BARS September Breakfast

On Saturday, September 7, 2019 BARS members Ron, Herbert, Harrold, Dallas, Harry, Mike and Bill gathered for breakfast at the Country Pride Restaurant in the TA Truck Stop in Troy, IL.  We had a pleasant breakfast and conversation.  Ron brought in his "Chinaspot" for show-n-tell as his latest foray into DMR radio.  Harry brought in a board he's modifying as a 10 GHz preamp.

We also talked about the upcoming second round this month in the ARRL 10 GHz and Up contest.  Our plans are to have Ron activate a scenic overlook at Pere Marquette State Park near Grafton, IL EM48rx and overlooking a western swath of St. Louis county and all of St. Charles county in Missouri.

After the breakfast, while standing in the parking lot, Mike pulled out his IR detector mounted behind a lens and feeding a Radio Shack audio amp he could detect the light inside the restaurant while standing outside.  Ron pointed it at a distant sign across the parking lot and we could clearly hear the light emitted from the signage.  A fun experiment.

                                   Harry's WA0CNS modified 10 GHz preamp 

                      Mike N0OBI's IR detector mounted in a lens and his Radio Shack audio amp

 
          Mike N0OBI and Bill W0ETR at the TA Truck Stop in Troy, IL.  Note the TA struck stop sign behind Mike N0OBI.  His IR detector was able to detect the emissions from that sign!