We will be holding a training breifing for all LRRH volunteers on May
17th at 7:00 pm.

We will discuss assignments and responsibilities for SAG, Shuttles,
Aid Stations, and Medical volunteers.  This should be considered a
mandatory meeting for all volunteers, though we will try to
accommodate those that cannot make the date.  Please come even if you
have helped with Little Red in previous years.

Location:
Cache County Sheriff's Office, 3rd Floor Room 2
1225 Valley View Dr # 200
Logan, UT 84321
Map: http://g.co/maps/t9sz8
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Little Red Riding Hood 2012
June 2nd 7am - 4 pm

Thanks,

Russell Leikis, KE7VFI
rleikis@gmail.com

D-STAR

Date:  May 12, 2012
Time:  10 AM
Location:  Cache County Sheriff's Complex 3rd Floor, 1225 W 200 N, Logan
 

D-STAR (Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) is a digital voice and data protocol specification developed as the result of research by the Japan Amateur Radio League to investigate digital technologies for amateur radio.  D-STAR systems are available and also can be built using both commercial and homebrew equipment and software.

The D-STAR system supports two types of digital data streams. The Digital Voice (DV) stream used on 144 and 440 MHz contains both digitized voice (3600 bps including error correction) and digital data (1200 bps).  Using a DV radio is like having both a packet link and FM voice operating simultaneously.  The Digital Data (DD) stream, used only on 1.2 GHz, is entirely data with a bit rate of 128k bps.  The data connection to a radio that used DV is via an RS-232 interface or USB 1.0.  An Ethernet connection is used for high-speed DD D-STAR data.  Ordinary terminal emulation software (DV) or a Web browser (DD) is used for exchanging data.

If you want to know more about D-STAR and its capabilities, please attend our club meeting to find out what D-STAR is all about.

See you there.  As always, visiting with friends and refreshments after the meeting.

7QP - 7th Call Area QSO Party

Date:   May 5, 2012
Time:   7 AM to after Midnight
Location:   Club Ham Shack, USU Engineering Lab Building

Our club will be participating in the 7th Call Area QSO Party (7QP) contest on May 5th from 7 AM to after midnight.  This is a state QSO party involving the 7th call area states.  We will be at the club ham shack in the Engineering Lab Building, room EL224, on the USU campus.

There is more to follow, click on "Read More" below

Now that the crazy autumn activities are winding down, it will soon be time to vote in a new Board for the club.  To assist them in planning for 2012, please participate in the following survey.  This is the same one from a couple months ago.  If you didn't participate then, please do so now.  We need your input!  If you've already taken the survey, thank you!  Your opinion will help make next year's activities as interesting and helpful to the club members as possible.

The link below will take you the survey.  Please indicate how interested you are in each topic.  We know we didn't think of every possible topic, so please feel free to add suggestions in the "other" boxes.  Your responses are anonymous.
 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KY7XJZH
 

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback and letting the Board know what you want to be part of our club's meetings next year.

The BARC mailing list is hosted at Yahoo! Groups. A generally low-traffic list, it is a great way for keeping up to date on current club events, especially if you are unable to make the weekly nets. You can create your own Yahoo! ID and join the group (*recommended) or simply fill out the form below.

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