[Mich VHF UHF Society] Annual Meeting, August 1, 2015, Saturday at 5 PM.

[David DeVos]

Looking forward to it Tom.  You know that is August UHF contest day right?!  May not be willing to stick till 8...

roverman

> On Jul 18, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Tom <k8tb at bosscher.org> wrote:
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> The annual meeting for the Michigan VHF-UHF Society will be at the 2nd annual Spark-in-the-park, August 1, 2015 at 5 PM. 
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> The release going to many group is below. 
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> But I have a special request. One of the reasons MIVUS exists is to promote weak signal operation above DC. If you have anything you could take that can help "wow" a crowd, please do bring it along and setup a table. Anything geeky cool, microwave, homebrew antennas, special VHF-UHF go boxes, whatever. We need to show off the gear.
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> As an aside, I will have the Array Solutions UHF VNA from my work at the event. We will have it located at the MIVUS table, and we will be set up to easily test your coax for loss. I don't care how much you have, how bad you think it is, we can sweep it from 1 Mhz to 1.3 GHz, and show you the graph with the loss. So take along all of questionable cable you can find. 
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> Please think what you can take to show other amateurs who are not enlightened about the weak signal modes. 
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> And see you August 1. 
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> Tom Bosscher K8TB
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> SPARK IN THE PARK! <>
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> Saturday, August 1, 2015
> 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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> Home School Building
> 5625 Burlingame SW, Wyoming, MI
> (Site of GRARA Hamfests)
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> Be sure to put Saturday, August 1, from 3PM to 8PM on your calendar.  Head on over to the Home School Building, located at 5625 Burlingame SW, Wyoming (same location as the GRARA hamfest).  Check out what’s going on outdoors and then come into the air conditioned gym to cool off and enjoy all the indoor demos and displays.  Grab a drink and a bite to eat while you explore the exhibits.  Better yet, bring an exhibit!
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> What is Spark in the Park?  Think of a science fair for amateur radio. This event is absolutely free, both to the exhibitors and the attendees. This is not a hamfest – it is an afternoon event geared toward all radio enthusiasts and their families. This event is free thanks to the sponsorship of these West Michigan amateur radio clubs:  Holland ARC, Lowell ARC, Grand Rapids ARA, Allegan County ARC, and the Kalamazoo ARC.
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> There will be demonstrations of amateur satellite, Motorola Turbo, HF digital modes, VHF-UHF roving, Mesh networking, remote transceiver operation, Arduino projects, amateur television, software defined radios, and more.  
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> We will also have a “Made in Michigan" row, featuring items made for amateur radio here in Michigan, including solar equipment from Solar 24, antennas from Tenna-Dyne, study guides from Dan Romanchik, electronic kits from John, KC9ON and more.  Meet the makers and pick their brains.
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> Do you have rolls of coax in your garage or basement that you have no idea if they are good?  Bring them down, and we will check them for loss..Look for the Michigan VHF-UHF Society table  Have you built an antenna tuner? A QRP transmitter? Anything with electronics in it for amateur radio?  Vintage  <>equipment?  Take it along, grab a table and show it off to others.  You made your very own linear power amplifier? Others would like to see it. Almost everyone has a "bug-out" kit or go-bag. Bring yours in - displays don’t need to be elaborate.  What is ordinary to you may seem like a stroke of genius to others! Even new equipment, bought or homebrewed. A one watt transmitter in an Altoids can, or the latest transceiver with gold-plated trim? Bring it down and show it to others.       
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> The Michigan VHF-UHF Society will hold its annual meeting at 5 PM.  SATERN and several other amateur radio public service groups will be in attendance as well.
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> Pictures of last year's inaugural event are located at http://www.k8tb.org/sitpp/sitpp.htm <http://www.k8tb.org/sitpp/sitpp.htm>. Additional information for this year's upcoming event, which promises to be bigger and better than last year’s, can be found at   <http://www.k8tb.org/sitp.htm> <http://www.k8tb.org/sitp.htm>http://www.k8tb.org/sitp.htm <http://www.k8tb.org/sitp.htm>.   
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> The Home School Association will have their concession stand open, which will sell coffee, soft drinks, snacks, hot dogs, and other items.  
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