{"id":2129,"date":"2024-06-03T17:34:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T00:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2024-06-03T17:36:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T00:36:41","slug":"june-12-membership-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvara.org\/wordpress\/2024\/06\/03\/june-12-membership-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"June 12 Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

This month\u2019s meeting will be a double-header. <\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Ed Fong, WB6IQN, will tell us about the latest original idea in ham radio \u2014 the ultra compact, all-mode portable HF transceiver:  the uSDX+ .  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. After Ed\u2019s presentation, we\u2019ll finalize our WVARA\u2019s plans for Field Day on Mora Hill, which in case you haven\u2019t heard is June 21-23. If you haven\u2019t done so already, feel free to fill out our on-line participant survey so that we can include you in our Field Day plans.  
    Here\u2019s the URL:  https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/NB28TGZ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    Here are some details about Ed\u2019s presentation:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The uSDX+ is a software-defined transceiver based on the Silabs synthesizer chip and the Atmel ATMEGA 328P  FPGA.  The entire radio including the 4000mAh Lion battery is only 1 lb 2 oz.  The radio can operate all weekend with a single charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n