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Because of Valentine\u2019s Day, WVARA\u2019s February meeting will be held a week early on Wednesday, February 7.  As usual we will be 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 beginning 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.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this month\u2019s meeting Dr Richard G Ranson, G3ZTB,  will speak on the care and feeding of your nanoVNA.  The advent of devices like the NanoVNA brings new measurement capabilities within the budget of amateur radio enthusiasts.   This talk focuses on a non-mathematical understanding of calibration and the practical aspects of making measurements, tips on how to improve them and getting the most out of your device. The nanoVNA is much more than an antenna analyser and a valuable addition to any shack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Ranson has been a licensed radio amateur since being a schoolboy. It led him to a BSc and Phd in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Leeds, and over 40 years in the RF and microwave electronics industry in the UK and USA. He has specialised in various types of receiver system, but never lost interest in the technical challenges of HF radio. His current interests are on high dynamic range SDR radios and the Raspberry Pi computing platform.  He is a life fellow of the IEEE and a retired fellow of the IET in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note:
\u2022 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.
\u2022 The Red Cross locks the main entrance at 7pm sharp, so please come early in order to get access to the building.  
\u2022 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 my cellphone:  408-636-6172.
\u2022 The meeting will be in-person only and not streamed via Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, several of us meet nearby for dinner prior to the meeting at 5:30pm at Dish-N-Dash (2551 N. 1st St. San Jose):  https:\/\/dishdash.com<\/a> .   Feel free to join us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73,
Jim, K6EI
WVARA Vice President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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