The third session of the Getting Started With Amateur Radio series, this presentation covers equipment you will definitely need as an amateur radio operator, as well as some other equipment that you may want to have or have access to.

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The second session of the Getting Started With Ham Radio series, this presentation covers things you will need to know about the amateur radio licensing process in the US, including interacting with the FCC and preparing for the test itself.

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This post kicks off the Getting Started with Ham Radio series with episode one, Introduction to Amateur Radio.  This series will be presented during the MARC "Basic Topics" class on the first Thursday of each month for the next several months.  This episode introduces amateur radio, and is aimed at the non-ham who is interested in learning about amateur radio.

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Jan (KD7ZWV) talks about why you might want a computer (or more than one) in your ham shack.  He covers what you can do with a computer, what types of computers you might consider, and what operating systems are available and usable for ham radio applications.

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Jan (KD7ZWV) briefs us on the Incident Command System and standardized forms that we may encounter as amateur radio operators.

Slides are available:  Intro to ICS Forms

Hey, folks, I just realized I never posted this video.

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Jan (KD7ZWV) describes how to put together and run a scheduled, directed amateur radio net.

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Jan (KD7ZWV) talks about two sample public service events:  the Boston Marathon and LOTOJA.

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Links:

• Stephen's Boston Marathon Presentation on RATPAC
• Tyler's LOTOJA Presentation
• Boston Marathon Official Site
• Boston Marathon Communications Standards
• LOTOJA Official Site
• LOTOJA Amateur Radio Operator's Bible

Jan (KD7ZWV) talks about antennas, how they work, and how the signal gets from your vocal cords to radiated electromagnetic energy in the air.

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Links:

• Antennas Youtube Playlist

Hey, folks, while we did Zoom the meeting tonight, I did not take a recording because a large portion of the meeting was watching a couple of videos by Jason (KM4ACK) and I didn't want to get into any copyright trouble on Youtube.  If you weren't present (live or virtually) then I'm afraid you missed out on my comments and commentary.  I will post the slides below and link in the two videos we watched.

For those not in the know, JS8 is a protocol based on FT8 and the WSJT weak signal protocol, and JS8CALL is some software that uses JS8 to give a good, useful communications interface.  JS8CALL works on Windows, MacOS, and Linux (including the Raspberry Pi) and lets you make solid digital comms with other stations.  Check it out!