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2019 Activities
October Meeting

October Meeting

October Meeting

Club members and guests gathered at the Alpharetta Adult Activity Center on October 15th for our monthly meeting. The meeting included election of 2020 club officers and an interesting presentation by Eddie Thompson, AE4TQ titled "Homebrew Mini Satellite Antenna Controller for under $150".

Neil, N4FN and Mark, KJ4YM sign into the meeting with guidance from Fred, N4CLA.

Tonight's Youth Gathering included building a Code Practice Oscillator designed by NFARLites Jim Stafford W4QO and Warren Merkel, KD4Z. The youth built seven kits with assistance from NFARL members Tim Lemmon, WK4U (in foreground), Garry Brass, AK4NA; Fred Ackley, KK4JYO; Tammy Waggoner, KK4USM; and Dana Simmons, KN4BEV.

Dana Simmons, KN4BEV

We had a good turnout for the elections and Eddie, AE4TQ's presentation.

John, K4SQC introduces the 2020 slate of officers to the club. John was a member of the Nominating Committee.

Our speaker, Eddie Thompson, AE4TQ.

Eddie's search for a cheaper alternative began after he looked into commercial products and found prices ranged between at $800 and $2,500. The home brewed alternative he chose was designed by the Australian School Amateur Radio Club. His primary resource for information about their design was the URL at the bottom of the slide: https://sarcnet.org/rotator-mk1.html

Eddie had time for a few questions from the floor after his presentation. There were lots of good questions, indicative of the level of interest in his topic. Good job Eddie!

NFARL Vice President Jim Stevens, KJ4VQT presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Eddie.

Club Treasurer Fred, N4CLA; Diane, KN4KSD and Club President Daryl K4RGK draw raffle tickets for the door prize. In addition to handling drawing duties tonight, Diane is our monthly newsletter (eNews) editor.