Presentations

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.

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