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Wednesday 11 Sept 2013

    Hax presented GQRX - a RTL-SDR based radio for linux.  Martin demonstrated SDR# and ADSB decoding with a RT-SDR.

Wednesday 14 Aug 2013 

    Lee presented on the Kenwood TM-D700 UHF/VFS radio with APRS TNC

Wednesday 10 July 2013

    Martin presented his "quick and dirty FPGA based FM transmittter" project

Wednesday 12 June 2013

    Field Day planning

Wednesday 8 June 2013

    Narrow-band signaling over VHF link demonstration with David Bern W2LNX of the Montgomery County ARC 

Wednesday 24 April 2013

    Wide-band 801.11 UHF mesh radio network demonstration with David Bern W2LNX of the Montgomery County ARC 


Wednesday April 10 013 

    Baofeng uv-3r hacking and radio cart software


Wednesday, 13 February 2013
    Phil S. voted in club Secretary

    Digital modes presentation by Martin KB3UJQ

    [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aORYUrFNKhAc2eoQhntFzzVKgCvBKgEwiBkqEAcjI6Q/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000 Digital Modes]

Wednesday, 28 November 2012
    ARES presentation by Jack Gunther KB3KKY - DC ARES EC

     [[Media:Public_Service_Communications.pptx]]

Wednesday, 10 October 2012
    USB Dongle SDR presentation by Martin KB3UJQ

Wednesday, 12 September 2012
    APRS presentation by Lee N4TCW and Martin KB3UJQ

Wednesday, 8 August 8 2012
    Small Satellite and Ham Radio by Samudra Haque N3RDX

Wednesday, 11 July 2012
    Amateur Radio Emergency Communications presentation by Lee N4TCW

Wednesday, 13 June 2012
    Project Byzantium presentation by The Doctor, Ben the Pirate and Haxwithaxe

Wednesday, 9 May, 2012:

    00.  We enjoyed a presentation on the Nerves project,
         which uses the BeagleBone ARM board and the Erlang
         language for rapid prototyping and a framework glue.
         High performance in a small, low power and inexpensive
         package.

    01.  We amended and approved the proposed constitution
         for HARC.  This will be posted later, or available
         for view in hardcopy.

    02.  We amended and approved bylaws.  This will also either
         be posted, or available for view in hardcopy.

    03.  We amended and approved the application for ARRL
         affiliation, and added more names to the roster.
         Also to be posted later, or available for view
         in hardcopy.

    04.  We elected our first group of club officers:

         President:       Martin R.
         Vice President:  Lee C.
         Treasurer:       Nick B.
         Secretary:       Steve B.

    05.  Current member roster:

         Bill B.           Steve B.         Nick B.
         Lee C.            Chris K.         Bryce L.
         Ben M.            John P.          Martin R.
         Phil S.

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'''Meeting - Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011
T'''opics: 
building club membership, work on application for ARRL affiliation
Bill built a new Off Center Fed antenna for the Roof.  Too wet on roof to install
Got our sound card interface working. QSO'd over PSK-31
Built a choke balun to reduce RF in the shack. 
Got Nick's 10m unit fixed.  Cut down CB antenna and tuned with Bill's miniVNA
show and tell - Martin showed off DM780 super waterfall display of simultaneous contacts



'''First Meeting - HacDC Amateur Radio Group (W3HAC) Wednesday September 28, 2011 7:30 PM
'''
Agenda:
starting an amateur radio club 
setting up a radio station/repeaters/digipeaters/antennas/lightning protection
affiliating with ARRL,
conducting FCC licensing classes  
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HAM CLUB (provisionally "HARC")
We met 19:30, Wed 28 Sept.

Founders:
Bill B
Nick B
Phil S
Steve
Martin R 

Goals:

01.  Increasing HacDC membership
02.  Hardware building and using focus
03.  Licensing new HAMs
04.  Meeting regularly (2 Wednesdays per month (2nd and 4th))

Action Items:

01.  Bill (WA1IVD) will contact ARRL to start a liason for the group.