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| ==== Monthly talks are BACK at OARC! (For as long as 2M0IIG can keep it going...) ==== | ==== Monthly talks are BACK at OARC! (For as long as 2M0IIG can keep it going...) ==== |
| **Title:** Flash Talks - A night of short talks and show-and-tells!\\ | **Title:** Chasing Birds: The Addictive World of Amateur Radio Satellites\\ |
| **Start:** 6th May 2026 19:00 UTC | **Start:** 5th September 2026 18:00 UTC |
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| ====Description==== | Presenter: John Stringer M5JFS\\ |
| Presenter: Everyone! | |
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| Ten minute talks to showcase your work, tell some stories, or anything you want! Ping Mark 2M0IIG to sign up. We're after anything that is nerdy or interesting or whatever you want. | An introduction to the world of amateur radio satellite working. John will start with a brief potted history of how he got hooked on this aspect of the hobby, getting started with very modest and basic gear that he had to hand and how he later developed and improved his 'station' to where it is today as he grew in experience and interest. He'll then cover the types of satellites that are out there, the gear you need (or don't need) to work them, operating etiquette and best practices, useful software, tools and social networks, and finally he'll tell us about a few notable moments and achievements that he's have had in his 6 years on the birds. |
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| **Current list of talks** | |
| Kristian 2E0KGG - Samoyed: A Direwolf Go port\\ | |
| Chris MM0UHR - Slide Rules\\ | |
| Sam (([MN])0|OK1)UEL - International callsign acquisitions\\ | |
| Alex Johansson - MORSE game show and tell\\ | |
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| ===== Future Events ===== | ===== Future Events ===== |
| ^ Date ^ Presenter ^ Title ^ Description ^ | ^ Date ^ Presenter ^ Title ^ Description ^ |
| | xxx July 2026 | TBC | TBC | TBC | | | 3rd Oct 2026 | Dave "Hibby" Hibberd MM0RFN | Free Software in Ham Radio | An introduction to free and open source software in amateur radio. I'll start with how I got drawn into the DIY, tinkering side of the hobby — running Linux and BSD on my computer to support my radio work, rather than closed, proprietary alternatives. I'll then cover the why of free software for hams: the philosophy, the freedom to inspect and modify what runs on your machine, and the community of contributors behind it. I'll look at the practical side: the tools and software available to you, how you can get involved and contribute yourself, and the fun of learning by doing. I'll talk about my own work within the Debian project and Hibbian, the Debian-based distribution I build and maintain for radio and hacker use, with a live boot demonstration on the day. Finally, I'll share a few of the projects and moments from my own journey into free software and amateur radio that have kept me hooked. | |
| | xxx Aug 2026 | TBC | TBC | TBC | | | 7th Nov 2026 | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| | 5th Sep 2026 | Dave "Hibby" Hibberd MM0RFN | Free Software in Ham Radio | TBC | | | 5th Dec 2026 | Jonathan Naylor G4KLX | The History of UK Packet Radio | TBC | |
| || + more to be announced! || | || + more to be announced for 2027, hopefully! || |
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| | 4th Apr 2026 | Derek Kozel MW0LNA | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqzIy_SOJmE|Beyond SWR: A Hands-On Introduction to VNAs, Impedance, and TDR]] | A Vector Network Analyzer lets you measure why a radio system behaves the way it does. This talk introduces vector network analysis through the problems you actually face at the bench and in the shack: locating discontinuities in coax, reading an antenna’s feedpoint impedance as a complex quantity, seeing what a matching network changes across frequency, and verifying filter performance with two-port measurements. Using a NanoVNA with NanoVNA-Saver and short Python examples, we’ll connect live measurements and saved S1P/S2P files to the underlying ideas - reflection, transmission, calibration, and time-domain transforms - so you leave with a repeatable workflow for making trustworthy RF measurements, including a practical look at small-signal measurements of a amplifier. | | | 4th Apr 2026 | Derek Kozel MW0LNA | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqzIy_SOJmE|Beyond SWR: A Hands-On Introduction to VNAs, Impedance, and TDR]] | A Vector Network Analyzer lets you measure why a radio system behaves the way it does. This talk introduces vector network analysis through the problems you actually face at the bench and in the shack: locating discontinuities in coax, reading an antenna’s feedpoint impedance as a complex quantity, seeing what a matching network changes across frequency, and verifying filter performance with two-port measurements. Using a NanoVNA with NanoVNA-Saver and short Python examples, we’ll connect live measurements and saved S1P/S2P files to the underlying ideas - reflection, transmission, calibration, and time-domain transforms - so you leave with a repeatable workflow for making trustworthy RF measurements, including a practical look at small-signal measurements of a amplifier. | |
| | 2nd May 2026 | Ian Renton M0TRT | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01NNOZi6bME|Everything on the Air: An Introduction to Operating in the Great Outdoors]] | If you're curious about getting started in portable operation, how to go about it, where to go, or even why you should try it at all, this talk is for you. Ian only got started working portable in 2024, but quickly caught the bug, and 100-or-so park activations later, he'll share what he's learned about rigs, antennas, batteries, and operating techniques. From tough mountain climbs to the park down the road, and even just operating from your car, portable operating has something for every level of fitness and appetite for adventure! | | | 2nd May 2026 | Ian Renton M0TRT | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01NNOZi6bME|Everything on the Air: An Introduction to Operating in the Great Outdoors]] | If you're curious about getting started in portable operation, how to go about it, where to go, or even why you should try it at all, this talk is for you. Ian only got started working portable in 2024, but quickly caught the bug, and 100-or-so park activations later, he'll share what he's learned about rigs, antennas, batteries, and operating techniques. From tough mountain climbs to the park down the road, and even just operating from your car, portable operating has something for every level of fitness and appetite for adventure! | |
| | | 6th June 2026 | Everyone! | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01NNOZi6bME|OARC Flash Talks Night June 2026]] | The first OARC Flash Talks night featured 5 talks on a variety of interesting and quirky subjects! Full details in the YouTube description | |
| | | 4th July 2026 | Vic EI5IYB | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTzLjJOmkXI|Vic Does Stuff]] | Mark needed a break from organising talks, so, a huge thanks to Vic for stepping up and volunteering to take on the job of entertaining for a period of longer than 45 minutes but not longer than 60 minutes :) Topics will include: Beacons, ESP programming, programming with AI, prototyping, GPS data, GPS configuration, serial communication, ISM band radio modules, voltage boosters, ARDF. Basically, it's a chance to learn about some interesting stuff, and it will be pitched a nice level for newcomers too. | |
| | | 1st August 2026 | Simon EI3JDB | [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNUIGKE_PGg|Long Wave Listener]] | In this talk Simon will take you through the various interesting things there are to hear in these lower bands and what equipment you'll need to hear them (you probably have most of the equipment at home already.) As well as amateur radio he'll also touch on natural signals like spherics, whistlers and the dawn chorus, as well as submarine stations, navigational beacons, timesignals and the heavy metal station that is SAQ. | |
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