Meeting:2015/09/03

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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2015/09/03 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

 

Amateur Radio

Mini Bun-fight planning and preparation

• Who is available when
  • Me both days
  • Henry Sunday
  • Tyler both days, but would like to do other shit
  • Arthur not available
  • Darren is not available
  • Dave is available
  • Phil might say "hi"
  • Graeme might say "hi"
  • Other Phil might be in Somerset
• What shall we demonstrate
  • PiSSTV
    • 2m Radio rx (Henry's FT-817 oslt)
  • WebSDR demonstration
  • IC-7000 on HF
  • FT-920 on HF
• What can we have to look cool (Static displays)
  • SOWN Node
  • 5GHz dish (don't put it by the edge of the desk)
  • APU Boards
• What can we have that won't make us look particularly cool but is required for the other cool-looking things?
  • Gaffer tape
  • 4-Ways! (Ask SUSU)
  • 3 laptops
  • All the PowerPole Stuff
  • Tools
  • Tuner (Graeme's?)
  • Non-ionising radiation signs
• What antennas can we put up
  • End-fed Zepp if inside; Vertical if outside.

Mast

• Director of union services discussing with E&F

Exam things

• Next dates: Sun 11th Oct 10:00; Mon 7th Dec 19:00; deadlines 18th Sep and 16th Nov respectively.
  • Arthur and Jo{h,}n Fisher would like to Full (either date)

RSGB Exam Changes

• Changes start 1st October
• book updates available here http://rsgb.org/main/publications-archives/books-extra/
  • Idea: Powerpoint presentation about this (guide to things that have changed in licence conditions). Henry to follow up. Presentation to be given after start of term.

Outing

• HF vertical on common?
  • Murray to set up Doodle poll. Might be hard to use the vertical, needs lots of assembly. Hmm.
  • Polllllllllllllllllllll http://doodle.com/poll/idkg3w8cpgnvpyfy

AOB (radio)

• FCC are being literally Satan
  • Please moan at them: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/08/06/2015-18402/equipment-authorization-and-electronic-labeling-for-wireless-devices

Joint Agenda

Funding Aplications

• Aplicatuions Put in
  • End-fed zepp. Club give 50%?
  • QSL Cards

Social

• Artemis
  • In a month where we have five Thursdays.
  • Now with working lights

SOWN

See SOWN Agenda