Mesh Networks Presentation

Feb 6, 2019 | Events

In case you missed the January meeting, you can view the the presentation on mesh networks from our presenter (and new PAARC member), Tom Nolan W3EX here.  

Tip: WV3P posted ths on the Yahoo Reflector –
For those of you who were at the last club meeting, and ask the question “How far away can I get with it?”.  Some of those questions can be answered by using an online program that will give an idea of the area you can cover.  You can find it here:  https://www.ui.com/ .   Click on the Software tab and then scroll down till you come to the simulator called Airlink.  Click on the button, put in your address, and then put in the address of another ham to see if it’s possible to make the link. 

New General Question Pool – 7/1

Feb 6, 2019 | Events

New General Class Question Pool Released
Effective July 1st

The National Conference of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators (NCVEX) Question Pool Committee has released the 2019 – 2023 FCC Element 3 General Class Question Pool into the public domain. The 2019 – 2023 General Class (Element 3) Question Pool is available in Word, ASCII text, and PDF versions. The new Question Pool is effective for Element 3 exams administered on or after July 1, 2019.

The Question Pool Committee also released on January 6 a revised diagram Figure G7-1 (PDF) (JPG), as part of the new Element 3 Question Pool.

RRC Indoor Fox Hunt Practice – 1/27

Jan 2, 2019 | Events

The Reading Radio Club’s Fox committee will offer 2 indoor classes to help you hone your fox hunt (transmitter hunt) skills. If you have your own equipment, please bring it, but if not, they will have extra equipment available to teach hunting skills for the first 30 minutes or more, depending on questions. Then they will hide two micro foxes INSIDE the bldg.

The first class on January 27th will be a basic course teaching the antenna use, and how to read a radio to pinpoint the fox. The second class in February (date TBD) will be a more advanced class with two foxes also hidden. This will teach the antenna, 4MG offset, and other more advanced features of fox hunting.

If you listen to the RRC’s Friday net meetings, you know there have been a lot of times that transmitter hunting could be useful to find people, or transmitters that are causing problems.

First class:
27 January, 2019, 1300 hours (1pm) at the Ag center on County Welfare Road in Bern township. Thsi is the same building where RRC monthly meetings are held. Please consider attending. We will have at least 3 teachers there to answer questions and assist anyone in finding the indoor foxes.

For more info, contact Ron, Waszk K3RJW.

Club Meeting: Mesh Networks and a Special Guest – 1/4

Dec 21, 2018 | Events

Please join us on Fri., 1/4/19 at 7:00 pm at St. James Lutheran Church, Kugler Rd. and Swamp Pike, in Limerick, PA. Refreshments will be served.

At this first meeting of the year, we’ll be introduced to our new ARRL Affiliated Clubs Coordinator, Ralph Brandt, K3HQI. Ralph is also a VE, OO, OES, and Dist. 5 EC. We will also see a presentation and demo for Mesh Networks by Tom Nolan, W3EX, EC for Montgomery County.

Link to presentation: https://www.paarc.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MESH-Presentation-to-Pottstown-Area-Amateur-Radio-Club-January-4-2019.pptx.pdf