Month: September 2017
AD8Y Makes QST
This shout-out to David appeared in a recent issue of QST, and was pointed out by alert reader W8MAL. Congratulations, David!
We Made The (ARRL) News (W8EDU at Boxboro part II)
A group of us went to the ARRL New England Division Boxboro Convention in Boxborough, MA last weekend. We were invited to present Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative (CARI) forum that was hosted by Yale University (W1YU). Four schools presented Harrisburg Academy, Michigan State University (via skype because flights were reallocated for hurricane evacuation), West Point, and us Case Western Reserve University. In terms of students presenting, it was West Point and us. When Rachel (AC8XY) realized that the female cadets from West Point weren’t licensed yet she wanted to give them exams then and there.
We also brought back some treasures from the convention and flea market. The biggest of these is a Motorola repeater, cabinet and duplexer, I believe it is a MSF5000, but I/we have much to learn.
If anyone is a (former{?}) Motorola engineer and/or wants to help us set up our repeater any and all help is welcome. I for one have no clue what I am doing.
The ARRL news article featuring us: http://www.arrl.org/news/collegiate-amateur-radio-initiative-holds-second-annual-meeting
W1YU’s (Yale) write up with pictures: http://w1yu.sites.yale.edu/news/boxboro-2017-cari-forum-success
Facebook page with the W1YU link if anyone wants to comment: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ARRLCARI/permalink/1947579438840151/
-Nathaniel KB1QHX
W8EDU at Boxboro
Delegates from the club (David AD8Y, Rachel AC8XY, and Nathaniel KB1QHX) traveled to Boxboro, MA last weekend to present at the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Forum. W8EDU gave a status report and suggestions for reinvigorating college clubs by using them as curricular spaces for departments.
-Rachel AC8XY