2024 HF Seminar Series

• HF Seminar #1 - HF Antennas (P Sittner) - Video

• HF Seminar #1 - HF Antennas (P Sittner) - Slideshow

• HF Seminar #2 - VOACAP Propagation Made Easy As Pie (C Milazzo) - Video

• HF Seminar #2 - VOACAP Propagation Made Easy As Pie (C Milazzo) - Slideshow

• HF Seminar #2 - Set Up Your First HF Station (C Milazzo) - Video

• HF Seminar #2 - Set Up Your First HF Station (C Milazzo) - Slideshow

• HF Seminar #3A - Introduction to HF Operating & DXing (Gimenes) - Video

• HF Seminar #3B - Introduction to HF Contesting (Woodward) - Video

• HF Seminar #3 - HF Operation, DXing & Contesting (Gimenes & Woodward) - Slideshow

2024

• July 2024 - ARRL Field Day Report (T Cutter) - Video

• July 2024 - ARRL Field Day Report (T Cutter) - Slideshow

• June 2024 - ARRL Field Day Prep - Video

• May 2024 - Reflections on the End Fed Antenna (Sittner) - Video

• April 2024 - The HamClock Project (W Head) - Video

• April 2024 - The HamClock Project (W Head) - Slideshow

• March 2024 - Girls Scouts ARISS Project (J Garland) - Video

• March 2024 - Girls Scouts ARISS Project (J Garland) - Slideshow

• February 2024 DIY Radio Homemade Radio (B Mix) - Video

• February 2024 DIY Radio Homemade Radio (B Mix) - Slideshow

• January 2024 Intro to Are You Ready for HF? (J Goldstene) - Video

• January 2024 Intro to Are You Ready for HF? (J Goldstene) - Slideshow

2023

• November 2023 Elections & Ham Radio Outlet (C Campbell) - Video

• September 2023 Homebrew Contest Night - Video

• August 2023 Set Up OpenWebRX WebSDR (C Milazzo) - Video

• August 2023 Set Up OpenWebRX WebSDR (C Milazzo) - Slideshow

• July 2023 Field Day Report & Visit to Arecibo Observatory - Video

• June 2023 Field Day Prep & Repeater Interference - Video

• May 2023 The Ubiquitous Half Wave Element (P Sittner) - Video

• April 2023 Nicaragua—Making Connections (J Garland) - Video

• April 2023 Nicaragua—Making Connections (J Garland) - Slideshow

• March 2023 Ham Radio Deluxe (M Carper) - Video

• February 2023 NanoVNA Clinic with SimSmith (P Sittner) - Video

• February 2023 NanoVNA Clinic with SimSmith (P Sittner) - Slideshow

• January 2023 Long Island CW Club (J Goldstene) - Video 

2022

• November 2022 Identifying and Mitigating 160m BCI (P Sittner) - Video

• September 2022 Homebrew Contest Night - Video

• August 2022 3D Printing for the Radio Amateur (K Martin & H Thompson) Video

• We resumed in-person meetings in August 2022 and started a hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting format.

• July 2022 Field Day Summary & Satellites with RTL-SDR (T Cutter) - Video

• July 2022 Field Day 2022 Results (T Cutter) - Slideshow

• July 2022 Satellites with RTL-SDR (T Cutter) - Slideshow

• June 2022 Field Day Preperation - Video

• May 2022 Winlink Introduction (O Dully) - Video

• April 2022 Introduction to Packet Radio (K Hooke) - Video

• April 2022 Introduction to Packet Radio (K Hooke) - Slideshow

• March 2022 The Vertical Open Ring Dipole Antenna (P Sittner) - Video

• March 2022 The Vertical Open Ring Dipole Antenna (P Sittner) - Plans

• February 2022 The Paraset and other Spy Radios of WWII and the Cold War (H Kato) - Video

• January 2022 Focus on Antennas for Limited Space, Time, and Budget (T Schiller) - Video

2021

• December 2021 ARRL Pacificon Convention (J Melendres) - Video

• November 2021 Introduction to DMR Radio (N Dewan) - Video

• October 2021 N6NA Repeater Overview (C Huber) - Video

• September 2021 Homebrew Night - Video

• September 2021 Fixing a Chinese QRP Tuner (C Milazzo) - Slideshow

• September 2021 Fixing a Chinese QRP Tuner (C Milazzo) - Video

• August 2021 Zen & the Art of Antenna Reconstruction - K9MEG (M Gunn) Video

• July 2021 Field Day Summary and Homebrew Triplexer - KD6RM (P Sittner) Video

• July 2021 ARRL Field Day Report - W6BS (T Cutter) Slideshow

• June 2021 ARRL Field Day Prep - W6BS (T Cutter) Video

• May 2021 Web Resources for the Radio Amateur - KK6DCT (K Hooke) Video

• May 2021 Web Resources for the Radio Amateur - KK6DCT (K Hooke) Slideshow

• May 2021 Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps - KK6ZGB (M Joseph & L Pesely) Video

• April 2021 General Meeting - TinySA Spectrum Analyzer & Tuna Tin S transmitter - KF6ABC (B Mix) Video

• March 2021 General Meeting - SolderSmoke! Homebrewing: The Fine Art of Smoking Parts - N2CQR (B Meara) & N6QW (P Juliano) Video

• February 25 2021 DIY Radio Group - The Tuna Tin S Session 5 Video

• February 18 2021 DIY Radio Group - The Tuna Tin S Session 4 Video

• February 04 2021 DIY Radio Group - The Tuna Tin S Session 3 Video

• February 2021 General Meeting - N6NA Repeater Internet Connectivity - KP4MD (C Milazzo) Video

• February 2021 N6NA Repeater Internet Connectivity - KP4MD (C Milazzo) Slideshow

• January 21 2021 DIY Radio Group - The Tuna Tin S Session 2 Video

• January 2021 General Meeting - The Flying Antenna - N6GN (G Elmore) Video

2020

• December 2020 General Meeting - Tools for Elmers - W6BS (T Cutter) Video

• November 2020 General Meeting - An Adventure in Antenna Launching - AJ6G (L Forman) Video

• October 2020 General Meeting - Kit Building Techniques for Success - KØNEB (J Eisenberg) Video

• September 2020 General Meeting - Homebrew Night - Video

• August 2020 General Meeting - KiwiSDR Web Software Defined Radio (C Milazzo) Video

• July 2020 General Meeting - Part 2 - Show Us Your Shack Video

• July 2020 Show Us Your Shack - KN6HTD (J Melendres) Video

• July 2020 Show Us Your Shack - KM6MFI (M Gunn) Slideshow

• July 2020 Show Us Your Shack - N6DRY (P Grose) Slideshow

• July 2020 Field Day Summary (T Cutter) Slideshow

• June 2020 Solid State Transformers (A Clark) and Field Day Prep Video

• June 2020 Field Day Prep (T Cutter) Slideshow

• May 2020 Down to Earth with an Electric Hazard from Space (J Love) Video

• April 2020 An End Fed Sloper Antenna (P Sittner) Video

• We started Virtual Online Meetings in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• March 2020 Emergency Power for the Radio Amateur (T Cutter) Slideshow

• February 2020 SpotViz: Visualizing WSJT Signals (K Hooke) Slideshow

2019

• June 2019 Field Day Prep (K Hooke) Slideshow

• April 2019 Hands-On Circuits (R Mix) DIY Radio Builders Video Clips

• April 2019 Hands-On Circuits (R Mix) Slideshow

• April 2019 Hands-On Circuits (R Mix) PDF

• February 2019 Philo Farnsworth & the Invention of Television (M Farnsworth)

• January 2019 Digital Voice (T Cutter) Slideshow

• January 2019 Digital Voice (T Cutter) Audio

2018

• November 2018 HF Antennas for HOA Hams (P Sittner) Slideshow

• November 2018 HF Antennas for HOA Hams (P Sittner) Audio

• October 2018 Pacificon Antenna Forum Handouts

• September 2018 Homebrew Night Photo Album

• September 2018 Homebrew Night W6BS Antenna Matching (T Cutter) Slideshow

• July 2018 Intro to Operating FT8 Mode (K Hooke) Slideshow

• May 2018 RigExpert Zoom Antenna Analyzer (M Aretsky) Video

• April 2018 Elmer Night Photo Album

• February 2018 Antenna Tower Installation (B Woodward) Slideshow with audio

• January 2018 Puerto Rico Disaster Relief Deployment (J Pistritto) Slideshow with audio

• January 2018 Puerto Rico Disaster Relief Deployment (J Pistritto) Slideshow

2017

• November 2017 AREDN MESH Networking (T Preston) Slideshow

• October 2017 Pacificon Antenna Forum Handouts

• September 2017 Homebrew Night Photo Video

• September 2017 Homebrew Night Photo Album

• September 2017 Raspberry Pi WSPR Beacon (S Stork) Slideshow

• September 2017 Vertical Antenna & 80 meters (T Cutter) Slideshow

• August 2017 Solar Eclipse and Amateur Radio (C Milazzo) Slideshow with Audio

• August 2017 Solar Eclipse and Amateur Radio (C Milazzo) Slideshow

• July 2017 Antenna Fundamentals (P Sittner) Slideshow with Audio

• July 2017 Antenna Fundamentals (P Sittner) Slideshow

• July 2017 Antenna Fundamentals (P Sittner) Notes

• March 2017 Winter Field Day (T Cutter) Slideshow

• February 2017 Handheld Radio Shootout Results (P Sittner) Spreadsheet

• January 2017 Elmer Night

2016

• November 2016 A Caribbean Holiday DXpedition v. 2.0 (C Milazzo)

• October 2016 Pacificon Antenna Forum Handouts

• September 2016 The Buddipole Portable HF/VHF Antenna System (B Drummond) Video

• August 2016 The DBJ-2 VHF/UHF Dual Band J-Pole Antenna (E Fong) Slideshow

• July 2016 Raspberry Pi and Amateur Radio (K Hooke) Slideshow

• April 2016 APRS Automatic Packet Reporting System (C Hall) Slideshow

• April 2016 APRS Automatic Packet Reporting System (C Hall) PDF

• March 2016 An 80/40 Meter Magnetic Loop Antenna (P Sittner) Slideshow

• March 2016 An 80/40 Meter Magnetic Loop Antenna (P Sittner) Speaker Notes

• January 2016 Summits on the Air (J Heichman) Slideshow

• January 2016 Summits on the Air (J Heichman) Video

• January 2016 2 Meter Halo Antenna (C Milazzo) Slideshow with Notes

• January 2016 2 Meter Halo Antenna (C Milazzo) Video

• January 2016 2 Meter Halo Antenna (C Milazzo) Plans

2015

• November 2015 Special Family Connection (D Wells)

• October 2015 Pacificon Antenna Forum Handouts

• September 2015 The ARRL Official Observer Program (R Hess) Slideshow

• September 2015 The ARRL Official Observer Program (R Hess) Audio Clip k1man.mp3

• September 2015 The ARRL Official Observer Program (R Hess) Audio Clip 14313kHz.mp3

• September 2015 California QSO Party (R Hess) Slideshow

• September 2015 California QSO Party (R Hess) Video

• August 2015 A Caribbean Holiday DXpedition (C Milazzo) Slideshow with Notes

• August 2015 A Caribbean Holiday DXpedition (C Milazzo) Video clips

• August 2015 Telegraph Keys (R Woodward) Slideshow

• May 2015 Mobile and Go-Kit Exposition (Photo Album)

• April 2015 Introduction to Fox Hunting (R McCusker) Video

• March 2015 Overview of Packet Radio (G Kruckewitt) Video

• March 2015 Overview of Packet Radio (G Kruckewitt) PDF

• March 2015 Overview of Packet Radio (G Kruckewitt) Slideshow

• February 2015 Sacramento County OES (R Ince) Video

• February 2015 Sonobuoy Fox Transmitter (C Milazzo) Slideshow

• February 2015 Sonobuoy Fox Transmitter (C Milazzo) Web Page

• January 2015 SDR Frequency Deviation Meter (C Milazzo) Slideshow

• January 2015 SDR Frequency Deviation Meter (C Milazzo) Video

2014

• November 2014 Search and Rescue (C Hinch) Slideshow

• November 2014 Pacificon Regional Centennial Convention Slideshow

• October 2014 Pacificon Antenna Forum Handouts

• September 2014 Get on the Air with Digital Modes - Part 2: JT65 (K Hooke) Slideshow

• September 2014 Contesting and the California QSO Party (R Hess) Slideshow

• July 2014 Battery Backup Power Pack (C Milazzo)

• June 2014 Comparison of Flexible VHF/UHF Antennas (C Milazzo)

• June 2014 An Elliptical Medium Wave Bandstop Filter (C Milazzo)

• May 2014 SWR and Antenna Matching (C Milazzo)

• April 2014 Filter Measurement with Vector Network Analyzer (C Milazzo)

• March 2014 Introduction to Arduino - Part 2: A Software Morse/Digital Sender (C Milazzo)

2013

• November 2013 Get on the Air with Digital Modes - Part 1: PSK31 (R Toomey & C Milazzo)

• November 2013 2013 Pacificon Slideshow (B Woodward)

• November 2013 N6NA Repeater Upgrade (A Stephens)

• October 2013 Pacificon Antenna Forum Handouts

• October 2013 Do It Yourself 6 Meter Halo Antenna (C Milazzo)

• September 2013 Do It Yourself Filter Build in an Altoids Box Demonstration (C Milazzo) Video

• August 2013 Field Day Antennas (C Milazzo) Slideshow

• April 2013 Sacramento Sheriff's Amateur Radio Program SHARP and Amateur Radio Emergency Service ARES (M Abernathy & J Staples) Video

• April 2013 Tri-band Portable HF Antenna (M Abernathy) Video

• April 2013 Tri-band Portable HF Antenna (M Abernathy) Slideshow

• April 2013 Marvels of Nikola Tesla (J DYER) Video

• March 2013 Introduction to SDR Part 2: Elecraft KX3 (B WOODWARD)

• February 2013 Introduction to SDR: Cheap and Easy Software Defined Radio (C Milazzo)

• January 2013 Spam Can UHF HDTV Antenna (C MILAZZO)

2012

• October 2012 Pacificon Antenna Forum Handouts

• June 2012 VHF/UHF Propagation Part 2 - Tropospheric Propagation (C MILAZZO)

• May 2012 Lecher Lines (Video) (E SIEGNER) Video

• May 2012 VHF/UHF Propagation Part 1 - Line of Sight (C MILAZZO)

• April 2012 Introduction to Antenna Modeling (C MILAZZO)

• February 2012 Introduction to Slow Scan Television (C MILAZZO)

• February 2012 Magnetic Loop Antenna Building Plans (C MILAZZO)

• January 2012 Ten Meters for Technicians and for All! (C MILAZZO)

• January 2012 A Homebrew 14-30 MHz Magnetic Loop Antenna (C MILAZZO)

• January 2012 A Homebrew 14-30 MHz Magnetic Loop Antenna Slideshow (C MILAZZO)

2007-2011

• October 2011 Pacificon Antenna Forum Handouts

• September 2011 A Low Pass Filter in an Altoids Box (C MILAZZO)

• August 2011 An Insider's Tour of the Arecibo Observatory (C MILAZZO & R CAIN)

• March 2011 WSPR Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (C MILAZZO & B LLOYD)

• September 2010 Visit to ARRL Headquarters and W1AW Station (C MILAZZO & R CAIN)

• April 2009 Transmitter Hunting (A Stephens)

• March 2009 APRS (A Stephens & B Mungaven)

• November 2008 An Early History of Amateur Radio (A Stephens)

• February 2008 HAARP-LWA Moonbounce Experiment (C MILAZZO)

• January 2008 Presentation on Magnetism (G M AMTHOR)

• November 2007 Presentation Document (G M AMTHOR)

• September 07 Presentation Document (G M AMTHOR)

• Addtional Information, Examples and Exercises from September 07 Presentation (G M AMTHOR)

• August 07 Presentation Document (G M AMTHOR)

• August 07 Presentation Document (ED SIEGNER)