March 5, 2015 Club Meeting
Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
Program: Basic: How to Use an SWR Meter. Advanced: Victorian Technology Meets Electronics, Lud Sibley, KB2EVN
Basic Program — “How to use an SWR Meter” This very briefly covers what an SWR meter is, where to put it in your station, and how to make an SWR measurement.
Advanced Program — “Victorian Technology Meets Electronics” Lud Sibley, KB2EVN This will be a commemoration of two “Golden Spike” moments in telecommunications: the first test call over AT&T’s transcontinental telephone facility (July 1914, service opened January 1915) and Western Electric’s transatlantic radiophone tests to France in 1915. While similar trials could have been made with non-electronic means (mechanical telephone repeaters, and arc-based and alternator radio transmitters), these events relied on vacuum-tube amplifiers.
Announced in the March 2015 issue of The Repeater.
Meeting Notes
From the April 2015 issue of The Repeater.
RVARC - Minutes for March 5, 2015
The meeting was called to order in the meeting room of the Red Cross building - Medford, OR. by Allan Taylor, K7GT at 1900 L. Members and guests present introduced themselves, and stated the year they were first licensed. Guests included:
- Herb Ward, K7FH,
- Glenda Taylor, K7GRT,
- Carrie Clifford-Bishop, K7HSD,
- Rich Payne, WW6NZL,
- Bonnie Hadley, KG7EJW,
- Michael Whiteman,
- Michael Flynn.
The introductory presentation was given by Tom McDermott, N5EG “How to use an SWR Meter.”
Old Business
Allan, K7GT, announced that he had met with the District 3 Fire Chief concerning use of the field near Dodge Bridge. He walked the field with the Fire Chief, and signed the release forms. Allan talked about some of the details related to using the facility.
Allan asked about an update on the sale of the Drake TR-7 Transceiver. No information was available.
New Business
Don Bennett, KG7BP announced that the recent testing session resulted in 17 people getting licenses or upgrades. There were 2 Extra- Class, 5 General, and 10 Technicians. Curt Hadley, KF7VZV, said there were 17 students attending the current Technician/General licensing class. These classes are held at the Smullin Center on Sundays from 2 to 5 pm.
Treasurer’s Report
Bob Deuel, K2GLO, reported a balance of $3470.20 in the club treasury.
The meeting was put on hold at 1932 L for “eyeball QSOs” and coffee. The meeting was called back into session at 2000 L
Presentation. Lud Sibley, KB2EVN took us back a hundred years and the technology that was in use during that era, with a presentation on Victorian Technology. This is a centennial year for two different landmark events, the first transcontinental telephone service, and the start of radio telephony across the Atlantic. Lud described the development of techniques used, and the obstacles that had to be overcome for long distance landline telephone operations. He also described the first stations used for trans-Atlantic radio telephone operations.
The meeting was adjourned at 2030 L.
Submitted by Carl VanOrden, W7BRO Secretary
