Meeting was held at the Indianapolis Training Center, 2820 N. Meridian St.
Our radio clubs New 2005 theme : "Our 91st year; Get Radio Active!" ....
Executive Board members meet before he
general meeting to discuss and plan the club activities and events.
Special thanks to them for the extra effort to
attend one more meeting!.
For Information on Club activities goto:
Agenda & Events 2005..
Meeting attendance was 65 !
For more information on meeting notes an announcements.... See IRC NEWSLETTERS
Program: "Remote Control of HF Radio Gear"
This program, by Hank Wolfa (K9LZJ) and Gary Strouder (K9SG), presented a fascinating
combination of equipment, control disciplines and internet technologies to allow remote
access and control of their remote amateur radio station. The remote station consists
of a Force 12 10/15/20/40 antenna and rotor atop a 90ft Rohn tower, an HF transceiver,
antenna coax and switches needed to connect the radio equipment. Control of the
station is provided by a high-speed internet connection that is supported through an
802.11 radio link. The internet link provides password-protected access to the HF
station and its control. The internet link also provides two-way voice transmission
between the remote control site and the station. Using the described equipment and
additional technical knowledge allows the station to be turned on and operated from
anywhere in the world that supports the required high-speed internet connection.
The audio internet link is implemented using the SKIPE program and a PC sound card at
both end of the internet link. The station control link uses commonly available
HF station control software that can be accessed remotely using standard internet
remote access and password facilities.
Additional station facilities include a vertical 80m antenna, a 4-element stepper
antenna for 20m-6m coverage, a 6-element 6m beam, an R7 trap vertical antenna, and
access to 6m, 2m, and 440MHz equipment that can also be remotely controlled.
Access to EchoLink is also available at the remote radio station site.
Considering that both Cary and Hank both have demanding full-time professional
careers, they have managed to assemble an amazing and highly functional array of
radio equipment that can be operated remotely---all in their spare time!
Immediately following their presentation to the club, the two presenters,
accompanied by club member Tom Chance (K9XV), adjourned to complete final
preparations for a DXpedition to Curacao to operate as PJ2T. The radio gear they
plan to operate there includes 10, 15, and 20m moonbeams (one aimed at Europe, the
other aimed at the USA), a 60m antenna, an 80m loop, a 160m loop, and an 80/160m
beverage antenna. Tom Chance has offered to write a newsletter article about his
experiences while on the trip. Thanks from all in attendance to Hank Wolfa (K9LZJ)
and Gary Strouder (K9SG) for the clear insight into one future aspect of amateur
radio that they provided to the club through this program.
The IRC April 2005 "Travel" AWARD winners:
QRP..... Steve Wendt,(KB9RDS), US5D (Ukrane) on 17m SSB at 2200UTC
DX.... Mike Henney (KE9YA), YZ2X (Serbia) on 14.217 USB using 100W
DIGI... Steve Heininger (N9OI), PSK , UA9NO on 20m- 35W, distance 5276 miles
Mentor ... Patrick Ritchie (KC9GAB), his work with the ITC youth hams (14 members) , They selected the name "Hamsters".
HomeBrew... Jim Reinhart, K9RU, CW keyer paddels
"congratulations" to all.
For more info on club awards ... See Awards Info
Homebrew Award Selection Criteria:
Club Vice-President Dave Miller (K9TTY) announced that future
Homebrew entries would be judged on the basis of the quality of
construction and soldering, the schematic diagram, operating instructions,
and for antennas, the antenna radiation pattern and SWR chart, if applicable.
Next Meeting:Friday, MAY 13th 2005, at 7:00PM at the
Indianapolis Training Center,2820 N Merdian st.; bring a guest & come early for the social session..
Coffee time begins at 7:00 PM on the 13th floor (east end)
Program will be: "Robotics today "; Presenter ,Dan Daly- KE9Y.