{"id":8377,"date":"2018-09-08T02:46:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T07:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/?p=8377"},"modified":"2018-10-02T17:00:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T22:00:34","slug":"hamsters-lunch-learn-and-swap-meet-09-22-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sanantoniohams.org\/blog\/?p=8377","title":{"rendered":"RESCHEDULED &#8211; HAMsters Lunch &#038; Learn and Swap Meet to be on 2-2-2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DUE TO THE ACTIVATION OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, in response to the expected incoming coastal weather patterns, their building became unavailable for this event. A new date will be selected and announced in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Date Selected &#8211; February 2,<\/strong> <strong>201<\/strong>9<\/p>\n<p>Greg N5XO<\/p>\n<p>__________________________<\/p>\n<p>The HAMster VHF\/UHF Weak Signal Group presents our 4TH HAMster Lunch and Learn, plus swap meet. FREE admission. Friends and family are very welcome! You don&#8217;t need to be a ham to attend. Lots and lots of door prizes will be raffled off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE EVENT! TECHNICAL TRAINING &#8211; SWAP MEET &#8211; VE TESTING &#8211; RAFFLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FREE COFFEE, SODAS, WATER AND SPAGHETTI LUNCHEON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saturday, September 22, 2018 @ 8:00 am<\/p>\n<p>Location: American Red Cross, 3642 E Houston St, San Antonio TX 78219<\/p>\n<p>(Please use the side entrance off of Houston Street, not the main entrance from parking lot.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please RSVP ASAP to Greg <\/strong><u><strong>n5xo@144200.net<\/strong><\/u><strong> for lunch, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RAFFLE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FT-920 100 Watt HF\/6 Meter Radio with Desk Microphone<\/li>\n<li>Yaesu HT, VX-5 with Desk Charger<\/li>\n<li>Lots of other door prizes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SWAP MEET<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Indoor swap meet with table lease of $10 each. If you wish to lease a table, contact <strong>Patrick KG5OMX<\/strong> &#8211; <strong><u>hondopatrick@me.com<\/u><\/strong> or call\/text 210-380-1220.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAINING<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Technical Training to make yourself more effective in VHF\/UHF DXing, no matter your VHF\/UHF interest. A more efficient station is just more fun!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>07:15-08:00 Swap meet table setup<\/p>\n<p>08:00 \t\tSign in &#8211; Raffle Ticket Sales &#8211; Swap Meet<\/p>\n<p>09:00 \t<strong>N5XO<\/strong>\t&#8211; Introduction to VHF\/UHF Weak Signal &amp; HAMster Group<\/p>\n<p>09:30 \t<strong>N5XO<\/strong>\t&#8211; Is your Coax Charging you a TAX?<\/p>\n<p>09:30 \t\t<strong>N7LRY<\/strong>&#8211;\tQuadrifilar Helix Antenna. A surprising performer<\/p>\n<p>10:30 <strong>W5KTX<\/strong>\t&#8211; Station building, Grounding<\/p>\n<p>10:30\t <strong>N7LRY<\/strong>&#8211; \tAnalyzer-Tools to get you that last db<\/p>\n<p>11:00\t\t\tLUNCH IS SERVED<\/p>\n<p>12:00 noon\t\t\tSWAP MEET IS CLOSED DOWN<\/p>\n<p>12:30 \t\t<strong>KC5ULU<\/strong>&#8211;\tHow to build a 2 meter 4 element Quad for under $50<\/p>\n<p>12:30\t \t<strong>KA2ZGW<\/strong>&#8211; \tTraffic Handling-How to create a message and send it<\/p>\n<p>13:00\t\t<strong>AD5BR<\/strong> &#8211; Volunteer Examiner Test Session for New hams &amp; Upgrades. $15 Test fee. Bring photo ID. Contact HAMTEST@GMAIL.COM for more info.<\/p>\n<p>14:00\t\t<strong>N5XO<\/strong>&#8211; \tFinal Program &amp; Raffle<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the HAMsters go to: <strong>www.144200.net<\/strong> or our all new interactive web page: <strong>www.hamstergroup.ning.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greg N5XO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUE TO THE ACTIVATION OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, in response to the expected incoming coastal weather patterns, their building became unavailable for this event. A new date will be selected and announced in the future. 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