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APRS - Amateur Radio's Digital Nerve System
This file contains the slides used at the club's November 18,2025 meeting. The presentation shows that APRS is FAR more than just location reporting, and discusses how to use APRS and its many services.
Topics covered:
- What is the APRS system?
- What is the purpose of APRS?
- How APRS works
- Why use APRS?
- What you need to use APRS
- Other APRS software and services
Baluns, Ununs and Chokes, by W7YP
Covers baluns, both current and voltage types, as well as ununs. How they work and which is best for each application.
WebSDR - What is it and what can it do?
What is WebSDR, what can it do and who can use it?
Presentation given at the February 18 2025 club meeting, by W7YP.
Connecting to AllStarLink with a Smartphone
Review of the very popular AllStarLink global network of interconnected repeaters and how to connect to it using your smartphone.
Testing Electronic Components With Basic Test Equipment - W7EFL
Key notes from W7EFL's presentation at the club's October 15, 2024 club meeting.
Radio Direction Finding
This file is the PDF version of the PowerPoint slides used in W7YP's presentation on Radio Direction Finding, given at the September 17, 2024 club meeting.
The presentation goes into detail on the automated RDF system by KrakenRF.
VHF Ground Plane Antenna Project
How to build a quarter-wave ground plane antenna for approximately $20 which will also work well on UHF.
This is the BOM from the presentation given by Ed LeBlanc, W7EFL, at our April 16, 2024 club meeting.
Digital Voice in Amateur Radio, with an Emphasis on DMR
A review of Digital Voice (DV) in amateur radio, with an emphasis on DMR, the Brandmeister global DMR network, and how to get started with DMR.
Ham Radio with Android, by W7EFL
Ham radio applications using an Android-based smartphone.
Presentation by W7EFL, given on April 18, 2023
Introduction to WinLink
An introduction to WinLink, a radio and Internet based email system which should be part of everyone's emergency communications toolbox.
