San Lorenzo Valley Amateur Radio Club
WR6AOK, 147.120 MHz, Offset +600 KHz, CTCSS Tone 94.8 Hz
We have an interesting presentation for the September meeting: Rohan Agrawal, KJ6LXV, will present "Bluetooth APRS Text Messaging and Tweeting Systems." He is also the developer of the system being discussed. What is most interesting is that Rohan is 12 years old. He will be doing the presentation at SLVARC as a "warm up" for
John AC6SL will discuss his work on Yagis and Hex Beams.
Dinner is on December 6. The Dinner-Reservation Form is due November 30. Reservation Details and Menu (PDF). If you would like to participate in the optional gift exchange, bring a gift. (Recommended value $10–$20.)
At the March meeting we will have Ed Fong talk about the DBJ-1 and DBJ-2 antennas, which he conceived about 10 years ago. The theory and design of these antennas appeared in the March 2003 and April 2007 issues of QST. It is also reprinted in the ARRL Antenna Classics Handbook. To date over 9,000 antennas have been
6:30 p.m. BBQ! Food will be ready at 6:30 p.m. Please bring your favorite pot-luck dish to share. Enough to serve 6–8 people. 7:30 p.m. After the BBQ, Sam WB6RJH will present lessons learned during mobile installations.