Presentations

Easy & Inexpensive Remote Operating with FT8

Presentation by Chuck Lemken KC2SST on June 2, 2019
Presentation on how to access and operate your home station running FT8 while you are remote.

If you missed the presentation or want to review the slides
you can view a Powerpoint version.

 

DMR – Digital Mobile Radio

Presentation on DMR by Kai Chen K2TRW on Sept 11, 2016
Detailed presentation covers technology overview, requirements & benefits that DMR provides.

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you can view a PDF version of DMR.

 

Modern 2 Meter Earth-Moon- Earth(EME) and Weak Signal Operation

EME Communication, also known as moon bounce, has become a popular form of amateur space communication. The concept is simple: the moon is used as a passive reflector for two way communication between two locations on earth. With a total path length of half a million miles, EME may be considered the ultimate DX.  Presentation includes pictures and screenshots from this year’s winning EME contest station K1JT.  Presentation also includes photos of modest stations, links to obtain open source executable software, scheduling sites.

About the presenters:
Amateur Extra class and ARRL life member Woody Peitzer AK2F, was first licensed in 1975.  He is an active ham on 160 meters through 1296 MHz.  Woody received a BSEE from Syracuse University in 1980 with graduate school at Univ of NC Charlotte.  He has spent 35 years in engineering working at IBM, HEPCO, and RAM Mobile Data.  Past 18 years working at AT&T as Principal Product Development Engineer working on smartphone engineering and advanced network diagnostics.  He holds several patents in LTE and handset technology.  When not in his ham shack, he volunteers at Morristown Performing Arts Center, Newton Theater, running 5 km, and working on his Prius.  He is married to Wendy KA2YLF and has two grown children.  You can contact Woody at AK2F@optimum.net

Amateur Extra Class, ARRL member, Roger Shultz, NJ2R, first licensed in 1956 as KN8AJF in Ohio. Active on 80-2 meters, QRP portable VHF, EME and terrestrial on 2 meters going on 5 years. Attended university of Akron, held executive technical and operations positions with MCI, and before retirement Cingular Wireless aka RAM Mobile Data. Now retired and enjoying ham radio, Appalachian Trail hiking, and hiker support. Married to Lisa, 5 children including K2PCS and W2PKS. Email is nj2r@verizon.net

If you missed the presentation or want to review the slides
you can view a PDF version of EME.

 

Software Defined Radio (SDR)

Niko AA2NI presented info on Software Defined Radios
at our July 2014 meeting.

If you missed the presentation or want to review the slides
you can view a PDF version of SDR.

 

ARRL & LoTW

Niko AA2NI presented info on ARRL Benefits & LoTW
at our November 2013 meeting.

If you missed the presentation or want to review the slides
you can view a PDF version of LoTW.

 

DX Best Practices

Niko AA2NI presented DX Best Practices at our August 2013 meeting.
It was extremely informative and very well received.

If you missed the presentation or want to review the slides
you can view a PDF version of DX Best Practices.

How to Properly Solder a PL-239 onto Cable

We created an entire page for a series of pictures taken during Kit Night on May 13, 2008 when Jim K2ZO showed other members how to properly put PL-239 connectors onto cable.