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President Joe (AG4QC) opened the meeting at 7:00 PM.
John (K4QQ) gave a report on the Swapfest Committee's
actions. The Swapfest will coincide with the last day
of the Chester County Barbecue Festival (Oct. 3, 2009).
The Swapfest will be held in the Activities area of the
Henderson Church of Christ. Will possibly give away a
prize, something in the range of a two-meter
transceiver. Working on concessions at this time. Need
to make and distribute some brochures. The Swapfest
will be held in an air-conditioned area, with
restrooms, and will probably conduct a VE test session
for ham exams. Tables at the Swapfest will go for $5.00
each.
Will contact the Chester County Chamber of Commerce
about adding the Swapfest to the Chamber's BBQ Festival
brochure. Also will run the Swapfest event in the
Chester County Independent. Motion to accept Swapfest
Committee's suggestions by Gary, KE5IZ, seconded by
James, KC4UFZ. Motion approved unanimously.
Need volunteers to bring food/snacks for the next
meeting. Decided that each person could bring items as
they wish.
President Joe Loucka presented the evening's program on
"breadboarding". Breadboarding is an early form of "homebrewing",
or building your own equipment. Breadboarding is a
simple and effective method of providing a chassis,or
building platform, with lots of room for servicing,
modifying or changing the project. Why the term "breadboarding"?
When radio was young (around the turn of the 20th
century), breadboards were plentiful around the country,
and were ideal for early radio construction. They were
good insulators (when dry!), and you could drill holes,
etc., to mount components as seen fit. You can even
purchase modern "breadboard" kits nowadays. Indiana
Kits is one such vendor. There are several methods of
breadboarding, such as the "dead bug" method, the
Manhattan style, the wirewrap style, etc. Perf board is
available for modern breadboarding, and available at
Radio Shack and other suppliers. Quick Prototyping
board is a solderless breadboard, and a good modern type
of breadboard. Fast and easy to use, and a good version
to use to "prove" a project will work, as for example, a
prototype project. Most perfboard have holes drilled
every 1/10 inch, standard for IC's.
Next meeting's program will on be building a Digital
Mode Interface. This will be a very good program, and
will be conducted by Pres. Joe (AG4QC). We will be
building several of these interfaces during the meeting,
under Joe's expert guidance.
In attendance: Joe and Sue Loucka, Gary Roeder (and
daughter), John Adams, Mike Hurst, James Webb (and his
XYL), Thad Williams, Joe Newton, Mike & Louise Burkhead,
and Tim, KB4RPV. Please forgive my inability to
remember names, James and Gary. It's an age thing....!
Thanks to those who provided food, drinks, and snacks!
They were enjoyed by all!
Meeting adjourned.
Mike Burkhead, Sec.
Chester Co. Amateur Radio Club |
