KE8DON: What is AUXCOMM?
On Wednesday, February 10, Max, KE8DON told us all about AUXCOMM…
Category Archives: Meeting Notes
ARRL Great Lakes Division Vice Director Candidates’ Forum (9/30/2020)
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, ARROW held a special meeting, at which all three candidates for ARRL Great Lakes Vice Director were to speak. This video is a recording of that meeting. On this video, you’ll see Scott, N8SY, and Frank, KI8GW, but, unfortunately, we were unable to connect with Jim, K8JH. Below, you’ll find links to their candidate statements…. Read more »
ARROW Meeting, Wednesday, September 9 – Michael Kalter, W8CI, candidate for the ARRL Board of Directors
On Wednesday, September 9, 2020, Michael Kalter, W8CI, spoke to ARROW via Zoom. He spoke about why he’s running for the ARRL Board of Directors and his vision for the ARRL. Here’s the video: I also invited Dale Williams, WA8EFK, the incumbent, but he was unable to join us.
AC8TO on FT8
Don, AC8TO, gave us a great presentation on FT8 at our online meeting Wednesday evening. Here are his slides, if you missed it:
Solar power for the ham shack and home network
Here are the slide from W8XM’s great presentation at the October meeting….Dan
Nick, W8XM on the Raspberry Pi 4
At our July meeting, we were treated to a great presentation by Nick, W8XM, on the new Raspberry Pi 4. Thanks, Nick!
Going Long: KB8U talks about 630m
At our June meeting, Russ, KB8U gave a great talk on how to get on and operate the 630m band (472-479 kHz). Here are his slides:
K1BG on entry-level licensing
On Wednesday, March 13, we heard from Bruce, K1BG on the history of entry-level amateur licensing. For those of you who weren’t there, here is his slide presentation:
W8MP goes remote
On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, Mark, W8MP (above), gave a great presentation on Remote Ham Radio. Remote Ham Radio is a pay-for-play service that allows you to access some truly great “super stations” around the country. For example, here’s a video showing the antenna system at one of the stations in Eastport, ME, which Remote Ham Radio claims is the… Read more »
Use KiCAD to design printed circuit boards
On Wednesday, September 12, 30 ARROW members heard Joe, AC8ES, give a fine presentation on KiCAD, a free, open-source PCB design software package. Here are his slides: