PCARS (K8BF)

Please join us on the 5th Tuesday of August for a double-barrelled hands-on session:

Tube Testing

Joe W8KNO has kindly made available to the SIG his B&K 747 Dyna-Jet dynamic mutual conductance tube tester. This tester far exceeds the capabilities of your old drug-store tube checkers we may have used years ago.

So, if you have a project underway or awaiting the famed Round TUIT to get started, bring tubes and we will check their condition and performance. Please remember there is always the slim possibility that the testing process might kill your (thought it was good but it really wasn’t) Device Under Test so the risk is yours. Joe may be present or on Zoom to answer questions.

Toroid Identification

Based on Jim AC8NT’s February 2023 Radiogram article, we will go through the process of measuring known and unknown toroids. Jim will loan us his LCR meter for the session, as well as a drill jig for removing the coating on a toroid to get a reliable measurement.

So: bring that pile or bag of mystery toroid cores from your bench and junk box, and bring your LCR meter if you have one. We’ll step through the process that Jim outlines in his article. You may want to look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q95Vwk3kZok this YouTube video too, in advance of the session.

I look forward to seeing you there! 73 de Rick KD8WCK

Greetings PCARS Members, ARRL Officials, Amateur Radio Clubs and other interested people,
The September 2023 issue of The RADIOGRAM has been published and is ready for you to enjoy.
Here is the link: https://www.portcars.org/wp/go/september-2023-radiogram/
Hope you enjoy this issue – September is OSPOTA Contest Month !! – On the Road with WG8X – Candidate Statements for the ARRL Great Lakes Division Director – Great Tech Tips – Squirrels Can Chew !! – Something for everyone!
Feel free to pass this newsletter on to anyone interested in ham radio or PCARS.

Take care & 73,
Tom “Parky”, KB8UUZ
PCARS Newsletter Editor

Any mistakes found in the newsletter are there on purpose so some of you can have fun finding them…. The Radiogram is the monthly newsletter of PCARS. Every month, we bring you news, events, DX listings, articles, and lots of fun. All of the issues, dating back to the very first, are on the club website (http:www.portcars.org) for you to download and read. Amateur Radio articles are welcome. Send your submission in .txt (text) format to the editor: newsletter@portcars.org

There will be NO net-night at the clubsite this week! (There will be a PCARS net as usual)

Instead, we will have our net-night at the Clubsite Next Week on August 31st! This will coincide with the first night of W1AW/8 being run from the PCARS club site. More details to follow.

Don’t forget – PCARS needs operators to fill our “Club” slots, but you can also sign up at other times as an individual and operate from your home station. If you would like to sign up as an individual, BUT operate from the club site, let Nick or myself know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

73,

Tom WB8LCD

On two days next week, PCARS will represent the Ohio section as part of the Volunteers on the Air W1AW/8 operating event.

We will have four stations on the air during the following dates and times:

Thursday, August 31 from 6-10 PM
Saturday, September 2 from 10 AM – 10 PM

All PCARS members are invited to join us. Whether you’re a seasoned operator or a newcomer, you can participate. Please plan to join us, and mark your calendars now!

Nick, AC8QG