SVRC was honored and delighted to have Dr. Bob Heil of Heil Sound to speak to the March meeting of the Sangamon Valley Radio club about his fabulous journey into audio engineering and amateur radio over the past 50 years.
Illinois QSO Party - A Historical Perspective, Presentation by Jim Funk, N9JF. Jim will discuss the history of and how to participate in the ILQP which takes place 1700Z October 20th to 0100Z October 21st, 2019.
Social hour at 6:00 pm, meeting/presentation at 7:00 pm.
The general public is welcome to attend as well as area ham operators and SVRC club members.
Space - AMSAT - How We Will Become an Interplanetary Species. Presented by Tom Dougherty, N0TJD, Amdassador and Educator, Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation. Tom's 45 minute presentation will cover: How we get there, What we do around earth, How CubeSat have changed Amateur Radio & Expected Colony on MARS. This should be an exellent follow up program to George Hinkle's Space Communication program last month.
Social hour at 6:00 pm, meeting/presentation at 7:00 pm.
Amateur Radio Direction Finding, Presentation by Don Pitchford, W9EBK.
Social hour at 6:00 pm, meeting/presentation at 7:00 pm. The general public is welcome to attend as well as area ham operators and SVRC club members.
Satelite Communication, Presentation by George Hinkle, WI9I with possible live demonstration.
Social hour at 6:00 pm, meeting/presentation at 7:00 pm.
The general public is welcome to attend as well as area ham operators and SVRC club members.
Heil Sound & Ham Radio, Presentation by Bob Heil, K9EID. Bob is a sound and radio engineer who founded the company Heil Sound in 1966. Bob is a legend in amateur radio, an author, and "in demand" speaker at ham events around the world. His weekly "Ham Nation" show can be seen on Twit.tv network.
Setting Up Direct Field Communications, Presentation by SMSgt Cory Moore, 217th Engineering Instalation Squadron (EIS) with the Illinois Air National Guard.
Social hour at 6:00 pm, meeting/presentation at 7:00 pm.
The general public is welcome to attend as well as area ham operators and SVRC club members.
Ham Shack 101: Setting up a Ham Shack for Newly Licensed Hams, January 3, 2019 SVRC meeting. Presentation by Roger K9LJB, Mitch K9ZXO and Todd KD9BNQ
Social hour at 6:00 pm, meeting/presentation at 7:00 pm.
The general public is welcome to attend as well as area ham operators and SVRC club members.
MODES, MODES, AND MORE MODES
Modes. There's a word you run across all the time in amateur radio. What exactly do we mean by mode? Well, the answer is: it depends on the context in which it's used. There's modulation modes, operating modes, digital communication modes, and all kinds of other flavors of mode. K9ZXO takes a stab at explaining some of the possible uses of the word in this five minute "mini-lesson".
Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvpV4kZpgJw
On March 3, 2018, the Sangamon Valley Radio Club celebrated its 70th anniversary with dinner and a featured speaker. The even was held at Poe's on the Hill in Sherman, Illinois. Our guest speaker was noted radio and news broadcaster and amateur radio operator, Ben Kiningham. Ben spoke about the long history of the SVRC and entertained us with many pictures and anecdotes from the 1950s and 60s. A good time was had by all.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaXtL91jOjQ
