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CARA 2015 Learning Conference @ Flea Market

  • 18 Apr 2015
  • 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Eastside City Church, Calgary - 1320 Abbeydale Dr SE

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Learning Session Schedule

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No cost to attend, but please register via this web page.

CARA learning sessions open to CARA members, non members, non affiliated HAMS, and the public in general interested in amateur radio.

Learning Sessions Coordinator - VA6RPL Peter LaGrandeur  VA6RPL@techworld.ca   (403) 969-7411

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9-10 AM: Introduction and orientation to the new Yaesu 144/430 digital repeater rack mount radio, of which CARA has installed many already. 

Presenter: VE6EO Greg Kulin of Radioworld Central, Calgary 

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10-11: Break to buy/sell fleas 

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11-12 noon: A session for novice HAM radio users on how repeater systems work and how to understand the many configurable settings on their handheld and mobile radios.  We look at frequency pairs, offset value & direction, tones, power levels/range/desensing, plus mobile & handheld antenna types.  Cross banding, a real boon to the foot mobility of a radio user, will also be examined. 

Presenter: VA6RPL Peter LaGrandeur

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12-12:30: Break for lunch to revel in Frank's famous hot dogs.

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12:30-13:30: “Phase Shift Keying, 31 Baud” is a digital HF radioteletype mode used by amateur radio hobbyists for real time, narrow bandwidth, keyboard to keyboard, trans global chat.  Find out how to get up and running with this branch of HAM radio.

Presenter: VA6PJB Peter Barry CARA past president and HF afficiondo.

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