2023
Content / Activities / Resources
Below is a sneak preview of upcoming meetings and events for 2023
Meetings are held on the First Wednesday
of every month @ 1930 Hours
Pfeiffer Community Center
301 Blue Bell Road (Main Street and Blue Bell Road)
Williamstown, NJ 08094
Simulcast Live Via ZOOM
GPS Heading : 39.682622°, -74.993315°
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
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January 7, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Happy 8th Anniversary!
Introduction To Oscilloscopes
RTTY Contesting
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
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February 4, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
FLEX Radio : Configuration & Operation
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Meeting Program : Rowan University Rocket Project Presented By Nicholas Kreuz KC3RFB
This month’s program will be presented by three graduating seniors from Rowan University : Daniel Millar, Nicholas Kreuz, and Thomas Stanek. They are members of the 2022-23 Rowan Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC - https://www.herox.com/SpaceportAmericaCup2023/team/17991) team, pictured below, and have been working diligently on a powerful 10-foot model rocket that will soar 10,000 feet into the New Mexico sky between June 19-24 in the fourth annual HeroX Spaceport America Cup (https://www.herox.com/SpaceportAmericaCup2023).
In this world class competition, the team will fly a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rocket modified with custom components to meet flying goals and competition requirements. The program requires a payload that will store the flight data from the onboard computer and that is recoverable after the flight. During the past year, several members of our Club have worked with the team to improve the reception of rocket telemetry so that they can successfully locate and retrieve the rocket payload.
As component are finally beginning to arrive and construction is under way, some of the team members will take some timeout to present the highlights of their program to us. We may even see the partially completer rocket. The rocket will be driven from Rowan to the competition in Las Cruces - a total of 2,082 miles. We wish them great success.
In this world class competition, the team will fly a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) rocket modified with custom components to meet flying goals and competition requirements. The program requires a payload that will store the flight data from the onboard computer and that is recoverable after the flight. During the past year, several members of our Club have worked with the team to improve the reception of rocket telemetry so that they can successfully locate and retrieve the rocket payload.
As component are finally beginning to arrive and construction is under way, some of the team members will take some timeout to present the highlights of their program to us. We may even see the partially completer rocket. The rocket will be driven from Rowan to the competition in Las Cruces - a total of 2,082 miles. We wish them great success.
March 4, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Len Rust W2LJR : DMR Radio Basics
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Deadline To Renew Your Club Membership
Dues Is March 31, 2023
Dues Is March 31, 2023
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Attention : Meeting Location Change :
Mantua Masonic Lodge,
45 Mantua Boulevard, Mantua Township, NJ
Mantua Masonic Lodge,
45 Mantua Boulevard, Mantua Township, NJ
Meeting Program :
Jon Pearce, WB2MNF
Arduinos and Raspberry Pi
April 8, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
John Zaruba Jr, K2ZA : Yaesu System Fusion Basics
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Attention : Meeting Location Change :
Mantua Masonic Lodge,
45 Mantua Boulevard, Mantua Township, NJ
Mantua Masonic Lodge,
45 Mantua Boulevard, Mantua Township, NJ
May 3, 2023 General Membership ZOOM Meeting.PDF
Meeting ID : 999 4930 6401
Passcode : 686658
Passcode : 686658
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Our guest speaker this month is Randy Smith, WU2S, the president and founder of Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network Inc. a New Jersey 501c3 corporation which supports the AREDN open-source software development project. His program, AREDN Networking - High Speed Ham Radio, will preview his 2023 Dayton presentation.
High-speed multimedia mesh networking is a 21st century solution for hams who provide communications support to emergency responders. It is also an excellent platform for learning and experimenting with Internet technologies. This presentation will showcase recent advancements in the AREDN project, how people are deploying it, and examples of applications and services provided.
Randy has built and maintains the AREDN website : https://www.arednmesh.org and the AREDN nodes for the Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club on the 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands.
Randy, his wife, Chris, and their micro St. Bernard dog recently relocated to Northbrook, Illinois near where they both grew up. In his role as Grandpere, he aids and abets Chris in her pursuit of spoiling their six grandchildren rotten.
High-speed multimedia mesh networking is a 21st century solution for hams who provide communications support to emergency responders. It is also an excellent platform for learning and experimenting with Internet technologies. This presentation will showcase recent advancements in the AREDN project, how people are deploying it, and examples of applications and services provided.
Randy has built and maintains the AREDN website : https://www.arednmesh.org and the AREDN nodes for the Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club on the 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz bands.
Randy, his wife, Chris, and their micro St. Bernard dog recently relocated to Northbrook, Illinois near where they both grew up. In his role as Grandpere, he aids and abets Chris in her pursuit of spoiling their six grandchildren rotten.
May 6, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Meeting Program :
CHIRP Radio Programming Software
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Meeting ID : 943 3200 9317
Passcode : 335702
June 10, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Meeting Program :
Pi-Star Hotspot Construction & Use
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
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ARRL Field Day
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
PIZZA PARTY NIGHT
Meeting Program :
Len Rust, W2LJR : Logging
2023 Field Day Review
July 8, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Meeting Program :
Tony Starr, K3TS : Mobile Radio Installations
2023 Hamfest Preview
2023 Hamfest Volunteer Sign-Ups
August 5, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Meeting Program :
Tony Starr, K3TS : Show & Tell of Mobile Radio Installations
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Meeting Program :
Chuck Colabrese, WA2TML : Radio Propagation
2023 Hamfest Preview
2023 Hamfest Volunteer Sign-Ups
September 9, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
Sunday, September 10, 2023
ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Convention and Hamfest
Presented By The Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Meeting Program :
Jim Wright, N2GXJ
W2MMD Clubhouse 160M Loop Antenna
2023 Hamfest Review
Submission of nominees for the 2024 Club Officer Elections
October 7, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Meeting Program :
Mike Thompson, KG4JYA : Radio Astronomy
Final submission of nominees for the 2024
Club Officer Elections
November 4, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
Meeting Program : TBD
Election of 2024 Club Officers
December 9, 2023 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Open Discussion of all Amateur Radio related topics