http://paara.org 72 Years of Ham Radio (1937–2009), and the Friendliest Club Around Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:42:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dean Straw - N6BV How to Be a Good Operator on Field Day Dean will be stopping by to give his famous talk on how to be a FB FD OP. If you have ever wondered what techniques are easy to learn but most critical to master while operating in most contests, you won't want to ... http://paara.org/2010/05/general-meeting-june-4th/ Vacuum Tube Technology From history to state of the art - Leroy Higgins KI6MES Leroy will present at the next PAARA general meeting in Menlo Park on January 8th. His presentation will be an overview of tube technology and tube testing from his perspective as Supervisor at CPI, formerly known as Eimac in ... http://paara.org/2009/12/general-meeting-january-8th-2010/ Please make you checks out to: "American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter" The donations should be directed to (either in a letter or the check's memo line): "For Response Communications" Checks should be mailed to: American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter c/o Aaron Litwin 85 2nd Street, 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 http://paara.org/2009/11/red-cross-donation-information/ Digital HF Modes N6CCH Larry Rebarchick Larry will cover the topic from the what it parts are required to what it means to operrate digital and how to get started all the way up to get ready to run digital in a contest. Larry brings with him his experience with running in several RTTY contests and ... http://paara.org/2009/11/november-6th-general-meeting/ PAARAchute Mobile - AF6IM Style Mark has been going to great lengths to get really high! This is NOT to say he has been engaging in some unlawful activity but rather sky diving from 17k feet or more. While aloft he has the time while hanging from his canopy to look ... http://paara.org/2009/09/general-meeting-friday-october-2nd/ Please RSVP to Joel if you are bringing items and need some space or if you are bringing a food dish. kd6w@arrl.net This time of year is always marked by the success of our crop harvest and PAARAFest is no different. We have made a huge dent in the sale of ... http://paara.org/2009/09/paarafest-2009-this-saturday-at-10am/ Jerry Ramie - KI6LGY Green Power and the Modern Power Grid Risk and uncertainty in the electric industry have driven investment to an all-time low. Regulations designed to encourage competition have fallen short of expectations. Several promising technologies could address problems in system operation, but the Information Technologies that have transformed other “networked” ... http://paara.org/2009/08/general-meeting-sept-4th/ Ben Koning - The History of the Radio Industry in Sunnyvale, CA. Ben Koning is a software engineer and spare-time filmmaker whose chance meeting with the late Jack Rowe led to a 3-year project culminating in a 48-minute documentary. Working with the Sunnyvale Historical Society, Ben's parents were heavily involved in the ... http://paara.org/2009/07/july-10th-general-meeting/ Automated Antenna Design and Optimzation Methods Dr, Jason Lohn Sr. Systems Scientist at Carnegie Melon, Silicon Valley Campus    Dr. Lohn has recently co-founded a startup to commercialize his automated antenna design technology based on his evolutionary algorithms.  Previously he led Evolvable Systems research at NASA Ames Research Center, worked at Google, Stanford University and ... http://paara.org/2009/06/june-5th-general-meeting/ Dave Wolfe - AA6XV This talk will cover various aspects of operating CW and is primarily intended for people who have not operated CW before, or are perhaps, returning to it after being off for a while. David Wolfe has been operating CW as an amateur since 1965 and served as a ... http://paara.org/2009/04/april-4th-general-meeting/