor Shower Use MSK144 software on 2 or 6 meters, make digital contacts.
Titan Missile Museum Operate using the discone antenna
COMMUNICATION MODES
SDR purchase $20 SDR off Amazon; install SDR#, YTR leads: config SW, practice decode: PSK31, SSB, CW, FM
Satellite Training Satellite operating training
Meteor Scatter Evening of MSK144 on 2 meters during a meteor shower.
CW Academy 8-week course to learn CW
Echolink
APRS Droid activity, set up on your smartphone, purchase audio cables beforehand, get passkey beforehand
build activitIES / Demos
2-meter Vertical Ground Plane Build this antenna for new members!
End-fed antenna Build a 50:1 balun, hang an end-fed wire and use the combo on 20 meters in the field
Installing Coax Connectors Demonstration and practice installing PL-259 connectors onto RG-8x or RG-213 coax cable. This will be a soldering approach, NOT requiring any crimping tools.
Trap Dipole