Here are the photos of the April 2018 CTARC meeting (Sorry if some of them are fuzzy - they're photos of slides projected onto a wall in some cases!) (There are better photos of the station [here]). The written report-back is [here].
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| A full house in attendance |
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| Chairman Rob / ZS1SA opens the meeting and reports back on the recent committee meeting |
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| Allan / ZS1LS hands out course notes before his presentation |
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| Allan gave us a fascinating talk about the Morningstar remote station |
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| The remote station and antenna mast at Morningstar |
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| The TS-2000 rig at the bottom, control PC, SWR monitor, Signallink sound card and detachable fascia. |
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| The solid state Metron Power Amp |
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| Another view of the Optibeam antenna and mast |
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| On the setup page in the software you can see a list of the various international stations using the system |
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| The interface which lets the remote operator adjust settings on the transceiver and station via PC. In the lower right-hand corner is the antenna rotation indicator |
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| Georges / ZS1II accepts the SARL Anon Trophy from Rob / ZS1SA |
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| Mike / ZS1FP makes an emphatic point during his slide show |
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| Paul / ZS1PXK and Mike / ZS1CO who won the raffle |
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| General chatter in the autumn afternoon air outside the clubhouse |