CSVHFC 2012 add.

Couple of pictures from the CSVHF Conference in Cedar Rapids:

Ron KO0Z introduced new member of his family .. this is K9DOG

73 Herbert
AF4JF

CSVHFS CONFERENCE 2012 CEDAR RAPIDS

SLAMS was represented at the recent Central States VHF Society Conference held over July 26-29 in Cedar Rapids, IA.  Ron, KO0Z, Debbie, KC9ULA, John, WB9PNU, Herbert AF4JF, Bob, N0IS and Zack, W9SZ were there. It was, in my opinion, a very good conference.  Both John and I agree that it much more relaxing to be attending the conference as compared to hosting one like we two years ago!  I am including a few pics from the conference.  Steve and Sandra from Downeast microwave brought a most interesting microwave trailer.  Notice us gathering around it Thursday evening while it was still daylight until dark!

MAD Activity on July 7, 2012 on Hot 100F Day

Couple of us have had a "crazy" idea to participate on MAD activity at hottest time of the year. Temperature on the parking lot at YMCA in St. Louis West  County reached 100F around 8:00am today ...

Jim N5MU and Herbert AF4JF met at YMCA in EM48sq to work John WB9PNU from his home in EM48tm, Zack W9SZ on his favorite hilltop in EN50rl and our new member Danny NG9R on a hilltop in EN40na.

No QSO on 10GHz from YMCA today. However, we have tested an "Eggbeater" for 144MHz and 30W PA for 23cm (both AF4JF). Signal strength was good enough for SSB QSOs on 144 and 1296MHz.

Following pictures document view in various directions from the YMCA parking lot:

North (towards NG9R)

North-East (towards W9SZ, KO0Z)

South (towards WB9PNU)

South-West (towards WA0CNS, N0IS)

West (towards AF4JF, N5MU homes)

We have had a good time, although the temperature really was a little bit "too high". Even our radios were not exactly on frequency as usual and the 10GHz beacon was 10kHz higher than normally thanks to temperature in the beacon enclosure exceeding the Xtal cutoff frequency. Let's hope for little nicer weather with some thunderstorms to allow RainScatter QSOs with W9SZ on 10GHz next time!

73 Herbert

AF4JF

SLAMS Breakfast Meeting in July

Next SLAMS "breakfast meeting" will be downgraded to a "meeting" in O'Fallon. We will meet on Sunday 08/12/2012 at 9:00am at the local hamfest in O'Fallon (click at the link below):

   WB0HSI HAMFEST

The reason why SLAMS will not meet on the usual first Sunday of the month is the "ARRL UHF Contest" (details here). We agreed not to have SLAMS breakfasts at days of major VHF+ contests long time ago.

73 de AF4JF