RENO QRP GROUP

W7FST

The Morse Code, CW and Low Power Amateur Radio Club of Reno, Nevada.

We are an ARRL affiliated club, promoting the concept of building and operating low power, battery powered Amateur Radio stations. We participate in portable, contesting operations, and general Amateur Radio education.

Meetings

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April Luncheon Meeting

This month's meeting featured Steve, NU7T presenting the effects of Soil Electrical Conductivity. This focused on radiation angle changes because of different soil types. It included a handout with charts depicting different paterns generated by antennas of different types over varying soil characterstics. The handouts have many reference links for determining soil characterists of your own terrain.

*** QRP To The FIELD Contest ***
The QRPTTF Contest is coming the 26th of April. This is an annual contest for QRP'ers involving a theme and five catagories of entries. The 2007 First Place in the Single Op Field (SOF) went to our own Ed, WD7Y with a score more than three times that of the 2nd place finisher. Congratulations Ed!
Ed will be participating from Ft. Churchill this year. If you hear him be sure to give him a point, or better yet a multiplier!
For contest details see Zianet

*** April QRP Events ***
April 26 and 27-
In addition to QRPTTF above, the following have QRP divisions:
Florida QSO Party and Nebraska QSO Party

*** EMCOMM WEST ***
EMCOM West will be at Circus Circus May 2,3,4. Info: EMCOMM
Reno QRP Group will have a table to inform attendees of the club's activites and meetings.
Those wishing to assist in booth operation contact Carl-
K5HK [at] clearwire[dot]net

*** QRP DX - WHAT DOES IT TAKE? ***
Band Condx, Antenna, Rig, Skill ?
In a recent 30 day period, Steve, NU7T worked the following on a 40m horizontal loop at 20ft.: T2YA Tuvalu; VP6DX Ducie Island; T32OU East Kiribati; E51WWA South Cook Island; TI5/K4UEE Costa Rica; C21DL Nauru; TX5C Clipperton; KH2/AI5P Guam; and YN2YV Nicaragua

Outstanding job with 5 watts and a simple wire antenna!

You may contact our club by sending an e-mail to: Steve, NU7T or Ed, WD7Y