May 2025 Elmer Meeting

Scott Honaker, N7SS, will present “Designing and building portable radio packages”. Scott’s background includes Microsoft, Radio Depot, Icom and Snohomish County Emergency Management. He is the past president and charter member of the Pacific NW VHF Society, current President of the Microsoft Amateur Radio Club (Microhams) and Chair of the Western Washington Amateur Relay Association (WWARA). Scott’s presentation will show how making your radio operate portably can have a number of advantages. We will look at criteria and options for designing and building portable radio kits, look at a number of styles and learn about sources of information and equipment. There will be some examples to look at and potentially borrow some ideas. If someone has a good example of their own, feel free to bring it and show it off.