ANNOUNCEMENTS
as of 7-May-2022
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- Analog Nets add DMR TG-311037
- Radiator Grille RESCHEDULED
- Stations working normally
- Next BOD meeting 11-MAY 6pm
- Satellite Project: ON-HOLD
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RADIATOR GRILLE RESCHEDULED
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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.
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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
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The BRARA Board asked for volunteers to coordinate the 2022 Summer Field Day.
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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.
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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.
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| The April exercise was well attended. Please view the AAR and the next exercise on June 4th 2022 at 11am. |
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TRIVIA QUESTION
SCROLL DOWN FOR ANSWER
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What is Dr. Owen K. Garriott (Amateur Callsign: W5LFL) famous for?
1. He lost his life while monitoring Mount St. Helens during its eruption.
2. He was the first Amateur Operator (HAM) to operate from space.
3. He used Amateur Radio (HAM) to organize disaster relief following the Earthquake in Haiti.
4. He made the first trans-pacific contact using Amateur (HAM) radio.
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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
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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.
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April
N4DOV David Alperstein WELCOME
KO4ZOL William Milus
NX4N Chris Blake
WA1KDS Michael Sherman
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
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Member Logon Password Reset
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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.
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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.
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GROUPS. IO SUBSCRIPTION REQUEST
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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:
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16 |
| Get well cards: |
16 |
| Total cards Sent: |
32 |
CLICK HERE to email your details.
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E6D08 (B)
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
E6A08
What term indicates the frequency at which the grounded-base current gain of a transistor has decreased to 0.7 of the gain obtainable at 1 kHz?
A. Corner frequency
B. Alpha rejection frequency
C. Beta cutoff frequency
D. Alpha cutoff frequency
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Answer: He was the first Amateur Operator (HAM) to operate from space.
Dr. Owen Garriott (PhD) has flown on Skylab-3, spending 60 days (a record at the time, doubling the previous record) in space in 1973. His next space mission was aboard Spacelab-1 for 10 days in 1983. During this mission (STS-9) Dr. Garriott, an amateur radio operator for over 40 years, was the first astronaut to take a ham radio into space.
Garriott said. "In my spare time only, I managed to hold up an antenna to the window and to talk to amateurs on Earth."
Since that time, Amateur radio has been included on almost every American spaceflight, and is currently in use on the International Space Station.
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Be well 73
de N4BRF from The Shack
 Good Health to All |
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