Jan (KD7ZWV) gives us an introduction to logging.  What to log, why to log, and how to log.

Slides are available here.

Links mentioned during the presentation:

• Time and Date - About UTC
• Time and Date - Leap Seconds
• Summits on the Air Mapping Tool
• RST System for Signal Reports
• QRZ Grid Mapper
• Ham Radio Logbook on Amazon
• M0UKD Log Pages
• QSL.Net List of Logging Software
• Logger32 Software for Windows
• KLog for MacOS
• CRQ Log for Linux
• Ham Radio Logger for Android
• HamLog for iOS (iPhone/iPad) - this appears to have been removed from the app store, I'll try to locate another logging app for iOS and link it here... if you know of one, please comment on this post and let me know
• ARRL Logbook of The World
• QRZ Logbook Online
• eQSL Cards

Dan (N7XDL) shares with us fifty things to do with your ham radio in 2021.

During the presentation, a few links were posted to the Zoom chat.  They are included here for ease of reference:

• https://hamradio.solutions/vband/
• https://cwmorse.us/international/ - this link doesn't work any more, but you might find some useful information on the parent site, https://cwmorse.us/

The slides will be added to this post when they are available.

Dan (N7XDL) continued his presentation on fox hunts, also known as radio direction finding.  This evening's lesson covered topics such as signal attenuation, directional antennas, using a compass to take a bearing, magnetic declination, and plotting bearing lines to triangulate on a target.

UPDATE:  The slides from the presentation are now available!

Dan (N7XDL) gave us a brief introduction to "Fox Hunts" or radio direction finding.  Our neighboring Taylorsville Amateur Radio Club has been doing fox hunts on the second Saturday of each month for the last couple of months.  They have invited us to participate with them this month.

Dan will continue his lesson next week with more detailed information on using directional antennae to track down a hidden transmitter.

A copy of the presentation is included here.  Check it out as it includes instructions for building your own "tape measure yagi," a simple directional antenna.

Please consider joining us next week for part two of this lesson!  If you need information on how to join the meeting, use the Contact Us link.

Presentation:  Computer_Security

References

• https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-password-managers
• https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-online-scams-phishing-email-examples.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_worm
• https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/
• https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/best-really-free-antivirus-for-linux/
• https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-nas-network-attached-storage-devices
• https://www.vox.com/2014/9/11/11630774/what-to-do-if-youve-been-hacked-and-how-to-prevent-it
• https://pthree.org/2018/04/19/use-a-good-password-generator/

Dan (N7XDL) previews his Go Kit presentation that he will be giving next week for Salt Lake County ARES.

Slides:  Emergency_Power

Here is the document that Dan talked about during the presentation that describes the bicycle powered generator:  Bike Pedal Generator

Dan (N7XDL) lets us know what we can do to protect our equipment in the event of an EMP or CME.  Doomsday averted!  Dan's presentation was based on J. T. Smith's paper EMP Faraday Cages That Work.