2024
Content / Activities / Resources
Below is a sneak preview of upcoming meetings and events for 2024
General Membership Meetings are held on the
First Wednesday of every month @ 1900 Hours
Pfeiffer Community Center
301 Blue Bell Road (Main Street and Blue Bell Road)
Williamstown, NJ 08094
GPS Heading : 39.682622°, -74.993315°
Simulcast Live Via ZOOM
Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674, Passcode : 843147
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Wednesday, January 3, 2024 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
Meeting Program :
Ron Block, NR2B : Antenna Placement & Vulnerability
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Ron Block, NR2B, will be exploring your lightning strike vulnerability based on the location of your antenna. With the help of a computer program called the Basic Lightning Event Simulator, he will explore the probability of a lightning strike based on the height of the antenna and show the probable amount of energy that will be delivered to your radio equipment.
This simulator allows you to experiment with the physical placement of the antenna or tower with respect to the shack, observe the effect of adding, deleting, or changing the size and/or quantity of the coax cables, adjust the tower-coax take-off point height, and adjust the radio equipment ground conductor type, size, and length, as well as the severity of the lightning surge as delivered by Mother Nature. Each of these independently adjustable parameters will affect the amount of surge energy (voltage and current) delivered to your radio equipment and its protectors. This software gives you the opportunity to experiment with various tradeoffs and establish a level of self-confidence before committing to a project. Some of the answers are counterintuitive. |
January 6, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Happy 9th Anniversary!
Forum Topic :
Chris Prioli, AD2CS : Repairing The Yaesu Satellite Rotator
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
Meeting Program :
Edward Efchak, WX2R : 2024 Solar Eclipse QSO Party
February 7, 2024 HamSCI WX2R Presentation.PDF
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Our speaker this month is Ed Efchak, WX2R, the Public Information Officer for HamSCI. HamSCI stands for Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation which has been actively engaged in the October 14, 2023, annular solar eclipse and the upcoming April 8, 2024, total eclipse. Their major activities around this year’s solar events are The Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP) and the Gladstone Signal Spotting Challenge (GSSC) part of the HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science program. They will collect propagation data that should inform researchers how the ionosphere reacted to the eclipse. The data will be compared to existing computer models of the ionosphere, potentially improving the accuracy of those models. Researchers will also be looking at how the ionosphere’s refractive properties varied during the phases of the eclipse. |
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The presentation will provide an overview of Amateur Radio’s role and its importance to better understanding ionospheric propagation and hopefully encourage you to take part in the April 8th event as either a club activity or as an individual. You may participate using : 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, and 6 meter bands using CW, SSB, and any digital mode.
This should be an interesting program as well as an opportunity to actually contribute to radio science.
This should be an interesting program as well as an opportunity to actually contribute to radio science.
February 10, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic :
Len Rust, W2LJR : Introduction To VOIP
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 @ 1930 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
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ARRL Affiliated Club Primer
Everything You Need to Know about ARRL Club Affiliation
Our speaker this month is Ron Fish, KX1W, the ARRL Southern New Jersey Affiliated Club Coordinator. His presentation will elaborate on his duties as club coordinator and what he can do for our club to help us become a better and more effective organization.
He will briefly touch on the ARRL - its founding, purpose, and goals; focusing specifically on public service as it relates to the core purpose to : “promote and advance the art, science, and enjoyment of Amateur Radio.” That will be followed by a review of what the ARRL does for its members and how we can utilize some of these services. Following that, Ron will review how being affiliated with the ARRL helps the club grow and develop.
In addition, Ron will highlight the GCARC as the only club in the Southern New Jersey Section that has achieved Special Service Club status and what that means for each of us.
Please join us at this month’s General Membership meeting for this enlightening presentation. As usual, you will have the opportunity to get to know Ron and ask questions. Don’t miss out on this informative session! See you there!
Everything You Need to Know about ARRL Club Affiliation
Our speaker this month is Ron Fish, KX1W, the ARRL Southern New Jersey Affiliated Club Coordinator. His presentation will elaborate on his duties as club coordinator and what he can do for our club to help us become a better and more effective organization.
He will briefly touch on the ARRL - its founding, purpose, and goals; focusing specifically on public service as it relates to the core purpose to : “promote and advance the art, science, and enjoyment of Amateur Radio.” That will be followed by a review of what the ARRL does for its members and how we can utilize some of these services. Following that, Ron will review how being affiliated with the ARRL helps the club grow and develop.
In addition, Ron will highlight the GCARC as the only club in the Southern New Jersey Section that has achieved Special Service Club status and what that means for each of us.
Please join us at this month’s General Membership meeting for this enlightening presentation. As usual, you will have the opportunity to get to know Ron and ask questions. Don’t miss out on this informative session! See you there!
March 9, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic :
Direction Finding Workshop
In Preparation for the March 16, 2024
30th Anniversary Fox Hunt
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Deadline To Renew Your Club Membership
Dues Is Sunday, March 31, 2024
Dues Is Sunday, March 31, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
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Meeting Program :
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Activating Parks On The Air (POTA) - With Emphasis On Antennas
Parks on the Air (POTA) is a worldwide radio sport award program that encourages licensed amateur radio operators to visit, enjoy, and operate portable equipment in a variety of parks and on public lands while showing respect for the park users and regulations. Amateur radio operators who set up a temporary station at a park are known as activators, while others who 'spot' and complete contacts with them are called hunters. Activations can take place on the initiative of an individual operator or as part of an organized group event. Equipment used is typically small and battery operated. The radio may be hand-held, carried in a backpack or a 'go box', or it could be mounted in a vehicle, as permitted by the park regulations. Antennas may be small enough to form part of a hand-held for VHF/UHF or be ground or tripod-mounted for HF operations.
This month we are fortunate to have John Zaruba Jr, K2ZA, an active POTA activator, who will review this popular activity and give us guidance on how and where to get started. He will help answer questions about park selection, operating modes, equipment, antennas, and awards. John’s program will continue on the Tech Saturday Forum, April 6, 2024 beginning at 0900 Hours and hopefully will include a hands-on demonstration.
Please join us for this most interesting in-person presentation. See you there!
Parks on the Air (POTA) is a worldwide radio sport award program that encourages licensed amateur radio operators to visit, enjoy, and operate portable equipment in a variety of parks and on public lands while showing respect for the park users and regulations. Amateur radio operators who set up a temporary station at a park are known as activators, while others who 'spot' and complete contacts with them are called hunters. Activations can take place on the initiative of an individual operator or as part of an organized group event. Equipment used is typically small and battery operated. The radio may be hand-held, carried in a backpack or a 'go box', or it could be mounted in a vehicle, as permitted by the park regulations. Antennas may be small enough to form part of a hand-held for VHF/UHF or be ground or tripod-mounted for HF operations.
This month we are fortunate to have John Zaruba Jr, K2ZA, an active POTA activator, who will review this popular activity and give us guidance on how and where to get started. He will help answer questions about park selection, operating modes, equipment, antennas, and awards. John’s program will continue on the Tech Saturday Forum, April 6, 2024 beginning at 0900 Hours and hopefully will include a hands-on demonstration.
Please join us for this most interesting in-person presentation. See you there!
April 6, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic : John Zaruba Jr, K2ZA : POTA Hands-On
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
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Meeting Program :
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Our speaker this month is Spencer Webb, W2SW, President of AntennaSys (https://www.antennasys.com), and a man with a very irreverent view of antennas and how they work. The whole topic of antennas is often intimidating for those that use them, but don't design them. It's seen as super-technical and borderline black-magic. Perhaps it's because RF and antennas seem to the uninitiated what Einstein called "spukhafte Fernwirkung" or "spooky action at a distance". You can't see it, but it works! So, in order to understand how antennas work, you have to make the RF visible.
We will begin with some physical demonstrations which explain how the dipole antenna works; and that it is the simplest resonant antenna you can construct. Then we will spend some quality time watching water slosh back and forth in carefully constructed clear tubes resembling our dipole. This will help us begin to understand resonance, radiation, and even impedance.
From that we should be able to intuitively predict what will happen if we shorten or lengthen the antenna or change its feed point. And of course, we back up our predictions and observations with quantitative computer simulations which will further confirm their observations.
Suddenly, magic happens; the antenna is no longer a mystery. Wonderful, yes. Mystery, no. And the spukhafte Fernwirkung ain't quite as spooky as it was, especially if you join us at the W2MMD Clubhouse on the May 4th Tech Saturday Forum to build and test a UHF Ground Plane antenna.
Please join us for this most unconventional and irreverent presentation. See you there!
We will begin with some physical demonstrations which explain how the dipole antenna works; and that it is the simplest resonant antenna you can construct. Then we will spend some quality time watching water slosh back and forth in carefully constructed clear tubes resembling our dipole. This will help us begin to understand resonance, radiation, and even impedance.
From that we should be able to intuitively predict what will happen if we shorten or lengthen the antenna or change its feed point. And of course, we back up our predictions and observations with quantitative computer simulations which will further confirm their observations.
Suddenly, magic happens; the antenna is no longer a mystery. Wonderful, yes. Mystery, no. And the spukhafte Fernwirkung ain't quite as spooky as it was, especially if you join us at the W2MMD Clubhouse on the May 4th Tech Saturday Forum to build and test a UHF Ground Plane antenna.
Please join us for this most unconventional and irreverent presentation. See you there!
May 4, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic :
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Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
Join ZOOM Meeting Link :
https://zoom.us/j/94302119674?pwd=MzZiUitDQ2V6MTFXUWFNOHJUL0paQT09
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Meeting Program :
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Irreverent Antennas : Make An antenna Out Of Anything
Last month our guest speaker, Spencer Webb, W2SW, discussed the dipole antenna, one of the simplest antennas, showing it’s broad-side doughnut shaped radiation pattern with the current peak centered around the feed-point. Its resonance was demonstrated by a colleague using the “sloshy demo” where a tube partially filled with a colored liquid was tilted from the horizontal at varying speeds showing non-resonance (antenna too long or too short; liquid at the ends) and then resonance (just right). The photo below shows most of the liquid (representing current) in the middle of the tube signifying resonance.
At the May Tech Saturday Forum, we constructed and tuned a simple 70cm ground plane antenna similar to the one pictured below suspended in Spencer’s attic.
This month, we have invited Spencer back to continue the Irreverent Antenna discussion. One of his many talents is to translate complicated non-visual antenna theory in simple visual terms. So, your challenge is to create a question about any aspect of an antenna so that Spencer can answer it and educate all of us. Remember, the only dumb question is one that was not asked.
At this month’s Tech Saturday Forum, we will build a practical 2M/70cm dual-band J-pole antenna. This end-fed omnidirectional antenna uses a shorted quarter-wave parallel transmission line stub for matching. My question is :
How does the tuning stub achieve a match for 50Ω coax?
*** What is your question? ***
Please join us for this most unconventional and irreverent learning opportunity. See you there!
Last month our guest speaker, Spencer Webb, W2SW, discussed the dipole antenna, one of the simplest antennas, showing it’s broad-side doughnut shaped radiation pattern with the current peak centered around the feed-point. Its resonance was demonstrated by a colleague using the “sloshy demo” where a tube partially filled with a colored liquid was tilted from the horizontal at varying speeds showing non-resonance (antenna too long or too short; liquid at the ends) and then resonance (just right). The photo below shows most of the liquid (representing current) in the middle of the tube signifying resonance.
At the May Tech Saturday Forum, we constructed and tuned a simple 70cm ground plane antenna similar to the one pictured below suspended in Spencer’s attic.
This month, we have invited Spencer back to continue the Irreverent Antenna discussion. One of his many talents is to translate complicated non-visual antenna theory in simple visual terms. So, your challenge is to create a question about any aspect of an antenna so that Spencer can answer it and educate all of us. Remember, the only dumb question is one that was not asked.
At this month’s Tech Saturday Forum, we will build a practical 2M/70cm dual-band J-pole antenna. This end-fed omnidirectional antenna uses a shorted quarter-wave parallel transmission line stub for matching. My question is :
How does the tuning stub achieve a match for 50Ω coax?
*** What is your question? ***
Please join us for this most unconventional and irreverent learning opportunity. See you there!
Sloshy Demo
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Ground-Plane in W2SW's attic
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Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
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June 8, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
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Forum Topic :
Building & Tuning The Ed Fong WB6IQN DBJ-1 Type of Dual-Band Antenna 2M / 70cm
Registration for this event is required so we have adequate supplies & equipment on hand. A $15.00 fee will be charged for the parts. Please contact Chris Prioli, AD2CS at [email protected].
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
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ARRL Field Day
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Wednesday, July 3, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
Join ZOOM Meeting Link :
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2024 Field Day Review
July 6, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic : Open Saturday
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
Meeting Program :
Rob Zielfelder Jr, N1NUG : End-Fed Half-Wave Antennas
Completed 49:1 Impedance Matching Network
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End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Ready To Deploy
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End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna : Continuing The Antenna Series
This month we are going to continue talking about antennas. Some of us are in need of a simple-to-deploy HF antenna that will allow us to get on the air. After some discussion with knowledgeable Club members, I settled on the End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna (EFHW ) Kit as marketed by the ARRL. Unlike a dipole antenna, which is composed of two quarter-wavelength wires fed in the center, the EFHW is a half-wavelength antenna with the coaxial cable from your transceiver attached at one end. This antenna, which works on 10, 15, 20, and 40 meters, |
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has an impedance of about 2,500 Ohms and therefore must have a 49:1 impedance matching network to transform the impedance to 50 Ohms for your transceiver.
In this month’s video program, Rob Zielfelder Jr, N1NUG,
(https://www.youtube.com/SevenFortyOne), will build the kit, bench test his work, tune the antenna, and then use the antenna in a POTA activation.
An EFHW antenna does have some issues and we will discuss them after the video. So, bring your curiosity and questions to facilitate our discussion.
See you there!
In this month’s video program, Rob Zielfelder Jr, N1NUG,
(https://www.youtube.com/SevenFortyOne), will build the kit, bench test his work, tune the antenna, and then use the antenna in a POTA activation.
An EFHW antenna does have some issues and we will discuss them after the video. So, bring your curiosity and questions to facilitate our discussion.
See you there!
End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna : YouTube & ARRL Links
EFHW End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit | Part One : BUILD
https://youtu.be/2Ee42DJAuBA?si=xLG0EZPr7_f1ABoR
EFHW End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit | Part Two : TEST & DEPLOY
https://youtu.be/LTV25OV4ENo?si=HIWyEYN2OCLh6_d7
EFHW End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit | Part Three : W1AW POTA ACTIVATION
https://youtu.be/MVq02sml8ts?si=sLsh_YYNfW5RmUgT
For written, step-by-step directions, visit :
https://www.arrl.org/end-fed-half-wave-antenna-kit
To purchase an End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit, visit :
https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/133267
EFHW End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit | Part One : BUILD
https://youtu.be/2Ee42DJAuBA?si=xLG0EZPr7_f1ABoR
EFHW End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit | Part Two : TEST & DEPLOY
https://youtu.be/LTV25OV4ENo?si=HIWyEYN2OCLh6_d7
EFHW End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit | Part Three : W1AW POTA ACTIVATION
https://youtu.be/MVq02sml8ts?si=sLsh_YYNfW5RmUgT
For written, step-by-step directions, visit :
https://www.arrl.org/end-fed-half-wave-antenna-kit
To purchase an End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna Kit, visit :
https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/133267
2024 Hamfest Preview
2024 Hamfest Volunteer Sign-Ups
August 10, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
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Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
Norm Coltri, K2NRC
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2024 Hamfest Preview
2024 Hamfest Volunteer Sign-Ups
September 7, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic : SDR Basics
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Sunday, September 8, 2024
6th Annual ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Convention
46th Annual GCARC Hamfest
Presented By The Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club
Saturdays @ The W2MMD Clubhouse
September 14, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Forum Topic : Amateur Radio & Emergency Communications
On Saturday, September 14, 2024, we will be presenting a session to a group of newly licensed hams who are primarily interested in using Amateur Radio as a means of communication within their group in Emergency Situations.
This session will cover techniques such as 2 Meter simplex operation, HF operation using NVIS antennas, Winlink, and Meshtastic.
Everyone is welcome.
This session will cover techniques such as 2 Meter simplex operation, HF operation using NVIS antennas, Winlink, and Meshtastic.
Everyone is welcome.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
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This month, Bob Nelson, K2QPN, will start our historical travelogue with a few definitions just to make sure that we are all on the same page, and then dive into the 1970s computer scene which eventually developed the microprocessor. For those of us who were around at that time, we witnessed (and more than likely ignored) the launch and subsequent revolution of the home computer. Its initial primitive and cumbersome capabilities (programmed in machine language) were extremely limited but stimulated the development of an operating system (Microsoft) and eventually higher-level programming languages for application development. Today we all know, love, and use the various applications necessary to support our modern lifestyle.
Bob will tell this unconsummated love story at our October 2nd General Membership Meeting. It should be a remarkable show-and-tell. Don’t miss it!
Bob will tell this unconsummated love story at our October 2nd General Membership Meeting. It should be a remarkable show-and-tell. Don’t miss it!
2024 Hamfest Review
Submission of nominees for the 2025 Club Officer Elections
October 5, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic : EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) Operating
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
Join ZOOM Meeting Link :
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Meeting Program :
Beth Kraus KE2BPE, Zachary Pedrick KE2DOU, Aidan Sharpe, & Rowen Christianson :
Rowan University Rocketry Project
Over the past year, the Rowan University Rocketry Clinic has developed and constructed a rocket for the Spaceport America competition held in Las Cruces, New Mexico. With radio communications help from GCARC, they were able to successfully deploy a telemetry system that tracked the rocket during flight and recovery.
The team was able to successfully recover the rocket with no damage to the components or the body of the rocket. The Avionics Bay consisted of a TeleMetrum v2.0 (upper in photo), which logs avionics status, altitude, acceleration, and GPS data, along with an EasyMini v2.0 (lower) that provides a failsafe redundant check on altitude.
A signal from either the TeleMetrum or the EasyMini is designed to light a simple e-match to trigger the activation of the black powder explosive separation system and deploy the parachute.
The TeleMega transmits on the 70 cm HAM band at 434.550 MHz using a wire dipole antenna and communicates with the ground station using a 433 MHz three element Yagi antenna. The dipole antenna was chosen over a straight wire antenna with more traditional grounding radials because the dipole showed a lower reflected loss value on our Vector Network Analyzer.
Our most recent range test resulted in a reliable radio connection from about a mile and a half away even with obstructions. More testing and tweaking of our dipole design in the spring is expected to yield an even more reliable connection for future flights.
In this talk, Beth and her team will explain the design of the rocket, its Amateur Radio components, and an overview of the collected flight data. This should be a remarkably interesting program. See you there!
The team was able to successfully recover the rocket with no damage to the components or the body of the rocket. The Avionics Bay consisted of a TeleMetrum v2.0 (upper in photo), which logs avionics status, altitude, acceleration, and GPS data, along with an EasyMini v2.0 (lower) that provides a failsafe redundant check on altitude.
A signal from either the TeleMetrum or the EasyMini is designed to light a simple e-match to trigger the activation of the black powder explosive separation system and deploy the parachute.
The TeleMega transmits on the 70 cm HAM band at 434.550 MHz using a wire dipole antenna and communicates with the ground station using a 433 MHz three element Yagi antenna. The dipole antenna was chosen over a straight wire antenna with more traditional grounding radials because the dipole showed a lower reflected loss value on our Vector Network Analyzer.
Our most recent range test resulted in a reliable radio connection from about a mile and a half away even with obstructions. More testing and tweaking of our dipole design in the spring is expected to yield an even more reliable connection for future flights.
In this talk, Beth and her team will explain the design of the rocket, its Amateur Radio components, and an overview of the collected flight data. This should be a remarkably interesting program. See you there!
Final submission of nominees for the 2025
Club Officer Elections
November 9, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic : Satellite Operating
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 @ 1900 Hours
General Membership Meeting
ZOOM Meeting ID : 943 0211 9674; Passcode : 843147
Join ZOOM Meeting Link :
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Our Future In Amateur Radio
Bob Famiglio, K3RF, our ARRL Atlantic Division Director, will be the speaker for our December 4th Club meeting. The Atlantic Division of our League is comprised of 7 sections in 5 states and Washington, DC including our Southern New Jersey section. Having been elected as the League Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager twice, Bob was later elected Vice Director of Atlantic Division in 2014. He served in that position until stepping up to acting director upon the early retirement of his friend Tom Abernathy W3TOM in 2023. In 2024 Bob began his first full year as Director, having run for that position for a three-year term.
A ham and ARRL members since 1967, Bob holds many roles with our League. He is chairman of the ARRL ARES subcommittee, Chairman of the Legal Defense Committee, and is a member of the Emergency Communications and Field Services committee. More of Bob’s background may be seen on his QRZ page - www.QRZ.com/db/K3RF.
Bob’s topic for our meeting will be “Our Future In Amateur Radio”. This will include an outlook on future issues we face as radio amateurs and what should be done about them, as well as current issues and concerns arising in the operation of our League. Bob always invites participation from the audience. Bring your questions and concerns to the meeting. As your ARRL representative, Bob will provide answers from his view in the ARRL boardroom. See you there!
Bob Famiglio, K3RF, our ARRL Atlantic Division Director, will be the speaker for our December 4th Club meeting. The Atlantic Division of our League is comprised of 7 sections in 5 states and Washington, DC including our Southern New Jersey section. Having been elected as the League Eastern Pennsylvania Section Manager twice, Bob was later elected Vice Director of Atlantic Division in 2014. He served in that position until stepping up to acting director upon the early retirement of his friend Tom Abernathy W3TOM in 2023. In 2024 Bob began his first full year as Director, having run for that position for a three-year term.
A ham and ARRL members since 1967, Bob holds many roles with our League. He is chairman of the ARRL ARES subcommittee, Chairman of the Legal Defense Committee, and is a member of the Emergency Communications and Field Services committee. More of Bob’s background may be seen on his QRZ page - www.QRZ.com/db/K3RF.
Bob’s topic for our meeting will be “Our Future In Amateur Radio”. This will include an outlook on future issues we face as radio amateurs and what should be done about them, as well as current issues and concerns arising in the operation of our League. Bob always invites participation from the audience. Bring your questions and concerns to the meeting. As your ARRL representative, Bob will provide answers from his view in the ARRL boardroom. See you there!
Election of 2025 Club Officers
December 7, 2024 @ 0900 Hours
Tech Saturday Forum
W2MMD Clubhouse
Forum Topic : Open House Session For Discussions And Assistance
Q & A Session About All Things Ham Radio and Socializing
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation
The HF Station Will Be Available For Local Operation