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Archives for February 2014

General Meeting- 7PM March 3rd, 2014

February 14, 2014 by Dennis Hudson

Early Air Navagation
by Jim Silva, KC2ZVK

1927-panam

Early air navigation was done using a compass, maps, and lots of landmarks.  When Charles Lindbergh successfully crossed the Atlanticsolo in 1927, he opted for additional gasoline in favor of an “unreliable” radio.  When Pan American Airways began operations between Key West and Havana in 1927, there were no landmarks, and in the absence of radio communications, frequent tropical storms led to disastrous consequences.  In many ways, radio and air transport grew up together.  This presentation will describe some of the equipment and methods used in early air navigation, particularly early direction finding systems.

If Niskayuna High School cancels evening classes and activities the SARA meeting will normally also be cancelled and possibly rescheduled. Listen in on the SARA 147.060 repeater for meeting status information and whether it is to be rescheduled.

The SARA meeting is held in the Little Theatre of the Niskayuna High School on Balltown Road. Attendees should enter the school through the cafeteria entrance located on the side of the school, adjacent to the Nott Street Extension school parking lot.


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About SARA

The Schenectady Amateur Radio Association (SARA) was established in 1930. The club station, K2AE, is the Henry Primm Broughton Memorial Station. SARA operates repeaters on  2 meters (147.06 MHz.), and on 70 centimeters (444.200 MHz.) which are located at the top of Crawford Hill in Schenectady County near New York State Thruway exit 26.

The club is an American Radio Relay League (ARRL) affiliate and has about 100 members from all over New York State’s Capital District (Albany, Schenectady, Troy), and beyond.

For additional information about the ARRL see https://arrl.org

Last updated: 31-August-22