Our next WVARA meeting will be held in-person on Wednesday, June 11th, 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 presenter is Clay Couger, N5YJZ.
He will update us on the various ways he has reduced RFI in his shack by using common mode suppression techniques on his antenna’s feed line and on his power supply cable.
Common mode
We will also be talking about the upcoming Field Day that WVARA will set up, as usual, on Mora Hill between June 27 and June 29.
You can read about Field Day at the ARRL web site or witness our set up from 2024 at this link
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!
Upcoming Meetings and Events
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| June 11 | Clay Couger, N5YJZ | Common Mode Suppression |
| June 27-29 | FIELD DAY AT MORA HILL | |
| July/August | No evening Meetings in July or August | |
| August 9 | Annual BBQ at Baylands Park | |
| September 10 | Dave Brown, WR6Z | All Things 900 Mhz |
| October 8 | Vince Bafetti, KB6NTW | Loop on Ground Receiving Antennas |