Thanks for the detailed update, Brian! ?I had to miss the last meeting so I appreciate the news. Hope everyone makes it through with their health and sanity until we meet live again. ?
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On Mar 18, 2020, at 5:55 PM, Brian Donovan <k2as@...> wrote:
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So I missed sending out a newsletter in February, which is OK since there wasn't a whole lot of news.
But I want to thank Harry KF2TV for his fine presentation on the Nano Vector Network Analyzer in February.? He built on his January show-and-tell and came up with a detailed overview of these devices.? He even did some live demos of it in action.
The March meeting was not quite as lively, as only six ventured out facing down the covid-19 and the toilet paper hoarders.? We had a somewhat shorter, but nice meeting nonetheless.
Obviously, the April meeting is not likely to happen.? We will wait a week or two, but I don't see this easing quickly.? In the mean-time, our weekly net meets at 8PM on Thursday evenings on the 145.29 repeater.? Check-in and stay in touch.
Of course Dayton has now been cancelled, and that was scheduled for mid-May.
As for other upcoming meetings, time will tell.? We had hoped to have a presentation on longwave, Dusty KF2CF has been in contact with the presenter, but has not been able to pin down a date yet.? Current events will make it worse.
I was going to throw something together on FT8 for March, but again the timing couldn't have been worse.? Though we have covered it's predecessor JT65 a few years ago, FT8 has gained a tremendous amount of fans.? So many that probably a large number of our
active members are regular users.? But I think there is still value in having it as a topic.
?Fox Hunt
As of last Thursday, it was scheduled for May 2.? Drumlins ARC, and SIARC were going to be involved.? Again, stay tuned if it needs to be postponed.
Field Day
?Still on?schedule.? ARES will be helping out again.? Still
at Webster Rec.
E-Mail List
The old Yahoogroups email list has been shutdown.? So that's that.?? Here is info on the new one:
Group Email Addresses
Club Treasury
There have been no significant changes to the treasury in the past month.? Details are in the Members section of the website.
I have received the DR2X from Yaesu.? I will likely get it swapped out with the old machine in the next two weeks.? You won't notice much difference, but initially I will have some voice announcements about nets and meetings/events in FM analog mode.
Sunday evenings at 8PM the repeater is usually linked up for the Southern Tier Fusion Net.? Digital only.? If you have a fusion radio, check-in and say hi.
?Club History Moment
?Paul, N2PB during our Fox Hunt from 1997.
April
?Tentatively?scheduled
for? April 9.? Stay tuned.
New Members
?I don't believe we have had any new members in the past two months.
73,
K2AS
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