Snoqualmie Valley Amateur Radio Club
Jeff Banke – NZ2S will be talking about “Test equipment every amateur should consider owning and why.” Jeff has worked in the electronics industry for most of his life, working for companies including AMPEX, Philips, and other digital electronics companies related to television and audio equipment. He is currently the President of the Inland Empire VHF Radio Amateurs club in Spokane area, assisting with maintenance of their 3 repeaters and some others in the area.
As is our tradition, there will NOT be a December Meeting. Instead, SnoVARC will have the annual holiday dinner. Members and their significant others are welcomed to join us. Date & Time: December 5th at 6:00 pm Place: Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant (Novelty Hill) (22350 NE Marketplace Dr Ste 106, Redmond, WA 98053) There will be fun and surprises! 🧑🎄
Our presenter is Dave W7UUU from Burley, WA. He’s been licensed since 1974 and active for most of that time. Tonight’s program is an educational and entertaining look at limited-space and/or HOA antennas. The basic types and concepts are shown in a short segment to explain each, followed by a 3 minute video with actual SSB audio of 8 such antennas compared back-to-back with rather astounding results. It’s a fun presentation whether you live in an HOA or have acreage with towers.
Bill, N6NBN, presents “what3words”, an easy way to describe any precise location. It divides the world into a grid of 3 meter squares with each having a unique address made from 3 random words.
John Beaston, K7TY, presents how their regional communityhas successfully integrated GMRS & Ham into an effective emergencycommunication system & gives pointers on how other communities coulddevelop their own.
Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, presents “AI in amateur radio”. Michelle is the CEO at Open Research Institute. This presentation is not technical, rather it covers AI achievements & intersections between AI & amateur radio.
We will focus on preparation for Field Day, an annual amateur radio exercise occurring the fourth full weekend of June. The goal of Field Day is to encourage emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators.
May 7, 2020 Snoqualmie Valley Amateur Radio Club Business Meeting Members Guests Tom WA7TBP Howard WA1HEM Paul W7PFB Kirt K7KDW Robin WA7CPA Rowland K7RWB Ralph KC7QXD Dan KA7GPP Meeting was Called to Order by Tom (WA7TBP) at 18:18 Tom motioned to have the April board minutes approved....
April 2, 2020 SnoVARC Business Meeting Minutes: 2020 Members in Attendance: Guests/Prior Members in Attendance: Robin Amundson WA7CPA Rowland Brasch K7RWB Paul Butzi W7PFB Lindy Friedlander KG7IFA Ralph Lease KC7QXD Howard Mahran WA1HEM Irvina Mizell W7IRM Tom Needham WA7TBP Kirt White K7KDW Jim...
Snoqualmie Valley Radio Club Meeting Minutes for August 1, 2019 Business Meeting called to order 6:15 p.m. Duvall Fire Station 45 by Tom, WA7TBP. 19 members and guests present for business and meeting: Robin Amundson, Athena Ayres, Kevin Ayres, Rowland Brasch, Lynn Burlingame, Paul Butzi, David Faires, Lindy Friedlander, Louis Giliberto, Ken Koch, Ken Kosters,...