[BVARC] BVARC NEWS BLAST # 52 210307

Rick Hiller rickhiller73 at gmail.com
Sun Mar 7 20:27:31 CST 2021


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Find more BVARC club info at   *www.bvarc.org <http://www.bvarc.org/>*


*NEWS BLAST Issue #52*



*-- Our ARRL Director -- March 11th Club Meeting*


*-- QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo is next weekend*


*NETS*


*BVARC Stir Crazy Net -- *tune into 146.94 every weekday at Noon for a fun,
information packed 1 hour.  Check in and maintain your sanity and improve
your Ham Radio knowledge.   Spread the word.  All are invited, as with all
BVARC nets and activities.


*Monday Night Net *--  8PM, March 8, visit with Dave, N5EKW, NCS. 146.94
Repeater.  C U there.


*Wednesday Night Rag Chew Net *-- 3910 KHz at 7PM.  John, K5LKJ - NCS.

   A net to just chew the rag.  Early check-ins from 6:30.  Telephone
check-ins call 832-474-3713 during the net.



*Meetings  *


*   BVARC March 11th Zoom based Club Meeting -- **ARRL Director, John
Stratton, N5AUS*
    Highlighting the ARRL BOD meeting and the Leagues activities for the
future.
    He will be open to questions too.
                  Join the Zoom Meeting at 7 PM at.......

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88139070615?pwd=M1lCSjI2NTBnZVdnMHd6WnNXWm45QT09
                  *Meeting ID:* 881 3907 0615
                   *Passcode:* 448313

 *  BVARC January Club Meeting -- Museum Ships Presentation on-line*
      Jeff, W5JEF, has placed Mark Janzer's excellent presentation about
BVARC
      and the Museum Ships operations on YouTube.   Find it at:
                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYu225di8YM

  *BVARC February Club Meeting --  W6SX Contesting Presentation on-line*
      Jeff put notice on the reflector of  W6SX, Hank Garretson's
presentation on Youtube.
         Find it at:     https://youtu.be/Qys_xU8lgCs


 *Testing, HamFests and Newsletters*

*Next VE Testing April 10th  *
Contact our VE coordinator Mark Janzer for a seat.  They are going fast.
    Mark Janzer e-mail is K5MGJ at y <K5MGJ at gmail.com>ahoo.com

*March 2021 BVARC Beacon Newsletter* is on the web site www.bvarc.org.
Read W5RH's "The Radio Hotel" as he talks about *Return Loss (?)*.  Yet
another measurement parameter of your antenna system.  See more detail in
the full length version of the column on the *BVARC.org Tech-Pages.*

* QSO Today Virtual International Hamexpo -- March 12th thru the 14th  *
      Have a look at their website at:     https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/
         Earlybird entry fee is $10, sign up now.
       Review the speaker and topic list at:
https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/speakers.html


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*         Ham Radio Trivia ......*
                  A Radio Horizon is what?
          A) The line of sight radio wave distance
          B) Separation between the Earth and the Ionosphere
          C) A radio knowledge epiphany
          D) An HF Dipole's pattern when completely parallel to ground

*              L**ast newsletter's Ham Radio Trivia answer --*
                    B) BOGO -- means Buy One Get One -- not an antenna
                  ------------------------------------------------------
                    A) LOG -- Wire Loop on Ground
                    c) Snake -- just that -- wire in the grass antenna
                    D) BOG -- Beverage on Ground
==================================================

                 Enjoy your hobby....73  Ed.
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