Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association Community - Communication - Leadership
ANNOUNCEMENTS as of 4-December-2021
Membership Renews OPEN
New DMR TOPICS?
Hello EchoLink - OFFLINE
AED - soon, very soon
DECEMBER
Due to time constraints and everyone's personal schedules, the Board agreed to not have a holiday party and to not have a December Meeting.
The Board has not defined any plans for 2022 Winter Field Day plans. Please be watching for updates.
TRIVIA QUESTION
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Gerson Strassberg, WA2JXX invented this item which no self-respecting geek would have been without. Now, you could probably only find one on e-bay. What is it?
November
N2WS Wally Shapiro
KY4AMP Anthony Potts
WB2MKX Jay Nearnberg October
WB2MJH Len Crispino
KA2VRU Rita Russo
KM4UJP Jonathan Goodson
KJ4QVS Shawn Major
W4SBH Shawn Hoffman
KO4FBU Barry Gardner
KO4TEQ Elise Gotay
Membership Renewals
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 Henry Seidner WA2ROA by email hseidner@me.com
Member Logon Password Reset
Every so often a member may need to have their password reset. Please email Henry Seidner WA2ROA via hseidner@me.comand he will work with you to handle your request.
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.
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:
What is the power factor of an RL circuit having a 30-degree phase angle between the voltage and the current?
A. 1.73
B. 0.5 C. 0.866
D. 0.577
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Which of the following is an aspect of the piezoelectric effect?
A. Mechanical deformation of material by the application of a voltage
B. Mechanical deformation of material by the application of a magnetic field
C. Generation of electrical energy in the presence of light
D. Increased conductivity in the presence of light
TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: Plastic Pocket Protector
It was designed to slip into your shirt pocket and hold your ink pens. Geek fashion dictated that you not only have a plastic pocket protector, but also have multiple pens tucked into it.
Good Health to All