[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
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A) LOG -- Wire Loop on Ground
c) Snake -- just that -- wire in the grass antenna
D) BOG -- Beverage on Ground
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Enjoy your hobby....73 Ed.
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