February 2022 and Beyond
Beginning with the February 2022 meeting, all presentations are now live streamed on YouTube Live.
2022 Meeting Presentations
| Date | Title | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | QRP Operating | Tom Sly WB8LCD | Fun with low-power operating. |
2021 Meeting Presentations
| Date | Title | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | QSLing: A Ham Tradition | Javan Miller W8UA | What does it mean to QSL, how do you do it, and why would you. |
| August 2021 | RF Exposure Assessments | Jason McCormick N8EI | A look at the basics of performing the FCC-required RF exposure assessment for your radios. |
| July 2021 | Moving Beyond the Baofeng | Jason McCormick N8EI | A look at ham radio equipment for the beginner |
| July 2021 | Why Upgrade to the General Class License | Jeff Royer W8TB | Some reasons on and discussions of getting the FCC General Class amateur radio license |
| June 2021 | What is Field Day and Why Should I go Repeater Etiquette and Tips | Jason McCormick N8EI Stephen Kinford N8WB | Discussing the activities that will occur at the SARA Field Day. A few “does” and “don’ts” for repeater activity. Several comments on the “repeater problems” that seem to be prevalent. |
2020 Meeting Presentations
| Date | Title | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | Repeater Linking and Digital Repeaters Part 2 | John Wagner N8CD and Jason McCormick N8EI | How repeaters can be linked over the Internet and the use of digital modes on repeaters. |
| October 2020 | Repeater Linking and Digital Repeaters Part 1 | John Wagner N8CD and Jason McCormick N8EI | How repeaters can be linked over the Internet and the use of digital modes on repeaters. |
| July 2020 | Some Notes on Using AllstarLink | Jason McCormick N8EI | What is AllstarLink and how its used |
| June 2020 | Horizontal Loops at AA8CS | Gary Shorter AA8CS | About the installation of a horizontal loop antenna at the AA8CS QTH |
| May 2020 | Field Day in Social Distancing (Video) Presentation Slides | Anthony Luscre K8ZT | Ideas for doing Field Day during social distancing during COVID-19. |
| January 2020 | Digital and Network-Connected Repeaters | Jason McCormick N8EI & John Wagner N8CD | Theories on network and digital repeaters. First half (slides 1-15) given at the January 2020 meeting. |
2019 Meeting Presentations
| Date | Title | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Loop Antennas | George Riedel N1EZZ | Building and using large loop antennas |
| September 2019 | Having Fun with Morse | Anthony Luscre KZ8T | How to get on the air quickly and easily with morse code |
| August 2019 | COMPACtenna | Jack Nilsson N8NDL | Coverage of RF, obstructions, antenna polarization, and how the COMPACtenna works |
| July 2019 | Receive Antennas: Beverages and Beyond | Jeff Royer W8TB | Building and using various long-wire receive antennas |
| June 2019 | Contesting 101 | Allan “Zeke” Zadiraka AB8OU | Basics of HF radiosport contesting |
| April 2019 | P25, Trunking, & MARCS, Oh my | Eric Marang WD8KNL | P25 mode radios, how trunking radio systems work, and how P25 and trunking is used in the Ohio MARCS |
| March 2019 | Operating with D-STAR | Jason McCormick N8EI | Basics of the D-STAR system including now to program radios (non-DR mode) |
| January 2019 | Presentation: Digital Voice Modes: Compare and Contrast of the Mainstream Digital Voice Modes Audio Samples: Audio Samples | John Wagner N8CD | Comparison of D-Star, DMR, and Yaseu System Fusion for digital voice. |
2018 Meeting Presentations
| Date | Title | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | Tower Building | Marty Baker N8XPK | Building the 80ft tower at Marty’s QTH |
| October 2018 | WSPR Mode | Allan “Zeke” Zadiraka AB8OU | Using WSPR for monitoring propagation |
| September 2018 | Bonding and Grounding for Amateur Radio | John Wagner N8CD | Bounding and grounding for amateur radio towers and stations |
| March 2018 | WW8TF/Rover Operations during the Ohio Simplex Contest | John Wagner N8CD & Jason McCormick N8EI (ex N8JDM) | The operation of the WW8TF/Rover for the Ohio ARES Simplex Contest in January 2018. |
| January 2018 | Operating FT8 | Jason McCormick N8EI (ex N8JDM) | Using the FT8 mode. |