Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association Community - Communication - Leadership
ANNOUNCEMENTS as of 2-April-2022
Have you Renewed?
Stations working normally
Next BOD meeting 13-APR 6pm
Have you watched our videos?
New PCs at stations 4 and 6
Have you seen OP Details?
Satellite Project: ON-HOLD
30-April Spring Radiator Grille
Mask Optional at Shack
The BRARA Board approved the following: "Alter the mask policy at the Shack to make masks optional at the individual's discretion"
2022 SUMMER FIELD DAY
The BRARA Board asked for volunteers to coordinate the 2022 Summer Field Day.
Since there were none, and the event has different rules than WFD, the board decided to look into how the event could be handled from the shack. Please watch for updates. If you would like to step in and be the coordinator, please let any board member know.
In ham lingo, an unmarried female ham is known as a "YL" which stands for "young lady". Once she becomes married, what is she called?
Your options:
1. XYL-Ex Young Lady
2. YLNM-Young Lady No More
3. RM-Radio Mrs
4. OL-Old Lady
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
Thanks to the Board of Directors, our new AED has arrived and installed at the shack. We are hoping Jeff.S K4BH will give us all a brief overview.
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 are a BRARA member and 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 are a BRARA member and 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
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 are the distinguishing features of an elliptical filter?
A. Gradual passband rolloff with minimal stop band ripple
B. Extremely flat response over its pass band with gradually rounded stop band corners
C. Extremely sharp cutoff with one or more notches in the stop band
D. Gradual passband rolloff with extreme stop band ripple
E4D11
Why are odd-order intermodulation products, created within a receiver, of particular interest compared to other products?
A. Odd-order products of two signals in the band of interest are also likely to be within the band
B. Odd-order products overload the IF filters
C. Odd-order products are an indication of poor image rejection
D. Odd-order intermodulation produces three products for every input signal within the band of interest
TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: XYL-Ex Young Lady
Again, dating back to the Morse code abbreviations the terms YL and XYL have stuck. You might hear a ham comment that he is "getting ready to take the XYL out to dinner." All guy hams are referred to as "OM", Old Man!
Be well 73 de N4BRF from The Shack
Good Health to All
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