Educational

This presentation was prepared and delivered by Bob (VE7ADX) to the club at the September 2025 meeting.  Bob went over the basics of the Internet Radio Link Project (IRLP), AllStarLink and EchoLink, how they connect amateur radio repeaters to the Internet, and how they are used.

Fred  (VE7IO) provided a talk on using logging software during a contest or other activities. He pointed out the benefits of that approach over paper logs. He gave an overview of the N1MM software and the logger developed by N3FJP.

Eric (VA7NX) provided a presentation on choosing an antenna for doing portable activities. Various antennas types were reviewed with pros and cons. The set up used by Eric during his POTA and SOTA adventures were shown and explanations as to why they were being used. See the attached file for a copy