Join the DARC for the March 28, 2020 Lab And Lecture, we will be assembling a Geeky DIY Calculator kit. Details below.
Continue readingLecture And Lab Mar 2020
Month: February 2020
Skynet 2-29-20 “Daylight Saving/Messier Marathon” & “The Phases of Venus” 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Daylight Saving Time/Messier Marathon” & “The Phases of Venus”
Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Command” (1996)
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.
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Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag
Tech Net News 02-29-2020
Byer, received over HF radio from the Shortwave Radiogram
Our next club meeting will be this Tuesday, March 3rd. John Galvin, N5TIM, will speak about Winlink radio messaging, something that can be pretty challenging. I hope you’ll come on out to learn more.
The contest calendar shows a generous variety of events this weekend, including the North American QSO Party RTTY weekend, and QSO parties for both North and South Carolina.
Local ARISS contact coming up tomorrow, 2/25/2020
Bill, N5BB reports:
Our Amateur Radio on the International Space Station contact is GO for Tue Feb 25 at approximately 11:34 – 11:44 CST local Texas time (17:34 UTC).
Celia Hays Elementary, Rockwall, Texas, direct via W5SO
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Tue 2020-02-25 17:35:18 UTC 31 deg
Watch for live stream at https://live.myvrspot.com/st?cid=NWM5N
Tech Net News 02-22-2020
That’s a lot of 2s today, isn’t it? There will be even more in a couple of years. Today was a really fun Lecture and Lab, and I hope hams who participated can share their experiences—and share any questions they still have—on tonight’s net.
Our next club meeting will be on Tuesday, March 3rd. John Galvin, N5TIM, will speak about Winlink radio messaging, something I’ve been struggling with lately. I hope you’ll come on out to learn more.
If you check the contest calendar for this weekend, you’ll see a very brief high-speed CW contest coming up on Sunday, and the CQ WW 160-meter SSB contest is in progress right now. Please note that logs are due within five days of the contest, and contacts not in the other station’s log result in a penalty. If you participate, please turn in a log. Speaking of which, if you participated in Winter Field Day, please remember that logs need to be turned in this month. Please do so, if you haven’t already.
Skynet 2-22-20 “Five Things You May Not Know About Leap Day” 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Five Things You May Not Know About Leap Day”
Net Control: Billye KF5PDS
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM:
“Ghosts of Mars” (2001)
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.
Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet”
Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet”
Twitch.tv Search “KE5ICX”
Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag
Field Day 2020 Drawing
Skynet 2-15-20 “Will Betelgeuse Explode?” & “Orbiting Space Junk” 9PM CT
SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT – 10:30PM CT
Saturday’s Topic: “Will Betelgeuse Finally Explode?” & “Orbiting Space Junk”
Net Control: Tom KE5ICX
Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Back to the Future” (1985)
2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, –
Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247.
Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet”
Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet”
Twitch.tv Search “KE5ICX”
Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag
Tech Net News 02-15-2020
I hope you’re at, or that you just attended, today’s Dallas County SKYWARN class. If you didn’t, you still have more chances…though they may be farther away.
The biggest club news this week is that our popular Lecture and Lab activity is starting back up after taking a break for the holidays. One week from today, on Feburary 22nd, 2020, we’ll be building an internet connected LED Marquee Scroller Clock based on a WeMos D1 Min and a LED matrix panel. It can be configured via WiFi to display/scroll news, local weather, and a lot more. The kit cost will be $10.00, and you should bring your soldering iron and tools, if you can. Don’t have a soldering iron? Don’t have experience? Don’t worry. Almost everyone who attends brings extra tools. Come on out to the Dallas Medical Center at about 10:00 am on the 22nd and have fun!
EMCOM 101 – the Amateur Radio Resource
During a public service event, or an emergency response, a variety of Amateur Radio operator roles will be required, each with a different equipment and experience need. How does an event organizer or an Emergency Manager (EM) specify what equipment and what skills Continue reading
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