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* Smoke or no smoke? Will running a KW through some RG58 coax with a 3:1 SWR create smoke? | * Smoke or no smoke? Will running a KW through some RG58 coax with a 3:1 SWR create smoke? | ||
* July - No Meeting, due to [[http:// | * July - No Meeting, due to [[http:// | ||
- | | + | * August 4th: WTØDX -- Bill Thomas will give a presentation on {{ : |
- | * September 1st | + | |
+ | * The topic for the meeting will be Smith charts. The plan is to create a crude Smith chart using our basic knowledge of transmission lines to understand how the chart works. Then using real charts and software solve problems. Finally, test the solutions using a vector network analyzer. The process should give us a better understanding of what goes on in the complex world of transmission lines. | ||
+ | * Smoke or No Smoke: To improve the efficiency of a magnetic loop antenna the diameter of the tubbing use to make the loop is doubled. The capacitor for the original antenna was just adequate. Smoke or no smoke? | ||
* October 6th | * October 6th | ||
* November 3rd: [[techfests|Fall Techfest]] | * November 3rd: [[techfests|Fall Techfest]] | ||
* December 1st: Holiday Lunch | * December 1st: Holiday Lunch |