Guests are always welcome at the NCCC! Please join us.

Joint Meeting With Redwood DX Empire Association (REDXA)

"160M Night"
Celebrating Top Band

"A 160M Helically Wound Vertical" (John, K6MM)
"A Kinked Sloper For Topband" (Jack, KF6T)

Note: Rob, K6RB, is not able to attend this meeting, and therefore will not
be presenting "Dual Bi-Directional Beverages".  This topic will be rescheduled.

REDXA:  See REDXA website for further informaton: http://www.redxa.com

Past Meetings 2009

• 14 December:

• 16 November:

• 12 October:

• 14 September:

• 10 August:

• 8 August:

• 13 July:

• 16 June: Intro (KF6T), "Station Automation & Integration" (K2RD, KF6T)

• 11 May: Intro (KF6T), "EZNEC Antennas" (KF6T)

• 13 April: Year in Review (K6MM),  "From Beginner to Winner" (N6KT)

• 9 March: Awards Dinner (K6MM)

• 9 February: Post-Contest Report (K6MM), "Wire Antennas for Limited Space" (K9YC)

• 12 January: K3 Survey (K6MM), K3 Filters (W0YK)

2008

• 8 December: Holiday Dinner Party

• 10 November: K6MM Updates, SS Tips (N6WG), 2009 ARRL RTTY Round-Up (N6DE, W0YK)

• 13 October: K6MM Updates, SS Propagation (N6BV), SS Tips (N6WG)

• September: K6MM Updates, SS Plans (K9YC)

• 23 August: Sierra chapter BBQ/meeting (tnx N6XI & XYL)

• 11 August: K6MM Updates, CQP (N6RNO), Which Contest is Best for You? (N6RO, K6XX, AE6Y, W0YK)

• 26 July: K6MM Updates

• 14 July: K6MM Updates, Computer-to-Radio Interfacing (K9YC)

• 9 June: Contesting and Health, other agenda items

• 12 May: Vision 2008 (K6MM & K9YC), Contest Logger Software:

  • Contest Logger Software Overview

  • CQPWIN

  • CT

  • N1MM Logger

  • WriteLog

  • Win-Test

  • Comparison

• 14 April: Elections, CW Contesting Panel

• 10 March: Awards

• 11 February:

• 16 January: Coax Chokes

2007

• 10 December: Holiday dinner party

• 12 November: Contesting with the K3; Config/Price spreadsheet

• 15 October: CQP Report, SS LCR Analysis,  SS Propagation

• 10 September: CQP Plans

• 13 August: agenda, High Rate RTTY Contesting

• 7 July: agenda, BS7H

• 11June: Elecraft K3

• 14 May: BS7H & N8S

• 9 April: LoTW and Farallons IOTA Expedition

• 12 March: Awards

• 12 February: WPX Plans

• 8 January: Reflector Tips

2006

• 13 November: SS Phone & Audio snippet, N6BV & P49X 2006 ARRL RTTY Round-Up, W0YK

• 16 October: SS Preparation, N6BV

• 11 September: N6BV & SS Propagation

• 14 August: WRTC Observations, N6BV, N2NL, W2SC

• 12 June: RFI Suppression with Toroids, K9YC; President's Comments, N6BV

• 8 May: 2006-2007 Plan (N6BV) , K7C DXpedition (AD6E, K6SRZ, NI6T)

• 10 April: Noise Elimination, K2RD

• 13 March: Annual Awards Dinner

2005

• 10January: K2 as a Contesting Radio

• 7 February: Our Secret Weapons

• 14 March: Awards Dinner

• 18 April: Elections, YagiStress, Antenna Panel

• 8 May: Remote Station Control

• 23 July: Joint MLDXCC meeting, A71AJ

• 13 June: Multi-Op Contesting, N7MH

• 8 August: 2005 - The 40th Running of CQP

• 12 September 2005: Getting Prepared for SS

  • N6BV: SS Propagation

  • WX5S: SS HMO

  • N6RO: SS Tips

• 10 October 3005: Getting MORE Prepared for SS!

  • N6BV: SS Propagation (enhanced)

  • N6RO: SS Tips

2004

• 10 May: Teamwork

• 14 June: 2003 SS Lessons Learned, 2004 Budget

• 24 July: T33C DXpedition (joint MLDXCC meeting)

• 9 August: CQP

• 13 September: 2004 SS Strategy

• 18 October: 2004 SS Tactics

• 8 November: Orion

• 13 December: Holiday Party

  • Pileup WAV file and log

  • Pictures courtesy K1IR:

             

Meeting Locations

• Agilent (used to be Hewlett-Packard) - Building 50, Santa Clara

• Chef Wang's, Los Altos

• Chevys Fresh Mex, Foster City

• China Wok, Vallejo

• Christy Street Deli, Fremont

• Duke of Edinburgh, Cupertino (OK, so this pub isn't exactly a meeting place, but it is a meeting-after-the-meeting place. NCCC'ers are frequently found sampling the brews here after HP Building 50 meetings.)

• Harry's Hofbrau, Redwood City

• Holder's Country Inn , San Jose

• HP - Building 20A, Palo Alto

• HP - Building 36, Mountain View

• IHOP (International House of Pancakes), Martinez

• Mountain Mike's Pizza, Belmont

• Pleasanton Hotel, Pleasanton

• Red Morton Community Center, Redwood City

• Senior Center, Jackson

• South Beach Yacht Club, San Francisco

• Old Spaghetti Factory, Oakland

• TIBCO, Palo Alto

• Tied House - Mountain View

• Tied House - San Jose

• Tularik, Inc. - South San Francisco