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=== Licence Exams ===
=== Licence Exams ===
* Upcoming exams, 1st May
* Anyone?
** Room booking
* Next exam likely October, Arihant and Christian, Andy Barrett-Sprot want to do intermediate.
** Outstanding practical work
 


=== [[SUSU_Antenna_Array|Mast]] ===
=== [[SUSU_Antenna_Array|Mast]] ===
* Overview of work done
* Overview of things that have happened
** Tyler's technicial drawing http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/tw16g08/Pictures/TechnicialDrawing.pdf
*** Render http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/tw16g08/Pictures/Rendering.jpg
** We have the crossed 2m yagi
** Turns out the guy in charge of the building wasn't aware; he's now looking over our plans.
* Yagi for 70cm - single/crossed?
* Yagi for 70cm - single/crossed?
** Single, I think, because we determined crossed was too big/expensive.
** Tyler suggests asking Moonraker for a custom one?
** Polarisation
*** Horizontal, as the vertical can cover vertical.
* Powerbeam Range test with nanobeam
* Powerbeam Range test with nanobeam
** That will happen, in the maths tower, later this evening hopefully.
* Other societies
* Other societies
** Astrosoc hasn't got back to me yet.
** It'd be nice to have a meeting with/directly contact other socs.
* Other mast business
* Other mast business
 
** Henry needs to respond to HF beam people
* Tyler has spoken to Mike Nash, he has passed on the information to the person who needs to approve it.


=== VHF National Field Day Contest (4th-5th July) ===
=== VHF National Field Day Contest (4th-5th July) ===
* Still with Basingstoke?
* Still with Basingstoke?
** Yes, different site.
** Meeting with BARC - Tuesday Evening at the [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Cart+and+Horses+at+Kings+Worthy&oq=Cart+and+Horses+at+Kings+Worthy&aqs=chrome..69i57&client=ubuntu&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8 Cart & Horses] Nr. Winchester
** Meeting with BARC - Tuesday Evening at the [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Cart+and+Horses+at+Kings+Worthy&oq=Cart+and+Horses+at+Kings+Worthy&aqs=chrome..69i57&client=ubuntu&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8 Cart & Horses] Nr. Winchester
** [http://ml.philcrump.co.uk/1i Possible Site (near old site, but lower)]
** [http://ml.philcrump.co.uk/1i Possible Site (near old site, but lower)]
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=== Cupboard ===
=== Cupboard ===
 
* We still need another key, I think?
We still need another key, I think?
** Ask Joyce how it works.


=== AOB (joint) ===
=== AOB (joint) ===
 
* BEER FESTIVAL NEXT WEEK
** 6:30pm (probably get there a little earlier in order to get a place in the queue), Guild Hall. Free entry, no tickets required. But obviously you need to pay for the beer...


== SOWN ==
== SOWN ==
See [[sown:Meetings|SOWN Agenda]]
See [[sown:Meetings|SOWN Agenda]]

Latest revision as of 18:46, 28 May 2015

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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2015/05/28 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

 

Amateur Radio

Licence Exams

  • Anyone?
  • Next exam likely October, Arihant and Christian, Andy Barrett-Sprot want to do intermediate.

Mast

  • Overview of things that have happened
  • Yagi for 70cm - single/crossed?
    • Single, I think, because we determined crossed was too big/expensive.
    • Tyler suggests asking Moonraker for a custom one?
    • Polarisation
      • Horizontal, as the vertical can cover vertical.
  • Powerbeam Range test with nanobeam
    • That will happen, in the maths tower, later this evening hopefully.
  • Other societies
    • Astrosoc hasn't got back to me yet.
    • It'd be nice to have a meeting with/directly contact other socs.
  • Other mast business
    • Henry needs to respond to HF beam people
  • Tyler has spoken to Mike Nash, he has passed on the information to the person who needs to approve it.

VHF National Field Day Contest (4th-5th July)

Residual wordpressy things

  • Wiki homepage button?

QSL Cards

  • QSL card design submissions
    • On hold due to the mast
  • Received QSL cards
    • Murray has volunteered to scan these in but needs to get the cards off Tyler - any progress?
    • Also buy and put in a physical album - any progress?

AOB (radio)

Joint Agenda

Mailing List and Wiki

  • Mailing list additions (Dave N)
  • New wiki accounts (Dave N)

Cupboard

  • We still need another key, I think?
    • Ask Joyce how it works.

AOB (joint)

  • BEER FESTIVAL NEXT WEEK
    • 6:30pm (probably get there a little earlier in order to get a place in the queue), Guild Hall. Free entry, no tickets required. But obviously you need to pay for the beer...

SOWN

See SOWN Agenda