Amateur radio

Link titleHacDC Amateur Radio Group (W3HAC) - Regular meetings 2nd and 4th Wednesdays @ 7:30 pm Next Meeting - Wednesday, Oct 12 @ 7:30 HacDC space. Topics: building club membership show and tell work on "rigblaster" for Icom-718 work on application for ARRL affiliation

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.

Links:

Your friendly local ARRL: info on everything radio - has local test times, local ham fest info, etc. http://www.arrl.org/

Technician class Q & A's (starts on page 7) http://www.ncvec.org/downloads/Revised%20Element%202.Pdf

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 I'm thinking Wednesday nights, if there aren't (as yet unpublished) plans for that night.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