The following are some of the presentations that have been presented at the LVRAC General Meetings.
2024 Presentations
October 16 – FT8 digital mode live demonstration by Al Pistritto K7OSW
August 21 – Antenna Baluns, Ununs, and Chokes by Rudi Wiedemann K7RAW.
See Rudi’s Youtube presentations https://www.youtube.com/@antennawhisperer-k7raw151
July 17 – SOTA (Summits on the air) by Rick Loughrey WB0USI
May 15 – DXing by Cliff Nichols K5DA
April 17 – Amateur Radio Balloons by Tommy Davis KB7HTA
March 20 – Repeater power distribution and emergency power equipment built and presented by Jerry Sobel K0MBB
February 21 – POTA (Parks on the Air) by Paul Talbot K7RKO
2023 Presentations
August 16 – Emergency communications protocols and what is being used now with the F1 Race and the Super Bowl by Eric Hobson KI7MKQ
July 19 – Whip, Ground Mounted, Noodle, and DocaPole antennas by Rudi Wiedemann K7RAW
June 21 – Build your own data cable for your HT and interface with CHIRP by Jerry Sobel K0MBB and Charlie Shepard K7CBS
May 17 – APRS and “APRS Thursday”. How APRS works and how hams communicate all around the world with this system by Mike DiTurno KC8OWL
March 15 – Communicating with satellites, AMSET, and others by Craig Bledsoe KL7H
February 15 – Current and future family of K7UGE repeaters by Gerry Wojciechowski K9ADY
January 18 – EOC development and installation of the EOC project by Gerry Wojciechowski K9ADY and Jay Peskin KE7EGO
Ham Radio Repeaters 101
Gerry Wojciechowski – K9ADY presented “Ham Radio Repeaters 101” during the February 2021 LVRAC General Meeting that was held via Zoom. This presentation is a very good overview of repeaters in general and a great explanation of the current K7UGE family of repeaters. The presentation is in PDF format so just click on the presentation title to view and/or download.
Intro to Amateur Radio Satellite Communications
Tommy Davis – KB7HTA made this presentation “Intro to Amateur Radio Satellite Communications” at the LVRAC February 2019 General Meeting. Demonstrations were performed both before and during the meeting by Tommy and Graig Bledsoe – KL4E. Craig also has offered the following slide presentation that he had prepared “AMSAT Presentation for LVRAC“. The presentations are in PDF format so just click on the presentation title to view and/or download.
Solar Panel Build Project
The Solar Panel presentation was presented at the LVRAC General Meeting on January 16, 2019 by Gerry Wojciechowski – K9ADY and Jerry Sobel – K0MBB
Antenna Build Project
Jerry Sobel – K0MBB lead a group of LVRAC members in an Antenna Build Project on March 20th, 2019 during that months General Meeting. The build was of a 2 Meter Cubical – Two Element Quad Antenna. He was assisted by Gerry Wojciechowski – K9ADY.