Radio Amateur Training Planning and Activities Committee (RATPAC) provides weekly national presentations on general amateur radio topics and specialized Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES) topics.
To receive notifications and Zoom conference details, contact Dan Marler, K7REX at ratpac.plan -at- gmail -dot- com.
Here is the tentative 2020 RATPAC presentation schedule:
| Date | General Ham Radio Wednesday Presentations |
| 18-Nov | NanoVNA (Vector Network Analyzer) |
| 25-Nov | Thanksgiving Eve – No presentation |
| 2-Dec | Band Plan |
| 9-Dec | SDR 101 – Intro into software define radios |
| 16-Dec | WA3FET Antenna |
| 23-Dec | Noise Mitigation |
| 30-Dec | ARRL Public Relations |
| Date | ARES Zoom Thursday Presentations |
| 19-Nov | Red Cross Disaster drill follow up |
| 26-Nov | Thanksgiving – no Zoom presentation |
| 3-Dec | Introduction – Digital Voice IP Voice over Internet, etc. Digital Voice Overview (RF & IP) Hotspots, DVMEGA Product presentation |
| 10-Dec | TBA (To be announced) |
| 17-Dec | D-STAR HF – (Digital Voice on HF) |
| 24-Dec | Christmas Eve – no Zoom presentation |
| 31-Dec | New Year’s Eve – no Zoom presentation |
Notes:
• November 17 we will finalize 2020 schedule and begin 2021
• Still in discussion is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)
• Covid-19 has delayed our plans for our Youth Hams in Space program, now planned for 2021
• We have reached out to AMSAT for presentations and youth involvement
Best of 73s everyone and please stay safe,
Dan