February 4, 2016 Club Meeting
Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
Program:
- Beginner: How to Design and Construct a Low-Cost 2 Meter Antenna, Allan Taylor, K7GT
- Advanced: Basics of Ethernet, Tom McDermott, N5EG
This will be a discussion and tutorial on the Design, debugging, and construction of a very cheap but functional 2m antenna. 2 Meters antenna are widely discussed in various articles, but there are some basic problems with many of those designs that prevent them from working to their full potential. Allan will go through the process from start to finish.
Ethernet has changed a lot since it’s beginnings in the early 1980s. Many hams haven’t had the time to keep up with the large number of improvements and enhancements in Ethernet over the years. It’s now full-duplex, and collisions are a thing of the past. This presentation will cover some practical things you need to know about Ethernet.
Announced in the February 2016 issue of The Repeater.
Meeting Notes
From the March 2016 issue of The Repeater.
RVARC - Minutes for February 4, 2016
The meeting was called to order by club President Scott Cummings, NA7OM at 1900 PDT in the meeting room of the Red Cross building - Medford, OR .
New members and guests included:
- Steve Bosbach, KW5V from Austin, TX.
- Cameron Jenson
- Dave Hoffman, KL1XI
- Chris Duncan, N7CGD
- Linda Lawson KF6BFU
- Bill Duncan, W7WGD
- Rob Duncan, N7RFD.
Scott, NA7OM showed us some of the secrets within the President’s briefcase.
Allan Taylor, K7GT, gave a short presentation on Antenna Fundamentals. Allan described how antennas radiate energy, and showed examples of different commercial and homebrew antenna designs available for 2 meters.
Old Business
No old business was discussed this month.
New Business
Scott, NA7OM, announced that Ed Vaughn’s (K7YLO) widow donated a sizeable amount of radio equipment to the club. The equipment will be made available for sale in the near future
National Parks On The Air (NPOTA) has gotten underway, and at least one club member has activated Crater Lake National Park. There was some discussion about future activations in relation to this event.
7QP is coming up again in May. There is a call for operators interested in participating in the contest. Anyone wanting to operate should contact Scott, NA7OM (see newsletter masthead for contact information).
Treasurer’s Report
Bob Deuel, K2GLO, reported a balance of $3066.85 in the club treasury. The rent and insurance have been paid for the year.
The meeting was put on hold at 2005 PDT for “eyeball QSOs”. The meeting was called back into session at 2015 PDT.
Presentation
Tom, N5EG, gave an informative presentation on the Basics of Ethernet. Tom discussed the history and evolution of Ethernet, the different types, and the physical construction of Ethernet. As a voting member of the IEEE 802.3 standards committee, Tom had plenty of interesting discussion on the subject.
The meeting was adjourned at 2110 PDT
Submitted by Carl VanOrden, W7BRO Secretary
