Tech Night (Sep 2025) - Kit Building
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- Written by: Jeff Darby (KSØJD)
Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB, presented on Kit Building Techniques for Success. He currently writes the "Kits and Kit-Building" articles for The Spectrum Monitor and has authored the Construction Techniques chapter of the ARRL Handbook since 2014, was the Kit Building Editor for CQ Magazine since 2009 and has been a guest speaker at Dayton Hamvention more than 33 times.
Tech Night - AREDN Mesh Networks
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- Written by: Greg Wolfe
The August 2025 SFTARC Tech Night was a presentation by Greg Wolfe (KIØKK) on AREDN Networks, a comparison with Meshtastic and information about the KC area Mesh network.
Additional information:
ARDEN Web site: https://www.arednmesh.org/
KC Mesh Groups.io Page: https://groups.io/g/KCmesh/topics
CW Keyer a Hit at Huntsville
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- Written by: G Wolfe (KiØKK)
Marshal Ensor's CW keyer was a hit at the Huntsville Hamfest. Amateur Logic TV and several others interviewed Tom WA2IVD, Howard NØAZ and Jeff KSØJD about the Ensor Park and Museum with a special focus on the CW Keyer.
Additional Links:
Carlos, KD9OLN. His channel is LifeAtTerminalVelocity. This link is just before the keyer:
This is FEP Labs Radio. They opened their livestream with the keyer:
Geochron Clock/Map
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- Written by: G Wolfe (KIØKK)
The May 2025 Tech Night was a Zoom presentation by Geochron Company President Patrick Bolan KJ7ZSU. The topic was a brief history of Geochron’s mechanical clock -used by U.S. Government & Presidents and their current Digital Atlas & Ham Radio Bundle.
Tech Night - Radio Astronomy
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- Written by: G Wolfe (KIØKK)
Mike Stewart, NØTU, was the presenter for the March 2025 Tech Night. The topic was Radio Astronomy, it's history and the science. The overlap between amateur radio and radio astronomy may surprise you. Much like hams, amateur radio astronomers develop hardware, software, and techniques to observe the invisible universe.