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LEARA Club Net Activity Log

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Recent Announcements:

  • Net control stations wanted! Contact KD8ACO if interested

  • LEARA Club Net promotion - see the LEARA "On The Air" column in the newsletter for more info
  • The last Saturday SSTV net of the season was on May 22, 2010 - the SSTV net will resume in October - Stay Tuned!

  • The Wednesday SkyWarn practice net has returned to the 146.88 repeater at 8 PM
  • Next LEARA monthly membership meeting at Dimitri's is on 8/31 (Topic: RFI )

  • ARES nets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 8 PM on 145.41 repeater
  • No ARES meeting during May 2010

  • Next ARES monthly meeting at 2 PM on August 22 at the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Beachwood

  • LEARA is looking for a new Newsletter Editor and Picnic Coordinator. Contact WD8JMM if interested
  • Have pictures of your shack or mobile installation? Pass them along to the newsletter editor K2RJ

  • USS Cod radio station is now open - Summer hours are 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays
  • Upcoming Hamfests – 8/15 Warren, 8/22 Cambridge

 

Past Trivia Questions:

 

  • What is skin effect?

    The characteristic of RF to travel on the surface of a conductor.
  • When and where did Amateur Packet Radio begin?

    1978 in Montreal.

  • Who was Lindberg's radio operator on his epoch-making flight, now referred to as "North to the Orient"?

    His wife Anne Morrow Lindberg, the daughter of a US ambassador to Mexico, learned to be a CW radio operator.

  • The first congress of the United States was convened under the "Articles of Confederation", which was inadequate.  To fix it, a constitutional convention was formed to write its replacement.  Who chaired this effort?

    George Washington.  Thomas Jefferson did not attend this affair -- He was on assignment in Europe.

  • Can you name the scientist who obtained his first radio patent at the age of 41 and debated with Edison over the merits of alternating current vs. direct current?

    Tesla.

 

Checkins During July 2010:

 

AC8CO

 

Bill

 

KD8NPD

 

Mark

AD8WS

 

David

 

KD8OLG

 

Mark

K8EHP

 

Mike

 

KD8OLH

 

Steve

K8JTK

 

Jeff

 

KD8OOQ

 

Phil

K8SAS

 

Steve

 

KG8DN

 

Ken

KA8GZA

 

John

 

KG8MTG

 

Mike

KB8UOC

 

Sandy

 

N8AUC

 

Eric

KB8VBR

 

Leone

 

N8NAP

 

Raye

KC8FOC

 

John

 

N8UPZ

 

Bill

KC8FQV

 

Mark

 

N8UUC

 

Dave

KD8ACO

 

David

 

W2THU

 

Bob

KD8AKA

 

Dave

 

W8DEC

 

Matt

KD8FTS

 

Eddie

 

W8DEJ

 

Dan

KD8MBJ

 

Laura

 

W8SLZ

 

Ray

KD8MGF

 

Ricky

 

WA8LGM

 

John

KD8MUF

 

John

 

WA8TJL

 

Gary

KD8NBZ

 

George

 

WA8ZHN

 

Jim

 

Upcoming Net Control Assignments:

 

8/26/10

Matt

W8DEC

9/2/10

Bill

AC8CO

9/9/10

Ken

KG8DN

9/16/10

Bob

W2THU

 

David

Bob

Don

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 08:25