Four new members were voted in at the NCRC meeting on April 13th. We welcome:
Lloyd Sherman, KC1NMS, Wakefield
David Cain, W1DEC, Jamestown
Corry Thibault, KE1AK, Portsmouth
Randy Walters, K2OOI, Bristol
Category Archives: From the President
MEETING CANCELED
Due to bad weather we are CANCELING tonight’s NCRC meeting (Feb 9, 2015). We will reschedule our guest speaker later this year.
Congratulations to Our Newest General Class Ham
Congratulations to our newest General Class ham, KC1CWX. Forrest took his General Exam today and passed. Just in time to snag Navassa Island on the HF bands. As a new technician, Forrest has already been active on the repeaters and 10 Meter HF, and looks forward to being able to operate on all bands now.
Congratulations Forrest!
NCRC Meeting Feb 9, 7 PM, KVH
Our next NCRC Meeting is scheduled for Feb 9th, at 7 PM, at KVH.
The agenda is as follows:
- Roll Call
- Reports from Committees
- Who are You?
- Member’s new business
- Presentation
The presentation will be given by Rob Vincent, K1DFT, and will describe his URI research work on efficient, shortened, broadband vertical antennas known as “Distributed-Load Monopole” (DLM) Antennas.
Allison Phillips Gives Presentation on Prototyping
Allison Phillips, a professional engineer, gave a walk through of the design, simulation, and production of simple circuits using free tools, during last nights NCRC meeting.
Allison Phillips Presenting to NCRC Members
Allison used LT-Spice, a free circuit simulation tool, available from Linear Technology at: http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/
For her PCB Prototypes, she used another free tool that is well integrated with the DigiKey parts catalog, called ExpressPCB. This CAD software is used to capture a schematic and layout a PCB which is then produced in a few days by ExpressPCB (a set of 3 identical small boards costs $51, for example)
Allison reviews Googled oscillator designs
Coincidentally, the February 2015 QST had an article on rapid prototyping: “Make Homebrewed Look Factory Built”. That article also described using ExpressPCB, as well as other companies to produce metal enclosures and attractive front-panels. (Reprinted with permission, February 2015 QST; copyright ARRL)
(Thanks to Dave Brown, KC1AAA, for the photographs)