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This page contains a list of possible programs for the GCARA general meetings. I will attach to each suggestion the names of members and non-members who would like to present the program.
Traffic handling: NTS, ARRL, ARRL message format etc. PSK-31, RTTY especially using a computer. DXing, QSLing, DXexpedition, local clubs, how actually to use LOTW QRP: clubs, equipment, challenge Emergency communications: ARRL courses, ARES, RACES, QCEN, etc. Contesting - setting up a really competitive station; strategy:# of Q's vs. multipliers, run a frequency or search and pounce, etc. Antennas: how to programs, theory programs, put 'em up or take 'em down, tower erection programs, etc. Home brewing; some ideas would be designing crystal filters, project design and parts procurement, etc. Test procedures: using the O'scope, frequency counters, VOM, lecher wires, GDO's, MFJ, AEA and other antenna analyzers, accuracy vs. precision, minimum workable test bench, field expediency repairs. ARRL on-line courses: ENCOM I, II and III, antenna modeling, analog and digital courses, etc. FISTS (They will provide all the material for a canned presentation) QCWA, OTC, OOTC Satellite communication Backpacking and ham radio Mobile hamming: HF, VHF, antennas, grounding, radio installation County hunting ARRL: member services like outgoing and incoming bureaus, tech assistance, legal defense fund, QST, other journals and publications, etc. Writing for various ham journals Deed restrictions, covenants and zoning 802.3 and the ham. Shared bands, who shares our frequencies, who is the primary user, who is the secondary user, responsibilities of each. SWLing Radio/Electronics related scouting merit badges. "My most memorable QSO(s)", "My elmer" "Show & tell" Cell phones, how does the whole system really tie together, are there surplus cell technology we can use. APRS: not only basic setup but using it for practical purposes, like Emcom, stolen vehicle tracking, etc., lead runner tracking, etc. Ham radio in orienteering, etc. QRO: linear building, FCC rules on radio field intensity limits. Vintage radio, OTs bring in pics of their early stations and share old 21 MHz TVI stories, etc. Gray museum and ham radio Repeater operations and construction, intermod, linking, etc. 60 m operation: how, why, what to expect, etc. ARRL tapes Operating hints and kinks Technical hints and kinks - Ward Silver, N0AX, has a column each month in QST, it would not take a lot to have someone duplicate those "experiments" every so often, in vivo, at a club meeting. Red Cross, Salvation Army, FEMA, Disaster relief, how to get involved locally and internationally. Certificate hunting Amateur radio and lighthouse operation IOTA Radio astronomy Radio quiet zones, where are they and why do they exist |