134 results for author: Scott Toth

Sunday Night Tech Forum from January 17, 2016 – Getting your Technician Class License – Listen Now!

If you missed the Tech Forum on January 17, you can still benefit from all of the great stories and information about how local hams came to be, well, hams! There are a lot of great stories and tons of excellent information for aspiring hams in this installment.  Click the player above to hear the entire forum. And as always, join us at 7:30pm on Sunday evenings on the 145.150 W4GSO repeater to ask questions and share knowledge yourself! You can also join via Echolink by joining node N5ODE. Many thanks to Cameron Conover, AJ4TW, for providing the recording.

Sunday Night Tech Forum from January 10, 2016 – Amplifiers – Listen Now!

If you missed the Tech Forum on January 10, you can still benefit from all of the great advice that was shared about different types of amplifiers, how they're used, and pitfalls with using them!  Since this is hosted on YouTube, you'll also be able to see the various ways you can change and manipulate a Software Defined Radio to improve reception quality. Click the player above to hear the entire forum.  And as always, join us at 7:30pm on Sunday evenings on the 145.150 W4GSO repeater to ask questions and share knowledge yourself!  You can also join via Echolink by joining node N5ODE. Many thanks to Cameron Conover, AJ4TW, for providing the ...

Sunday Night Tech Forum from December 27, 2015 – Morse Code – Listen Now!

If you missed the Tech Forum on December 27, you can still benefit from all of the great advice that was shared about how to get into CW from a lot of great CW ops!  Click the player above to hear the entire forum.  And as always, join us at 7:30pm on Sunday evenings on the 145.150 W4GSO repeater to ask questions and share knowledge yourself!  You can also join via Echolink by joining node N5ODE. Many thanks to Cameron Conover, AJ4TW, for providing the recording.

Sunday Night Tech Forum from November 22, 2015 – Stealth Antennas – Listen Now!

If you missed the Tech Forum on November 22, you can still benefit from all of the great advice that was shared about how to get on the air with an antenna that can't be seen!  Click the player above to hear the entire forum.  And as always, join us at 7:30pm on Sunday evenings on the 145.150 W4GSO repeater to ask questions and share knowledge yourself!  You can also join via Echolink by joining node N5ODE. Many thanks to Cameron Conover, AJ4TW, for providing the recording.

Sunday Night Tech Forum from November 1, 2015 – Advice for New Hams – Listen Now!

If you missed the Tech Forum on November 1, you can still benefit from all of the great "new ham" advice that was shared!  Click the player above to hear the entire forum.  And as always, join us at 7:30pm on Sunday evenings on the 145.150 W4GSO repeater to ask questions and share knowledge yourself!  You can also join via Echolink by joining node N5ODE.

Sunday Night Tech Forum from October 25, 2015 – Basic Antennas – Listen Now!

If you missed the Tech Forum this past Sunday night, you can still benefit from all of the basic antenna knowledge that was shared!  Click the player above to hear the entire forum.  And as always, join us at 7:30pm on Sunday evenings on the 145.150 W4GSO repeater to ask questions and share knowledge yourself!  You can also join via Echolink by joining node N5ODE.

GARA is Now a 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization

Following a lot of legwork by various Board members, GARA has finally received confirmation of 501(c)(3) status!  This means that both dues and donations are now tax-deductible.  We hope this helps you, and the club, find ways to continue to make great things happen for the amateur radio community in Greensboro and beyond.

GARA Open House

This Saturday at 1000 hrs GARA’s is holding its Open House at Hinshaw United Methodist Church, 4501 Gate City Boulevard (High Point Rd), Greensboro. Everyone is invited.  See the Event page for directions. This is the time to show off that special project you have been working on. If you are a new ham or one that has been away from the hobby for a while, this is your chance to get caught up on what is new, and get answers to your questions. GARA’s is trying something different this year. It’s holding its first members only swap meet during the open house. Bring that stuff that has been hanging around in your shack for years, maybe you can ...

Audio Basics for Hams, Part 6 – All About EQ

Now that you have a good grasp on audio routing, it's time to move onto a more subjective topic, but one that will probably be one of interest for most people: equalization.  Equalization is the ability to change the tonality, or sound, of an audio source by adjusting the relative strength of various frequencies.  Before we get into this too deep, there are a couple of things that should be understood first: 1) EQing a sound isn't the only adjustment that can be made to alter how something is perceived by the listener, and 2) there are various ways to adjust EQ without resorting to a piece of equipment to do it. Before we get into those two ...

Audio Basics for Hams, Part 5 – A Few Suggestions, and Signal Routing, Part the Second

If you've hung around all of the previous parts of this series, you're probably starting to understand that getting a handle on audio is a little more complicated than plugging things up and hoping for the best.  Getting things setup properly and working well takes time and experimentation, but it also takes knowledge and patience.  With that in mind, this seems like a good time to take an interlude and make a few suggestions before before we jump into more mixer ideas.  As I mentioned previously, these are my opinions, but they come from a decent bit of experience and a hope that they'll help you make quick progress. If you decide that you ...