{"id":1752,"date":"2016-11-26T21:57:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-27T05:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.k6bj.org\/?p=1752"},"modified":"2017-01-01T09:46:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-01T17:46:10","slug":"cake-session-nov-26-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k6bj.org\/wordpress\/archives\/1752","title":{"rendered":"CAKE Session Nov. 26, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>\"Notes<\/h4>\n

CAKE  session November 26 2016<\/h4>\n

It was a pleasure to meet  John N6QX (our new Club Treasurer) for the
\nfirst time and to have Eric  WA6HHQ with us. The other regulars taking
\npart were Glen KG0T, Don K6GHA John N5HPB and your scribe Ron W6WO<\/p>\n

Our multiple conversations certainly brightened up an otherwise gloomy
\nmorning. There was quite a lengthy discussion on portable and mobile
\noperation and clearly we have some serious expertise (technical and
\noperational) in Eric, Don and Glen.<\/p>\n

Cap shared news about some recent antenna projects at the N6IJ station in
\nFt Ord.  Ron recalled some heroic tower and antenna efforts by Eric and
\nBob K6XX several years ago and recalled his efforts to set up a 6ft dish
\nfor communications with the ill-fated AO40 bird. We could consider a CAKE
\nfield trip to N6IJ in the New Year<\/p>\n

The exhibit today was Ron’s nearly completed QRPLabs Ultimate 3S WSPR
\n\/QRSS beacon kit. For low cost fun and experience this kit would be hard
\nto beat. The small stacked boards rely on Nylon connectors of 3mm diameter
\nwhich are hard to find locally so it is important not to loose any during
\nconstruction. John (N5HPB) is waiting to receive his kit and is a mine of
\ninformation on finding scarce parts locally. The challenge question was to
\nlocate the tiny power transistor on Ron’s board.<\/p>\n

 While this kit uses through hole components the board space is very
\ncramped and Ron expressed delight to discover a soldering iron tip of 0.6
\nmm diameter.
\nThe noise output of 3 terminal linear regulators surfaced briefly and in a
\nseparate conversation  with Tom KW6S Ron learned this had been covered
\nat-length by Bob Pease (sadly SK) and is something for us to discuss in
\nthe future.<\/p>\n

I wish to take this opportunity to thank you all for contributing your
\nknowledge and sharing the fun of ham radio at these sessions and to wish
\nall the very best for the Christmas season and in the New Year.  I will be
\naway from the area for the remainder of 2016 and note that the next CAKE
\nmeeting for me will be January 14th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CAKE  session November 26 2016 It was a pleasure to meet  John N6QX (our new Club Treasurer) for the first time and to have Eric  WA6HHQ with us. The other regulars taking part were Glen KG0T, Don K6GHA John N5HPB …<\/p>\n

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