This Sunday is the Makeup meeting at 1PM.? VFW post 3115.
The VFW Auxiliary is having a Brunch from 8:30 till Noon.
I am planning on going to the Brunch, and thought about the time between the brunch and the Meeting.. I will probably get there for the Brunch 9:30 to 10am... The remainder of the time, 11am to 1pm;? I will bring with me a couple of things for Show and Tell.
#1. My NanoVNA - antenna analyzer plus. Same one as the RAFFLE 2nd prize for our Dead of Winter Extravaganza.
????? a.? Sweep range out of the box is 50kc to 900Mhz. New Firmware allows additional functions including sweep to 1500Mhz.
????? b. These instruments can do more out of the box for about $55 than a 20 year old MFJ-259B that still sells for $259.
????? c. All though imported and inexpensive they are capable of 70 dB range and 0.5ppm accuracy. This is 1 in 10 million!! Good enough for amateur work.
????? d. Enhancements all ready include USB connection to PC's and Android-iphones, Software allowing you to save and print results.
????? e. Future Enhancements include larger display screen, better battery capacity and? even greater range over 2.5Ghz.
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#2. My SHARK RF Openspot 2. designed and built in Estonia, North-east Europe. It offers Digital hams wireless connectivity to the internet PLUS Cross Digital Mode connectivity. Perhaps the easiest Hot spot to set up. It looks like a PC mouse. All though there are other Hot Spots, and many are less expensive or do it yourself. The OPENSPOT is a favorite of hams around the country. SHARK RF is now offering another newer more full featured OPENSPOT 3 which we can discuss.
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Larry Macionski