Newsletter
Click here for a copy of our latest monthly newsletter, SquakBox, in PDF format.
Come to a meeting and signup and we'll give you a complimentary paper copy.
Contact Us
president@w7bi.com
webmaster@w7bi.com
editor@w7bi.com
elmer@w7bi.com
Electronics
As a service to the community, we can offer our opinion on what your old electronics or ham radio equipment might be worth. If you have leftover or unused ham radio gear, we may be able to help provide advice on its value, and possibly remove equipment or sell things off, and we gratefully accept donations of surplus electronics. Contact a club volunteer to get started.
2020 HAM Classes Cancelled
We had classes planned for the first two Saturdays in May, and the first two Saturdays in December. These were cancelled by order of the Police Chief. When restrictions relax, we will try reschedule. Watch this space.
Emergency Communications
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March Club Meeting
In January, the club decided to set aside the last meeting of each quarter for a Round Table. Go around the club membership, report successes and problems to solve. These are also Elmer sessions: learn from other members. Local examples: new equipment, testing results, new adventures worth reporting.
Since we will not be meeting in person, we will not be meeting for dinner in advance.
Calendar
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Last Meeting
Mihai Manolache, W4MHI, gave a presentation on Antenna Rotors. These are based on a microcontroller, which in turn drives stepper motors. This are useful for rotation and for pointing to the sky for satellite access.Mihai also announced that there is a local team using WinLink for communications. We decided to present the details at the April meeting.
Tentative plans for future meetings:
March: Round Table
April: WinLink implementation
May: Microcontrollers
June: Round Table, and Field Day preparation
July: Old Radios
August: Programmable Gate Arrays
September: Round Table
See SquakBox for details.
Email Reflector
Read what's happening on our email reflector at groups.google.com/group/issaquah-arc. Members, guests, and anyone interested can join our group!
Issaquah VHF Beacons
IARC was a contributor to the Issaquah beacon project, a set of low-power transmitters on 144, 220 and 432 MHz. As of October 2014, the beacon hardware is running on the west side of Tiger Mountain at about 850 feet ASL on 144.299, 222.050 and 432.301 MHz. Read about the original equipment before the move here.
Membership
Open to any person, regardless of age, sex, race or religion, who is interested in any aspect of Amateur Radio.
"Regular" membership is for those holding a valid Amateur Radio license issued or recognized by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission; and "Associate" membership is for those who do not hold such an Amateur Radio License. Dues: $15/year. Pay in person when we have in person meetings. Also, try PayPal, to KI7TTX@arrl.net.
Membership is free for those under 19 years of age.
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