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Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association
Community - Communication - Leadership

ANNOUNCEMENTS
as of 30-April-2022

Army MARS Exercise 3 to 7 May
Analog Nets add DMR TG-311037
Radiator Grille RESCHEDULED
Stations working normally
Next BOD meeting 11-MAY 6pm
Satellite Project: ON-HOLD

RADIATOR GRILLE RESCHEDULED

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MAY 2022

3rd

Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID
865 5255 5294
Passcode
123456

May
Presenter
Rick Rosen K1DS
"EME You can do it too"

Member Renew

Renewals
Oct 1st to March 31

OP Details

NET NEWS

When the Voice Com and Breakfast Net are active, the DMR TG-311037 will also be used to check in stations. This will help stations who are having difficulty hitting the 145.29 analog machine. The following are the details for these two nets.

USE ANALOG AND DMR TO CHECK IN
BRARA 145.29- PL110.9
BRARA DMR TG-311037
BRARA 442.875+ CC-1 TS-2
GCARA 443.350+ CC-11 TS-1
Wellington ARA 145.19- CC-2 TS-1

ARMY MARS 22-2 EXERCISE

AMARS 22-2 Exercise

3-May to 7-May
60M CH-1 5330.5 mHz
1000PM AND 1200PM

CLICK FOR WWV BROADCAST

CLICK FOR EXERCISE DETAILS

PAGE 12: 60 Meters Protocol
PAGE 14: DOD COMEX 22-2 Amateur/AUXCOMM Interface

Amateurs may monitor for MARS stations using their amateur callsign to request such status reports as road conditions, weather, or a variety of info.

There are scheduled nets on 60M at 10pm and 12pm noon of these days. Please note 60M during the day is tough band to operate and is better at night.

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.

GCARA Amateur Radio Test Session

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The Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association holds a test session on May 14, 2022. The session will start promptly at 10:30 am. If you would like to participate, RSVP using the above "Testing Details" button, it allows us to prepare the necessary paperwork in advance. Walk-ins are also welcome.

SIMPLEX EXERCISE TODAY

MAY SIMPLEX EXERCISE

The April exercise was well attended. Please view the AAR and the next exercise on May 7th 2022 at 11am.

APRIL AFTER ACTION REPORT (AAR)

TRIVIA QUESTION
SCROLL DOWN FOR ANSWER

What do the Amateur Radio Stations NA1SS and RS0ISS have in common?

They made the first contact between Russian and the United States
They are both located on the International Space Station
They are both owned by Steven Spielberg
They are located at the geographic North and South poles, respectively.

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.

WATCH VIDEO

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

April
KO4ZOL William Milus WELCOME
NX4N Chris Blake WELCOME
WA1KDS Michael Sherman WELCOME
March
KM4IQC Simon Sapot
KC3JFN Diane Black
K3RZB Stuart Gallant
February
KO4DVN Dan Stockdale, Sr
WV2C Tony Vella
KI4C Ray de la Rivaherrera
January
N2EAR Daniel Riley
W2SI Ed Janeczek
KB4JOG Dennis Reilly
W6MGV Marc Verdi
KB4QWM Paul Edhlund
December
N2QFT Joanne Cummings
KD2DXQ Dick Cummings
KO4VGC Nancie Serphos
K4RED Steven Serphos
KA2HTV David Borenstein
W6HDG Howard Groveman
ASSOC Robert Brozost
November
N2WS Wally Shapiro
KY4AMP Anthony Potts
WB2MKX Jay Nearnberg
October
KO4TZK Andrew Auster
ASSOC Carolina Auster
KM4DWC Steven Kilburn
WB2MJH Len Crispino
KA2VRU Rita Russo
KM4UJP Jonathan Goodson
KJ4QVS Shawn Major
W4SBH Shawn Hoffman
KO4FBU Barry Gardner
KO4TEQ Elise Gotay

Member Logon Password Reset

Every so often a member may need to have their password reset. Please email Henry Seidner WA2ROA via hseidner@me.com and 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

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:	16
Get well cards:	16
Total cards Sent:	32

CLICK HERE to email your details.

AMATEUR EXTRA QUESTION

E9B05 (A)

What type of antenna pattern is shown in Figure E9-2?
A. Elevation
B. Azimuth
C. Radiation resistance
D. Polarization

E6D08
What is one reason for using powdered-iron cores rather than ferrite cores in an inductor?
A. Powdered-iron cores generally have greater initial permeability
B. Powdered-iron cores generally maintain their characteristics at higher currents
C. Powdered-iron cores generally require fewer turns to produce a given inductance
D. Powdered-iron cores use smaller diameter wire for the same inductance

TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: They are both located on the International Space Station.

Amateur Callsigns in use on the International Space Station include NA1SS, RS0ISS, RZ3DZR, DP0ISS, and OR4ISS.
Reference: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/

Be well 73
de N4BRF from The Shack

Good Health to All