Radio club meeting 4-30-15

5 members in attendance:  Kirk Crawford, Don Hall, Ryan Noguchi, Jason Bayonne, and Teresa Moore

Antenna Test report:  Last week we set up the Crank IR and Buddipole antennas and got some experience with tuning them.  The Crank IR is pretty easy; the Buddipole has to be adjusted manually.  It took a while to figure out how to use the SWR meter in the trailer as it is not a design anyone was familiar with.  We heard a couple people on 20 and 15 meters, but the bands were not very active.  We did not make any contacts.  We plan to do another test on Wednesday, May 6.  Ryan volunteered to go to the D8 shack to see if he could hear us.

On May 19, the club will be manning a booth at the Aerospace Career Development Day.  Our plan is to set up the KX3 and the Buddipole and just see what we can hear, and talk to people about the club.  We have to be there between 11:30 and 1:30, and will probably have to be there early to set up.  We need volunteers to help with the booth.  You don’t have to stay the whole time.

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Don gave a report on the cross-band repeater project.  He has identified the Kenwood TMV71A 144/440 dual band radio as the best candidate.  The plan would be to mount it on a cart so it is portable and not necessarily tied to the trailer.  He will be doing more research on an antenna, portable mast, cart, and battery that can last at least 8 hours.  Next month he will have a list of parts/prices for us to consider.

Our ultimate goal is to be able to contact Colorado Springs and Chantilly from the trailer.  However, we’re not there yet.  As an interim measure, after Field Day we would like to set up a regular sched with the radio clubs at COS and Chantilly from the D8 shack.  If anyone wants to volunteer to lead that project, please contact Kirk.

Teresa