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