weekly net - topics
Members are encouraged to find topics from QST or "On The Air" articles and the ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications (copies are available in the Shack).
Members are encouraged to find topics from QST or "On The Air" articles and the ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications (copies are available in the Shack).
Below are ideas for discussion topics, which loosely follows the outline of the ARRL Handbook.
Below are ideas for discussion topics, which loosely follows the outline of the ARRL Handbook.
---activities---
---activities---
Awards
Awards
Contests
Contests
Nets - traffic and casual nets
Nets - traffic and casual nets
Ragchewing
Ragchewing
ARRL Field Organization
ARRL Field Organization
Emergency Communications
Emergency Communications
Direction Finding
Direction Finding
Satellite Operation
Satellite Operation
Repeaters
Repeaters
Image communications
Image communications
Digital Communications
Digital Communications
VHF Communications
VHF Communications
Microwave Communications
Microwave Communications
EME (Earth-Moon-Earth)
EME (Earth-Moon-Earth)
---ac Theory and Reactive Components---
---ac Theory and Reactive Components---
Quality Factor or Q of Components
Quality Factor or Q of Components
Impedance
Impedance
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---safety---
RF Radiation and Electromagnetic Field Safety
RF Radiation and Electromagnetic Field Safety
Safety when building
Safety when building
---analog circuits---
---analog circuits---
Power Supplies
Power Supplies
---Modulation types---
---Modulation types---
AM
AM
SSB
SSB
FM
FM
Digital Modes (WSPR, FT8, PSK31, Olivia, RTTY)
Digital Modes (WSPR, FT8, PSK31, Olivia, RTTY)
CW
CW
Packet Radio
Packet Radio
APRS
APRS
SSTV
SSTV
FSTV
FSTV
Radio Control
Radio Control
Spread Spectrum
Spread Spectrum
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---filters---
ELSI filter design tool
ELSI filter design tool
---transmission lines---
---transmission lines---
Matching antenna to transmission line
Matching antenna to transmission line
Matching transmission line to radio
Matching transmission line to radio
Balancing devices: BALUN, UNUN
Balancing devices: BALUN, UNUN
Impedance transformers
Impedance transformers
Waveguides
Waveguides
---antennas---
---antennas---
Trap dipoles
Trap dipoles
Verticals
Verticals
Yagi
Yagi
Quad
Quad
Quagi
Quagi
Circular polarized beam
Circular polarized beam
160 meter antennas
160 meter antennas
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---propagation---
VOACAP
VOACAP
WWV / WWVH
WWV / WWVH
Troposphere
Troposphere
MUF Prediction
MUF Prediction
Trap dipoles
Trap dipoles
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---hamfests---
What to buy
What to buy
How to negotiate
How to negotiate
What NOT to buy
What NOT to buy
Experiences
Experiences
---where to buy stuff online---
---where to buy stuff online---
Favorite general retail dealer
Favorite general retail dealer
Components?
Components?
Wire?
Wire?
Tools
Tools
Kits to build
Kits to build
Measurement equipment
Measurement equipment
Local sources of stuff (in Tucson)
Local sources of stuff (in Tucson)