Our next WVARA meeting will be held in-person on Wednesday, September 11, in Meeting Room 3 at the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, 2731 N. First Street at Plumeria Drive (southwest corner) in San Jose. Social time begins around 6:45pm, with the meeting commencing at 7pm. If you haven’t been to the Red Cross in a while, “talk-in” is usually available on the Association’s repeaters. Best choice would be 2m/220.
This month’s meeting presentation is all about Digital Signal Processing by Jeff Kabel, AA6XA. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is everywhere in modern communications systems. Jeff’s presentation will give a qualitative introduction to DSP. We’ll cover basic DSP concepts and some simple examples. DSP can be very math heavy but Jeff’s presentation will not involve any difficult math. The goal is to give you a feel for how DSP works and some of the ways it is important to wireless communications.
Jeff got his license when he was 14 and in middle school. He upgraded to Extra a few years later in high school then went off to college to become an electrical engineer. After taking a break from ham radio for a few years he got back into the hobby after moving to California. Jeff is an avid SOTA activator, and his activations can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/@hambitious. He also enjoys homebrewing, VHF+ contests, and CW contests.
BTW, several of us meet nearby for dinner prior to the meeting at 5:30pm at Disn-N-Dash (2551 N. 1st St. San Jose): https://dishdash.com . Feel free to join us.
Three things to remember:
• Since the west side entrance to the Red Cross Building is always locked, we recommend entering the Red Cross Building through the main entrance situated on the north side of the building.
• The Red Cross locks the main entrance at 7pm sharp, so please come early in order to get access to the building.
• Since Meeting Room 3 is about 100 feet from any entrance, any late comers who knock on an outside door won’t be heard from our meeting room. So please try to arrive early! If you need help getting in the door, you can call my cellphone: 408-636-6172.
Jim, K6EI
WVARA Vice President