Bob Gormley WA5YWC SK

It is with profound sadness that I post the following news from Al Ward W5LUA:


Hello microwave community
It is with great sadness that I am informing you that Bob Gormley WA5YWC
passed away in his sleep on Saturday night. He was 74.
Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly and they will be locally in
the DFW area.
Bob was a great person and a great friend and I will miss him.
733
Al W5LUA

On the air from the gob

Herbert AF4JF and Ron KO0Z were still waiting for the sun to rise on Saturday, October 20 at 6:30 am.  The wind was brisk and the temps in the 40s.  Ron made a quick stop to get some coffee and before long,  the chained gate leading to the gob site and wind turbine was unlocked and both of us were setting up beneath the "whoosh, whoosh" blades of the wind turbine. Zack, W9SZ was operational at his hilltop location in EN50rl about 97 miles away.

We weren't successful in hearing each other on 10 GHz, but Herbert and Zack made a great two-way 1.2 GHz QSO this morning.  Herbert used a 1.2 GHz yagi and two watts of power.

We started operations at 7:00 am and we were on the road by 8:45.  Ron KO0Z needed to travel to Pana for a Boy Scout jamboree at Rhodes France Scout Camp.  With about 5 other hams we operated three stations and gave scouts a chance to get on the air.  It was great fun!

                                 
                                                           AF4JF's 1.2 GHz yagi

                            The dish, on top of the gob EM59ek, is aimed at Zack in EN50rl 97 miles away.

                                                    Herbert's new travel companion

Planning Meetings

BARS and SLAMS will have a set of 3 planning meetings aimed at setting up the plans and schedule for events in 2019. Here are they:

2018-11-10: TA in Troy, IL

2018-12-15: Waffle House, Dorsett STL

2019-01-27: Denny's, STL

Everybody interested in our activities is welcome, does not matter if you are a member of one or both of our groups! Should you be interested, then please join us for one of the meetings above!

73 Herbert

AF4JF

MUD in our eyes, 2018 Dayton, OH

"Attending a seminar has numerous benefits, including improving communication skills, gaining expert knowledge, networking with others and renewing motivation and confidence."  This quote is taken from a higher education, but it applies quite nicely to MUD 2018 which was held in Fairborn, OH nearby to Dayton.  The organizers did an outstanding job putting on this year's MUD.

Our trip to Dayton started off on Thursday, October 11th.  Zack W9SZ met me, KO0Z, in Girard and we carpooled to Vandalia where we met Herbert AF4JF.  I left my car with my sister-in-law and all three of us carpooled to Fairborn, OH in Herbert's new Chevrolet Traverse.  Lunch at Cracker Barrel and soon we were in Dayton/Fairborn.  

In addition to Zack, Herbert and Ron, Mel K0PFX and Bob N0IS rounded up the BARS/SLAMS attendees.  

There was a lot of excitement at the conference and neat projects were going on.  Machining and mill work is vital to uW construction; especially, on the higher frequencies and Rich N0PQU and Mike N0OBI would have walked away with new, exciting ideas of that I am sure.  There was some 131 GHz work done at the conference!  SDR is becoming an even stronger presence in uW technology.  

Perhaps, the next time MUD is "close" to St. Louis, we should consider car pooling our resources.  MUD 2019 will be in the Dallas area.  

                                 Herbert AF4JF and Zack W9SZ at the MUD Hospitality sweet

                                           
                                        Lime SDR transceiver can run up to 4 transverters!

           The long awaited Lime LMS8001 Companion Board extends coverage to 5 and 10 GHz

                                             Tom, WA1MBA's Quadrupler for 47 GHz

            Paul Wade W1GHz is milling out 47 GHz parts at a Maker Faire machine shop

                         
                                         Home brewed 47 GHz horn antenna

                           
                                                 Pete, Mel and Herbert at the MUD banquet

BARS October 2018 Brunch

Even with the threat of rain, BARS members converged on Ponderosa in Arnold, MO on Saturday, October 6th for our monthly brunch.  Discussion centered on the upcoming MUD conference in Dayton, OH, Herbert's return from his business trip in Boston and Harry's WA0CNS SDR HF QRP rig manufactured in China.  It has a very clear, colorful display with a built in pan adapter.

                                            Harry, WA0CNS with his SDR HF QRP rig.

                 A close up view of the SDR HF QRP rig.  Note the spectrum display towards the screen bottom.

Seated from left to right:  Sam W0PCE, Rich N0PQU, Harry WA0CNS, Herbert AF4JF, Armand KD0PXF and Debbie KC9ULA.  Not pictured is Ron KO0Z