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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
  - Tentatively Sat 26th Sept.

AOB (radio)

FCC are being literally Satan. They're potentially going to prevent people from using custom firmware on WiFi chipsets.
- 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
- October? Next week?

SOWN

See SOWN Agenda

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 === 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
-* what can we have to look cool
+** 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.
 === [[SUSU_Antenna_Array|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 ===
@@ Line 26: / Line 57: @@
 * 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
+*** Tentatively Sat 26th Sept.
 === AOB (radio) ===
+* FCC are being literally Satan. They're potentially going to prevent people from using custom firmware on WiFi chipsets.
+** Please moan at them: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/08/06/2015-18402/equipment-authorization-and-electronic-labeling-for-wireless-devices
 == Joint Agenda ==
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 ** In a month where we have five Thursdays.
 ** Now with working lights
+** October? Next week?
 == SOWN ==
 See [[sown:Meetings|SOWN Agenda]]