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'''HacDC Amateur Radio Group (W3HAC) - Regular meetings 2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 7:30 pm
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'''Next Meeting - Wednesday, Oct 26 @ 7:30 HacDC space. 
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Meeting - Wednesday, Oct 12
Topics:
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
 
'''Links:'''
 
Your friendly local ARRL: info on everything radio - 
[http://www.arrl.org/getting-your-technician-license license preparation, etc.]
[http://www.arrl.org/finding-an-exam-session local test times]
 
Technician class Q & A's
[http://www.ncvec.org/downloads/Revised%20Element%202.Pdf Starts on page 7]
 
[http://www.icomamerica.com/en/downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?Document=331 Nifty Band Plan Graphic]
[http://www.icomamerica.com/en/downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?Document=415 Gid square map]
[http://www.icomamerica.com/en/downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?Document=521 Ham Radio Lingo]
[http://www.icomamerica.com/en/downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?Document=524 World CQ DX Zone Map]
 
 
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 
Spaceblimp
 
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.
 
 
'''Detailed member interests/activities:'''
creating interest & education in amateur radio (getting HacDC members licensed)
equipment design, building, and tinkering  (setting up HacDC station/repeater/web controlled)
APRS (antenna tracker, spaceblimp microcontroller tracker/digipeater)
spaceblimp/nanosat/cubesat (tracking, attitude control system, photography)
HF digital modes & beacon systems
spread spectrum
software defined radio
microwave/high power wifi
direction finding & fox hunting
emergency operations
 
'''Older Discussion:'''
 
I would like to start an amateur radio night.  I'm thinking Wednesday nights, if there aren't (as yet unpublished) plans for that night.  I hear Elliot's into it, and maybe others.
 
I'd like to set up a repeater here at the space. --(Celtikill)
 
I too think HacDC would be a great place for a repeater, an IRLP node, a weather station, and/or a zillion other fun things. P
 
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