Warren Amateur Radio Association W8VTD

Save the date next year’s will be August 18th, 2024.

Thank you to our sponsors and congratulations to all the winners

KB3YWV – Bioenno Power BLF-1212A (12Ah) Battery w/BPC-1502DC (2A) Charger
KC8URX – BeLoud.us Silver Subscription & mfj 16A06 Insulator 6 pack
K3YP – MPD coax cable bundle
KD8OON – Bioenno Power BLF-1212A (12Ah) Battery w/BPC-1502DC (2A) Charger
N8IVE – ARRL 25 gift certificate
K9IC – BeLoud.us Silver Subscription & mfj 700A4 RFI Choke 4 Pack
N8VD – BeLoud.us Silver Subscription & mfj 1712 HT Antenna bnc
WD8BRJ – Bioenno Power BLF-1215A (15Ah) Battery w/BPC-1504DC (4A) Charger
KB8TBT – BeLoud.us Silver Subscription & mfj 261 Dummy Load
N8CPN – ARRL 25 gift certificate
N3CM – Bioenno Power BLF-1215A (15Ah) Battery w/BPC-1504DC (4A) Charger
KE8TNW – N3FJP Software & mfj 107B 24 Hr Clock
WU3U – BeLoud.us Silver Subscription & mfj 272N Surge Protector
KM3P – Bioenno Power BLF-1220A (20Ah) Battery w/BPC-1504DC (4A) Charger
W8RNG – Ham Radio Deluxe Software Subscription
KB3TBT – BeLoud.us Gold Subscription & mfj 107B 24 Hr Clock
W8YMZ – Bioenno Power BLF-1220A (20Ah) Battery w/BPC-1504DC (4A) Charger
WB8YDP – ARRL $50 gift certificate
KB3TBT – DX Engineering $50 gift certificate
KC3WCY – BeLoud.us Platinum Subscription & mfj 107B 24 Hr Clock
KE4UHC – Radioddity GM-30 GMRS Radio 1 + MFJ 1712 sma Antenna
KM3P – YAESU FTM-200

KE3JP live streamed our flea market
https://www.facebook.com/KE3JP/videos/6331057600338820/

Pictures by WA3PZQ & N8DPD

Our next meeting will be June 20th at Mosquito beach pavilion

Our first meeting of July is canceled (July 4th have a fun and safe holiday)

Field Day 2PM Saturday June 24th-2PM Sunday June 24th at Mosquito by the marina. All are welcome

Hamfest is fast approaching August 20th

Reminder that beginning with our May 16th meeting we will be meeting at Mosquito Lake State Park

check out our Hamfest page for an up to date list of prize sponsors for our hamfest August 20th

click to view the presentation PDF

APRIL 29 UPDATE this meeting will be at scope in Warren due to weather NOT the planned outdoors at Mosquito

Paul WA3PZQ will be giving a talk on broadband hamnet at our May 2nd meeting at Scope in Warren.

Broadband Hamnet is Ham communications using WiFi equipment.
The public 2.4GHz WiFi channels 1-6 are shared with Hams.
The original Hamnet system uses 2.4GHz Linksys WiFi routers with customized software.
The software allows these routers to form a Ham Radio network.
These routers will automatically connect to each other when within RF range.
The routers are assigned a Ham's call sign and a suffix (WA3PZQ-01, W8VTD-01, etc.) by the owner. 
An individual router is called a Node and a group of connected routers forms a Mesh Network.
The Mesh network can transfer information between Nodes such as digitized voice and video, files, etc. 
It is similar in many ways to the internet but is FCC restricted to Ham Part-97 regulations.
Some possible uses are emergency communications, repeater control and linking and ATV (Ham TV) to name a few.
Hamnet has since been expanded to also utilize the 900 MHz Ham Band and above and other popular WiFi gear.

For more information visit the Hamnet website.
http://www.broadband-hamnet.org/