285 TechConnect Radio Club -- NAØTC

The 285 TechConnect Radio Club produces an annual TechFest in November. The TechFest has 5 hours of presentations on technical topics related to amateur radio, plus a “demo corner” where club members show off some of their operating technology.

Our next TechFest will be held on Saturday, November 11th, 2017, at the Lakewood Elks Lodge, 1455 Newland Street, Lakewood, CO.

We've changed to a different room at the Elks Club. We'll be meeting in the upstairs dining room, which should be both quieter and more comfortable. Click on the image for a larger photo.

• Watch this space for further information

• 2016 Fall TechFest Flyer
• James Schatzman - ACØXU: Low Noise Antennas Comparison
• Shel Radin - KFØUR: Contesting Rules & Techniques
• Larry Weinstein - KØNA: HF Propagation
• Jim Moravec - NØCOT: Starhaven Observatory
• Steve Manion - KDØMFT: Intro to Instrumentation
• Presenter Bios
• 2016 Photos

We had 113 hams and soon-to-be hams at our 2015 Fall TechFest.

• Douglas Tabor - N6UA: Things in Space
• Bob Witte - K0NR: Basic Ham Radio Test Equipment and Techniques
• Skyler Fennel - KD0WHB: AllStar Link
• Bryan Bibeau - N0BCB: Summits on the Air (SOTA)
• Shel Radin - KF0UR: Digital Modes
• Presenter Bios
• 2015 Photos

• FT-60R dual band hand held with programing software - K0LPR
• Diamond SX-200 SWR & POWER METER 1.8 mhz-200mhz bands - K0FYI
• RigBlaster Nomic 58008-959 sound card interface - KE0GDS
• Palstar DL1500 Dummy Load - N0BCB
• Arrow Antenna 52-4S 6meter Beam - KD0YMG
• Baofeng UV-5R Pro (for hams <17 yrs , new or studying for license hams) - KE0GDS
• ARRL Gift Certificates - WB0IXV, KB0LMQ, K0LJW

Our 2014 Fall TechFest was held November 1, 2014. 101 hams and soon-to-be hams attended. Check out our photos.

• 2014 Fall TechFest Flyer
• Bill Leonard - NØCU: MFJ-259 - Operation and Calibration
• Pete Fountain - WD4IXD: DXpedition Dry Tortugas; YouTube Video
• Shel Radin - KFØUR: Go Take a Hike (Portable QRP)
• Dave Bowers - WØDAB: Estes Park CO Flood Communications; QST article
• Brian Mileshosky - N5ZGT: Amateur Radio Mesh Networking
• Presenter Bios
• 2014 Photos

• 2013 Fall TechFest Flyer
• Joe Lanzoni: Lightning Protection for Radio Operators
• Bob Nuttelman - KØFYI: Working DX with Low Power and Restrictions
• Paul Veal - NØAH: Low-Band Operations with Suburban-Style Antennas
• Larry Weinstein - KØNA: Using Free Software to Improve a Station
• Brian Mileshosky - N5ZGT, and Ed James - KA8JMW: Raspberry PI & Amateur Radio Applications
• 2013 Photos

• Bill Leonard - NØCU: Homebrewing an HF Software Defined Radio
• Anna Veal - WØANT: Doing a Lot With a Little (Low Power Contesting)
• Brian Mileshosky - N5ZGT: Yagi Antennas and Antenna Design
• Wayne Heinen - NØPOH: Using WSJT FSK441 For VHF Meteor Scatter; WSJT presentation with audio (download from Rocky Mountain VHF+ - under Tech Topics and Operating, Digital Meteor Scatter WSJT
• Colin Whitmore - ACØS: Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES); Know Before You Go (KBUG) Form
• 2012 Photos

• Glenn Adams - NØGNR: Amateur Digital TV
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
• Roger Krautkremer - KØYY: DX-pedition Zimbabwe, DXing Tools
• Bob Witte - KØNR: VHF Contesting
• Frank Ivan - KØFEI: SDRs as Panadapters
• Bill Leonard - NØCU: Got Match - Intro Info for Antenna Tuners
• Larry Benko - WØQE: Antenna Tuners

• Bill Leonard - NØCU: Audio Processing - Make that Difficult Contact
• Jim Pope - KGØPP: Classic Radios
• Jay Schwisow - KT5E: Contesting Using Wire Antennas
• Larry Weinstein - KØNA: DXing Using Wire Antennas 100 w Rigs
• Dick Schneider - ABØCD: QRP - Make Contacts Like the Big Boys
• Bob Witte - KØNR: VHF/UHF - Beyond FM

• Steve Finch - AIØW: Block Diagrams and Schematics
• Bob Witte - KØNR: Electronic Test Equipment
• Jim Stitt - KAØNZZ: HF Digital Communications (digital modes)
• Jim Stitt - KAØNZZ: HF Digital communications (digital modes) with sound
• Larry Weinstein - KØNA: Ohm's and Kirchoff's Laws
• Larry Weinstein - KØNA: Propagation of Radio Waves
• Bill Rinker - W6OAV: Taking the Mystery out of SWR

• Larry Weinstein - KØNA: Antenna Modeling Using 4NEC2
• Steve Finch - AIØW: Antenna Tuner Performance Testing
• Mike Higgins - A6AER: Dissipation of Lightning Energy on Antennas and Towers
• Steve Finch - AIØW: Emergency Antennas
• Steve Finch - AIØW: The Fabulous Dipole
• Larry Weinstein - KØNA: Small Antennas