May 1, 2014 Club Meeting
Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
Program: Small, compact wideband receiving loop antenna, Tom McDermott, N5EG
This month’s program will be a demonstration of a small, compact, directional wideband receive-only antenna. It covers from WWVB (60 KHz) up to about 25 to 30 MHz.
Announced in the May 2014 issue of The Repeater.
Meeting Notes
From the June 2014 issue of The Repeater.
RVARC - Minutes for May 1, 2014
The meeting was called to order at 1905 PDT by Todd Carney, K7TFC in the meeting room of the Red Cross building in Medford, OR. Visitors included:
- Carrie Clifford-Bishop, KD7HSD
- Nancy Fritch, KG7HNB
Recently licensed is Sandra Peters, KG7KNW. Robert Pickthorn, KG7KNX, upgraded to General class. Congratulations!
Treasurer’s report
Lud, KB2EVN, reported a balance of $3641.87 in the club treasury. He also announced that we are now customers of Umpqua Bank, as they have acquired Sterling Bank.
Old business
Don Bennett, KG7BP presented an article from the June 2010 issue of QST concerning triplexers. It includes instructions for construction of the unit as well. Other matters relating to Field Day were discussed, including Permits for Table Rock Park, and equipment issues. There is a need for operators to come forward so plans can be made in terms of scheduling the Field Day event.
New business
Dale Trautman, N7IXS, and Don Bennett, KG7BP, reported that the special test session of Kirby Wheeler’s students produced 11 candidates, of which 8 passed Technician, 1 became General class, and two passed Extra class. Additionally, the Klamath Falls area has recently licensed 14 new hams. The next test session is June 21.
The meeting was put on hold at 1930 PDT for “eyeball QSOs” and coffee. The meeting was called back into session at 2000 PDT
Presentation
Tom McDermott, N5EG gave a presentation on receive-only small loop antennas. These receive-only loop antennas differ considerably from the magnetic loops discussed last month by Michael Grier, KB1UM, in that they can be extremely broad-banded. These antennas are small, and somewhat directional. Additionally, they are relatively inexpensive to construct. Tom discussed the theory of these antennas as well as physical construction. Tom also gave a demonstration of his own antenna.
The meeting was adjourned at 2045 PDT
Submitted by Carl VanOrden, W7BRO Secretary.
