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Our next WVARA meeting will be held in-person on Wednesday, April 12, 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.   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.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BTW, several of us meet for dinner prior to the meeting at 5:40pm nearby at Disn-N-Dash (2551 N. 1st St. San Jose):  https:\/\/dishdash.com<\/a> . Feel free to join us.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a0Kristen McIntyre, K6WX<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

This month’s speaker will be Kristen McIntyre, K6WX, who will discuss\u00a0\u201cA Wire in the Air: What Matters Most\u201d. \u00a0The magic of radio happens when we couple RF into the fabric of\u00a0spacetime.\u00a0We do that with an antenna.\u00a0These devices are simultaneously\u00a0simple and complex.\u00a0It\u2019s easy to get lost in the theory or fooled by the latest anecdote.\u00a0Let\u2019s look at what\u2019s important in antenna choice and design.\u00a0There are things that matter more than others, and it\u2019s never perfect.\u00a0And a bit of theory will guide us.\u00a0Radiation resistance, loss, pattern\u00a0gain, terrain, polarization, coupling, loading\u00a0–\u00a0they all play a role.\u00a0Join us\u00a0to find out what happens and what matters when we put a wire in\u00a0the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social time will begin at 6:45pm, with greetings and club business at 7pm followed by Kristen’s presentation. \u00a0\u00a0Kristen has been interested in radio since she was about 5 years old. \u00a0She started in Amateur Radio in 1979 getting her ticket while at MIT. \u00a0Kristen has worked\u00a0in many diverse areas from analog circuit design to image processing to starting and running an ISP. \u00a0She is currently working at Apple in Core Networking, and\u00a0spent many years at Sun Microsystems Laboratories where she was researching robustness and emergent properties of large distributed computer systems.\u00a0\u00a0She is a long time denizen of Silicon Valley and has worked at or consulted for many of the usual suspects. \u00a0Kristen is an active ham and loves to chase DX on\u00a0HF with her Elecraft K2 which she built while visiting her mother in Florida. \u00a0She is ARRL Pacific Division Director, president of the Palo Alto Amateur\u00a0Radio Assoc., the Q&A columnist for Nuts and Volts magazine, and is active in many local clubs. \u00a0Kristen was recently inducted into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall\u00a0of Fame.
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Three\u00a0things to remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. 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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Red Cross locks the main entrance at 7pm sharp, so please come early in order to get access to the building.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. We will be in Meeting Room 3 — about 100 feet from any entrance.  As a result, late comers who knock on an outside door won\u2019t be heard from our meeting room.  If you need help getting in the door, you can call Tim, KN6FGH, at 408-929-9311.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Although we will be meeting in person, Kristen’s presentation will also be streamed via Zoom. \u00a0Zoom instructions will be sent via WVARA reflector and\u00a0can likewise be obtained by contacting K6EI \u2014 his email is available via QRZ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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