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Re: FDIM Thursday Dinner
开云体育Downtown Fairborn has many places to eat. NO crowds. I like? Giovanni’s. Had homemade Italian.?Ed AB8DF
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Re: FDIM Thursday Dinner
Texas Road House is in the center next door On Mon, Feb 17, 2025, 6:46?PM Ron Eike via <ron.eike2=[email protected]> wrote: Last year at FDIM I went to the bar at the hotel to get supper. There was only one waitress on duty, and after a 30 or more minute wait, I left for MacDonalds. There must be other places nearby. Does anyone have a suggestion? |
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Flying Pigs Walk for the Bacon Sprint This week!
开云体育Walk for the Bacon is a slow code sprint, speed limit is 13WPM max.? Please QRS if asked.20m WFTB runs on the third Wednesday and Thursday of every month. The Wednesday night sprint begins at 00:00Z Wednesday evening for 1 hour from 00:00Z to 01:00Z, then it continues Thursday night from 02:00Z to 03:00Z. All logging is done on the autologger. Evening of Wednesday February 19th at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. Evening of Thursday February 20th at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. WFTB Autologger is at: de KB9BVN Brian FP -57 -- 72 de KB9BVN |
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Re: Speaking of the MMM
Ed Thanks a million!? Please send it to editor@... I think this is a cool event hosted by the Michigan QRP Club. 73 On Mon, Feb 17, 2025, 12:13?PM Ed AB8DF via <ekwik=[email protected]> wrote:
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Speaking of the MMM
开云体育I would like to do an article on the Michigan Mity Mite for the QRP Quarterly, but unfortunately I will not be able to attend FDIM.So, could you guys send me pictures of the MMM's that were there, and who their builder is?? I can include those in the article. Thanks! de KB9BVN Brian Murrey -- 72 de KB9BVN |
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Re: Michigan Mighty Mite
A terminal strip - very old school. Using an analog meter to test it is karmically correct. Very nice build, not ugly at all. On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 4:31?PM Brian N4TRB via <brpjournalist=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: What is the Michigan Mighty Mite revival?
开云体育Hi Doug,QRP-ARCI has this PDF available. 73 de KB9BVN Brian Murrey On 2/17/2025 1:08 AM, Doug Hendricks
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Re: Michigan Mighty Mite
Hi Brian, I don't know what's typical.? I'm using a 2N2222A FWIW.? I thought about putting in a transistor socket and trying every NPN transistor in my junk box.? Unfortunately, I'm lazy... bp On Sun, Feb 16, 2025 at 4:25?PM Brian KB9BVN via <kb9bvn=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Michigan Mighty Mite
开云体育WoW!? That's a great looking MMM!?Nice job.? Is 400mw typical?? I think my last one was maybe 320mw on 40m. de KB9BVN Brian On 2/16/2025 4:17 PM, Brian N4TRB via
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Michigan Mighty Mite
I've accepted the challenge.? Here's my contribution to the MMM Revival. I'm not sure if this falls into the cute or the ugly category & glad it doesn't matter.? But that heat sink is definitely cute.? And the WW2 vintage FT-243 crystal is likely unique.? With 12 volts it's giving 0.4 watts.? I am very curious as to how that will compare with the dozens, maybe hundreds, of MMM rigs that show up at FDIM for the revival.? I'll bring a few QSL cards in the hope of making some MMM to MMM?contacts.?? This was fun. 73, Brian Brian R. Page, N4TRB Threads:? +1.678.427.1719 |
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FDIM Update
开云体育I have updated the registration list as of 2/15/25. Also we need to remind everyone that the block of rooms we had reserved for FDIM have sold out.? If you want to stay at the Fairborn Holdiay Inn (FDIM Central) you can call them periodically and see if they have had any cancellations.? Also a reminder, if you are participating in the TTL Transmitter Challenge, and need a kit, contact Rex Harper on the website to get yours ordered.? While there, be sure to check out all the cool kits Rex has available now.? FDIM is T minus 90 days and counting down!Many thanks to our prize sponsors! Also while at FDIM, why not take a few pictures and write a few lines about your experience and send it off to Mike Malone KD5KXF so he can include your write up in the July QRP Quarterly? Send articles to:? editor@... 73 de KB9BVN Brian Murrey QRP ARCI Volunteer -- 72 de KB9BVN |
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FDIM Hotel Rooms are Sold Out
开云体育Forward from David Cripe NM0S, President QRP-ARCIJust received word from the Holiday Inn that our block of rooms
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We recommend that anyone wishing to stay at the Holiday in for FDIM to check with them periodically in the chance there may be a cancellation that might free up a room. NM0S Electronics?
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MI QRP Weekly Zoom Chat
开云体育We had ten folks join the MI QRP Zoom Chat on 13 February. Please join us Thursday February 20 (and every Thursday) at 4PM Eastern for the Michigan QRP Club weekly QRP Chat where the main topics will be QRP and other ham interests. New hams are encouraged to participate and ask questions. It's fun, it's easy, and it's free. You only need a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet that can connect to the Internet. OR if you can't be close to any of those you can join by audio with any standard phone. Just follow the directions below. No software needs be loaded or installed. Anyone can join and non members are welcome. Details are here: The topic for Thursday, 20 February will be Stuart M0SGV leading a discussion on a prisoner of war radio. Pete WK8S Ed AB8DF Ernie W3ETE Tom WW8LA Casey KC9IH Larry AC8YE Rick K8BMA Dave N8SBE Stuart M0SGV Yvon AE7YD Pete asked the question. What do you want out of the these zoom meetings? Dave wants to know what is on everybody’s work bench? What is everybody is doing with their radios? What radios we are we all are using? Larry wants to know about equipment and building techniques. Tom wanted to know how to join the group. He is half a builder and half an operator. He enjoys the group interactions. Rick is a? QRPer. He is interested in finding out what other people are doing. He likes knowing what is new in the qrp world and the group seems to know. Stuart wants to know about the various kits that are around. He does some home brew and experiments. Yvon enjoy the group interactions. He wants more discussions on portable operations not just POTA. Ernie enjoys the interactions. He always comes away with something new to investigate. The group has an extensive knowledge base. Casey wants to know what is everyone else is doing. He appreciates discussions on different types of radios. He would like to see more formal presentations. Dave made the observation that just random chatting is not a good in the long term. It gets repetative and folks loose interest and stop showing up. He would like to see more focus on digital stuff. He suggested recording the Zoom chats and then creating a Youtube channel to allow folks to be able to watch in non real time. Everyone thought it was a great idea. Need someone to do it. Ed thought that having two different zoom meetings one technical and one social. Perhaps a Saturday morning coffee clutch Zoom meeting in addition to the Thursday Zoom chat. The agenda for the 20 February Zoom chat will Be:
During the open forum anyone can take the floor. We will go one by one until all have had a chance to have the floor. Files, pictures and presentations can be shared if you have any. Please try to stay muted when someone has the floor. Thanks Ed AB8DF |
Buck K4IA
Brian KB9BVN
Shirley Dulcey KE1L
Brian N4TRB
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