Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club

Category: Education

  • Rich K3VAT’s Quiz Questions

    Rich K3VAT’s Quiz Questions

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    Elizabeth W4EHC
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    Rich Kennedy K3VAT gave an excellent presentation at the November 19, 2020 club meeting—the first of a four-part series on “Radio, Transmission Line, and Antenna: Some Basics.” He covered the basic components of a radio, the various types of coaxial cable,  and described the characteristics of a simple dipole antenna. He encouraged us to try…

  • All About Baluns

    All About Baluns

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    Elizabeth W4EHC
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    Thanks again to Roger Steyaert K7RXV who found these excellent articles about baluns and got permission from Roy W. Lewallen W7EL to share them on this site. Understanding the basic information in these articles will help you understand some of the technical presentations we’ve got coming up in future club meetings. If you have any…

  • SWR – The Persistent Myth

    SWR – The Persistent Myth

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    Elizabeth W4EHC
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    zs6wr.co.za/documents/SWR.pdf This PDF is a very good explanation of SWR. Club member Roger Steyaert K7RXV got permission from its author, John Fielding ZS5JF, to put a link to it on our web page. http://zs6wr.co.za/documents/SWR.pdf If you have issues accessing this document, ZS6WR is the club call for an amateur radio club in South Africa. You…

  • Two Auspicious Signs for a DX’er

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    Rich – K3VAT
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    Lately, there have been two auspicious signs pointing towards better HF conditions and the beginning of the Top Band Season (160M).  First, we are benefitting from a large cluster of fairly strong sunspots, something not seen for several years, that has enabled a huge increase in the number of stations on the upper HF bands,…

  • Learn Morse Code Online

    Learn Morse Code Online

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    Elizabeth W4EHC
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    We try to share educational opportunities when they come our way. Here’s an interesting one for youth and adults alike who are interested in learning Morse Code. This was sent to our club Secretary: If there is an interest in learning Morse code – I’m emailing you to encourage your students (and if interested, YOU)…

  • Network Analyzers 9/17/20

    Network Analyzers 9/17/20

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    Elizabeth W4EHC
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    At the regular SVARC club Zoom meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 7:30 pm, club member Roger Steyaert K7RXV made a presentation on the topic of network analyzers. These can be used to measure antenna or coax parameters such as SWR, impedance, and loss. They can also be used to characterize and tune filters.…