ARCatUCF
From MMAE
UCF Tailgate January 9
Try out Amateur Radio! Get a license, talk around the world! Build antennas and radios from scratch. Learn practical electronics. Come to our meetings, we can help with these things.
The most active portion of this page includes the club's minutes for past and future meetings.
See also the club records database and data source documentation.
See also the club calendar on Google calendar entry under UCF ARC. xml ical
We also have a mailing list.
It's not the size of the antenna, but the SWR that counts.
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[edit] Mission
To promote Amateur Radio, and its use around UCF by students and faculty.
[edit] Club meetings
- Meetings are in Engr I room 456A every week.
- Fridays at 5:30pm
- No formal nets are currently scheduled (TBD), but if they were they would be on the 146.64 repeater. If you are unlicensed, you can still participate in the net, just find a club member.
Most meetings are listed on google calendar.
[edit] past minutes and future meetings
- past minutes and future agendas (recent changes)
- Ideas for a live demo
- ideas for future antenna projects
- See also the club google calendar
[edit] Annual club events
These are events the club is regularly involved in:
- UCF semi-annual tailgate
- UCF spring Tailgate: second week of January: January 9, 2010
- UCF summer tailgate: second week of June: June 13, 2009
- ARRL database: Southern Florida hamfests
- ARRL database: Northern Florida hamfests
- Field day
[edit] Club ToDo List
moved to ARC todo
[edit] Club projects and activities
[edit] active projects
(or, at least, these should be active)
- mount repeater colinear
- moxon magazine article
- Simple radio receiver
[edit] possible future meeting activities
- licensing exam study
- soldering practice -- PL259 ends on coax
- field trip to UCF radio station
- field trip to WMFE (see also WABC, NJ and http://www.j-hawkins.com/wlw.shtml#radio7sect 700-WLW])
- build copper pipe moxons and j-poles
- contests
[edit] possible project sources
You may also want to select from possible future projects or the antenna links page.
- ARC Semester ToDo Items
- Repeater modifications (IRLP, antenna, fix 70cm)
- Wifi Antenna Building, Fox Hunt, Long Distance Link
- Build Direction Finding Equipment
- QST Homework
- Folding J-Pole Workshop
- Mini Field Day
- Amsat
- QSL card database display (IBM laptop in shack needs final modification)
- ATX Power Supply Mod
- build a Class D amplifier
- microwave stuff (900mhz, 1.2Ghz, 2.4Ghz)
[edit] Topic Index
- Software Defined Radio
- Fox hunting
- Antenna links
- Amateur Radio Emergency Jumpkit
- ARC live demo
- Senior Design PCB Milling Machine & Certification
[edit] Old items of interest
- field day
- NASA info
- Past minutes
- Seminole county ARES/RACES training
- Code practice cdroms: wa4cm has made a few code practice cdroms, available to any members who would like to borrow them.
- Scholarships
[edit] Members
[edit] Officers & Advisors
| Officers | |
|---|---|
| Keith Wall, President | ki4hxm |
| Jeffrey Lambert, Vice President | k1vzx |
| Nathan Bodnar, Treasurer | kj4bwr |
| David Dowdle, Secretary | kj4hte |
| Steven Dick, Club Faculty Advisor | kg4ydw |
[edit] Members & Alumni
| Currently Active Members (Student & Alumni) | |
|---|---|
| Keith Wall | ki4hxm |
| Dr. Christian S. Bauer Jr | ki4iuw |
| Christopher E. Maukonen | wa4cm |
| Jeffrey C Lambert | k1vzx (was ki4vtn) |
| Doug Maukonen | k4ddm (formerly kf4ze, ka4nnx) |
| Nathan Bodnar | kj4bwr |
| Brenton Zillins | kj4bwu |
| Robert Mertens | kj4fca |
| David Dowdle | kj4hte |
| Zlatko A Masic | KJ4JEA |
| John Szialgyi | KI4ORG |
| Jeremy Mayeres | kj4nwa |
| José A. Figueroa | kj4fbz |
| UCFARC Alumni Members | |
| Scott Harden | KJ4LDF |
| Craig A. Jacobson | ka0kqc |
| Dr. Edwin K. Evenson | ki4agl |
| Logan Pajunen | kj4axi |
| Mark Lindeman | ki4ujg |
| Tim Young | ki4tdb |
| Matthew A. Rhodes, Alumni | ki4evh |
| Jared M. Davies | kg4gac |
| Mike F. Haendel | kg4rqh |
| Karl "Skip" Brooks | wb4yed |
| Steve Jax | n4sjj |
| Jami W. Ward | kg4zke |
| Tannen S. VanZwieten | ki4evi |
| Matt Kassawara | kg4feq |
| Jason M. Varner | kg4gae |
| Charles Harpole | k4vud |
| Steven F. Schindler | na4sa |
| Samuel M. Richie | ka4kzf |
| Micheal Potaczala | kc4nus |
| Steven Freund | kd4ple |
| Robert Broderick WE4B | we4b |
| Benny D. Miller Jr. | w4qed |
| Joe Reilly | n4ziq |
| If you were forgotten in either section above, feel free to add yourself. | |
Passed your exam and waiting for your call sign? check the FCC advanced search.
[edit] External Links
- Central Florida Geeks Amateur Radio Society lots of linux/Ham links, etc.
- http://www.ac6v.com/
- http://www.qrz.com/testing.html Practice tests (see also Ham exam)
- SSD's ham page
- http://ncs.cecs.ucf.edu/dooraccess Key Card Update Site
