BRINGING SOMETHING FOR SHOW AND TELL IS ENCOURAGED
REMEMBER THIS IS A GOOD PLACE THAT YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS
ALL HAMS AND WANNBES QRP or QRO ARE WELCOME.
- Jacks coffee shop # 2
- Corner of East Sixth street and Wells
- 11:00 hundred – 11:00 A. M.
Next meet 17 December 2024
THERE ARE NO DUES, OFFICERS, OR RULES, AND NO PROBLEMS
ANNOUCEMENTS
RENO QRP GROUP MEETING 11/15/2024
Location at Jack’s Café #2 at Sixth St. & N Wells
The meetings are held in the back room.
Today there were 16 members present.
Jim W6US, Chuck WD6CHC, Bill NN7K, Phil AE7WE, Craig AE7I, Bob D W7VD, Gregg KC7NXL, Jacob KC7WXD, Voz KB7VT, Dave K7DAJ, Dudley K6ATY, Tom KE7AVZ, Derek W7DLZ, Chris AF7MP, Ray W7TAP, Ed WD7Y.
This list included two members Bob D W7VD, and Dudley K6ATY.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEXT NET SESSION WILL BE ON
THURSDAY December 12, 2024
AT 11:00 AM AT 7.045 MHz
Winter Field Day January 25 & 26 2015 Starts at 8AM on the 25th until 2 PM on the 26th 30 hrs. CW, SSB, and Digital. Class Home, Indoor, Outdoor, or Mobile. Full details at winter field day.
Jim W6US reported on the NV QSO Party
The Nevada QSO Party is held the 2nd weekend in October with Nevada stations working the world, and out of state stations trying to work the 17 Nevada counties on the different bands and modes. Craig AE7I was the High Nevada Low Power CW score with 376 contacts for 200,910 points. There were 22 Nevada stations that turned in logs, and 191 total logs for the entire contest. Full results will be posted in a couple of weeks at nvqso.com
Ray W7TAP reported about driving distractedly holding a mike in your hand you may be pulled over.
Club Meeting report
Between 12/21/2021 to 10/15/24
There were 34 Reno QRP Group meetings.
Total attendance for that period-of-time was 455 members.
455/34= 13 attendance runs about 13 members at the meetings.
The highest count for a meeting was 22 members the lowest 9 members.
This shows that the Group is in good shape with the possibly for future expansion.
Sadly, in that period we lost two members becoming SK’s.
Toney KC7YPP and Ed KG7LYG their attendance has been missed.
At our meetings you can count on good conversation.
New people that have questions will find answers here.
Members are encouraged to get on the air at home and in the field.
Occasionally we have a speaker that will share information on many different subjects.
Show and tell is always encouraged.
Members List was handed out.
One correction Derek W7DLZ e-mail w7dlz@snars.org
SHOW AND TELL
Tom KE7ATY brought in an old transceiver
Mostly solid state 8 channel crystal controlled AM transceiver. Crystals in it are for 4650 Khz and 4850 Khz Rapid heating DC filament driver and output tubes. Good for maybe 20 watts out. Powered by 12 volt battery.
Outputs for twin line and coax antennas.
Used in Canada by field geophysical companies for seismic and electromagnetic surveys.
Portable. For those day that meant someone put handles on it…
The next Reno QRP Group will be held on Tuesday DECEMBER 17, 2024, In the back Meeting Room at Jacks #2 on Wells and 6th St. at 11:00 AM
Watch for meeting announcement/reminder to be posted later.
Also check out the clubs WEB page w7fst.com
Ed/WD7Y
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Watch for meeting announcement/reminder to be posted later.
Ed/WD7Y