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Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association
Community - Communication - Leadership

ANNOUNCEMENTS
as of 16-October-2021

JOTA Oct 15 to 17 2021
JOTA Frequencies CLICK
Membership Renews for 2022
Our EchoLink is RCV only
AED will be acquired for the shack
Next Simplex Exercise 6-NOV 11AM

OCTOBER PRESENTER

Less W2LK on "So Orkney expedition"
Expedition Callsign: VP8PJ
Expedition Website: SORKNEY.COM

SAVE THE DATE

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PLEASE RSVP WITH NUMBER OF GUESTS

EMAIL: radiatorgrille@brara.org

NOV 2021

2 nd 7PM

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CLICK for Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID
865 5255 5294
Passcode
123456

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October
Presenter
Ria Jairam N2RJ TOPIC TBA

2021 JOTA

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Renewals
Oct 1st to March 31

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SHACK IS OPEN

Open to Members and Members with Guest.

Wear a mask inside the Shack
Socially distance
Disinfect hands and surfaces

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

September
Ken Libutti K4KCL
August
Arnold Milstein KD4ASM
Laszlo Patassy K9LAZ
Ruben Perez KM4RBB

Membership Renewals

CLICK for 2022 Dues Payment Gateway

Membership period: Jan 1st to Dec 31 st.
Renewals begin: October 1 st

If you have paid your dues and have NOT received an email confirming payment, or if you have paid your dues and are having trouble logging on to the website, please contact Michael Greenfeld by email k8bq@arrl.net

Member Logon Password Reset

Every so often a member may need to have their password reset. Please email Michael Greenfeld via k8bq@arrl.net and he will work with you to handle your request.

BRARA 2022 Membership

We are looking forward to a year of many projects. Our Member tools are periodically undergoing updates. The Shack has reopened for use. Thank you for your support which is vital to our success.

The renewal window for BRARA's 2022 membership year starts October 1.

See the Membership Renewals link on this page.

MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

The following are some Membership statistics as of 1-October-2021

STATISTICS DESCRIPTION	COUNT
TOTAL MEMBERS	176
FULL MEMBERS	145
FAMILY MEMBERS	23
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS	2
LIFETIME	6
PENDING	3
EXTRA CLASS	96
ADVANCED CLASS	11
GENERAL CLASS	37
TECHNICIAN CLASS	29
NOVICE CLASS	1
RENEWED	157

HAVE A QUESTION???

If you have a technical question why not ask the experts, your fellow BRARA members? The best way to do this is to post it on our groups.io distribution list BRARA@groups.io.

Please remember that you need to send your post using the email account you used when signing up for groups.io. If you are not signed up, then see details below.

GROUPS . IO SUBSCRIPTION REQUEST

If you're not yet subscribed, send an email to
BRARA+owner@groups.io

To send a message to the group, send an email to brara@groups.io

For full information on BRARA's groups.io
go to https://groups.io/g/BRARA

GOOD AND WELFARE

If you know of an amateur or their family dealing with health issues or may have lost someone, please let us know. Robert K K3SUH is our go to person to send a communication in the form of a card to the person or family.

From inception, here are statistics from what Robert has sent:

Condolence cards:	14
Get well cards:	16
Total cards Sent:	30

CLICK HERE to email your details.

AMATEUR EXTRA QUESTION

E5D04 (B)

Why are short connections used at microwave frequencies?
A. To increase neutralizing resistance
B. To reduce phase shift along the connection
C. To increase compensating capacitance
D. To reduce noise figure

E6B04
What type of semiconductor device is designed for use as a voltage-controlled capacitor?
A. Varactor diode
B. Tunnel diode
C. Silicon-controlled rectifier
D. Zener diode

Be well & 73
de N4BRF from The Shack

Good Health to All