November meeting minutes

[sarah.goldsmith]

November meeting minutes

DATE: November 7 at 4:30pm

Upcoming meetings

• Study group: 11/28/21

Intro to ham radio: what is it, what can you do with it, what organizations/resources there are, how to get your license & resources to help, upcoming events

• Morse code:

  • Morse code CW academy: CW Academy – CWops
  • Learn CW online: https://lcwo.net/

• Organizations:

  • Ameteur Radio Relay League (ARRL)
  • Ameteur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
  • SKYWARN

• Resources for getting licensed:

  • https://www.youtube.com/user/ARRLHQ
  • ARRL exam review: https://arrlexamreview.appspot.com/
  • Podcasts:
    • http://www.arrl.org/on-the-air-podcast
    • So Now What?

• Upcoming online events:

  • Nashua Area Radio Society Ham Bootcamp 11/13
  • SKYWARN training 11/16 at 6pm

• Other things:

  • SOTA: https://www.sota.org.uk/
  • APRS:
    • https://aprs.fi/
    • APRSdroid
  • Satellite tracking: Look4Sat (android app)

Discussion of club goals/ideas

• Foxhunt in makerspace
• Foxhunt outside
• Make tape measure antenna then do a foxhunt
• Weather balloon
• Coordinate with scouts
• Study group/resource for those who want to get licenced
• Satellite/ISS stuff
• Contest from the makerspace
• Raspberry pi radio
• Project help/feedback/showoff

Club organization/meeting schedule

• Study group on Sundays, alternating with regular meetings (3rd of the month) first one is on the 28th at 4:30pm. We will be discussing the first 3 chapters of the Tech and General license manuals.