 antenna is simulated on a micro-strip slab using FR_4 epoxy substrate with dielectric constant of 4.4. The dimensions of the dumbbell shape resonator in the ground plane are tuned to improve the isolation between the two ports. After tuning, the overall size of the antenna is 26×23.6×1.6mm. The simulated result shows that the antenna operates at the frequency band of 12.26GHz to 20.36GHz with good return loss and isolation.Boys' 18 SinglesBoys' 16 SinglesBoys' 14 SinglesBoys' 12 SinglesGirls' 18 SinglesGirls' 16 SinglesGirls' 14 SinglesGirls' 12 SinglesBoys' 10 SinglesGirls' 10 Singles
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Match Format for 10's ONLY = Short-Sets*, No-Add Scoring, *Short-Sets are 1st to 4 game sets, and at 3-3 in games another no-add scoring game is played to determine the set winner. If players tie at 1 set all, then a first to 7 point match tie-break is played..
*10U One-Day DRAW Format Regulation* Up to 5 Players: Draw Format = Round-Robin || 6 to 8 Players: Draw Format = FICQ with a Top 8 Playoff || 9 to 32 Players: Draw Format = Compass or FICQ, with a dependant consolation draw to insure everyone plays a minumium of 3 matches.
Players are selected manually by the tournament director after the close of registration.
Entry to this tournament is open to all USTA members. Entries must be submitted by Tuesday, July 30, 2013 11:59:00 PM Eastern Time. Only USTA members can register online if available.
In the future, you can jump straight to this tournament by entering the tournament identification number: 30290.Tonight's training was on making sure you have enough power for an event.
Establish Station Requirements - Decide what you want to do?
We received the repeater back from the doctor today. It has been placed at Fire Station 76 and is online. Give it a try and let us know what you think. We will be using it for the Net on Thursday. As a reminder the frequency is 448.800 MHz negative offset and 100 Hz tone.
I am putting this together to answer a few questions that I may have glossed over regarding Winlink Wednesday.
Question: When do I check-in?
Answer: Anytime on Wednesday. There is not a specific time.
Question: What software do I use?
Answer: You can use any Winlink client you want. Here is a link to them: https://winlink.org/ClientSoftware. If you are a Windows user then RMS Express is the easiest. We will be showing people how to use one called PAT. It is web based so you can use anything with a browser.
Question: How do I check-in?
Answer: Just send a message over RF. Information is below.
Subject: WVCARC Winlink Net Check-in.
Message: call sign, first name, city or town, state (HF, VHF, UHF) and mode.
Answer: Send me an email directly or bring your equipment to the next in-person meeting and we will get you hooked up.
Answer: We want to make sure that everyone knows how to use the packet network we have setup for the city. Nothing does this better then actually using the system.
Question: What frequency should I use.
Answer: 145.050 Mhz simplex will be where our node is.
Question: What is the station I should connect to.
Question: This is awesome! Do you need help?
Answer: I would love help with this. Shoot me an email at mat.murdock@wvcarc.com.
I have told this story many times in the past but I think it applies to many of us out there. When I first received my technician license some 15 years ago I purchased a HT and mobile radio. I connected to a repeater and probably talked to a couple folks and then sat it on the shelf. A year later I pulled it out, played around with it for a bit and put it back on the shelf. This cycle went on for five to six years. I realized that I would continue this trend unless I did something that would force me to use my license, so I started our local neighborhood ham group.
Well, over the past two years the West Valley City Amateur Radio Club in partnership with West Valley City has worked to deploy a city wide packet network. This project is slated to be completed by the end of the year when construction on Fire Station 71 is finished this summer. As a club we not only have placed hardware at various fire stations but have worked to outfit our club members with the hardware necessary to take advantage of this network. What I am afraid of is a repeat of what happened to me when I received my ticket.
I received a timely email a few days ago from Doug Davis, AD7LO who, knowing my interest in Winlink, wanted to make me aware of an article in the latest ARES E-Letter regarding the Winlink system as an emergency communications resource. The thing that caught my eye was that in Florida they have a weekly Winlink Net. "Participants simply use on-the-air radio to send a radio email using any Winlink RMS server station they wish with one or two lines of specified content." I realized this is what we needed in order to blow the dust off of our equipment and become more familiar with this mode. So, with that being said I am announcing the formation of the WVCARC Winlink Net. This Net will be held each Wednesday ie "Winlink Wednesday". All you need to do is send a message over RF unless otherwise instructed to K2WVC@winlink.org. The format is as follows.
Message: call sign, first name, city or town, state (HF, VHF or Telnet) and mode.
All check-ins will be acknowledged, and a complete list of check-ins will be sent via Winlink to all participants.
Our first Winlink Wednesday NET will be this week, February 27th. Our WVC Winlink server packet node is live on 145.050 Mhz. Although you are free to use any you can connect to. For this week we will keep it simple. Just reply with your information as the example shows above.
If you have any questions or feedback regarding this new Net let me know.I thought it was important for the North Carolina State University Study Abroad students to spend an overnight in an indigenous Zapotec village while they were here in Oaxaca. So, I recommended to Professor Ricardo Hernandez that we include a stay in Teotitlan del Valle as as part of our itinerary.
The students were here in Oaxaca — the valley and the coast — to study sustainability. Through the experience they learned that the definition is wide-ranging and far-reaching. It has to do with the land and her people, traditions and beliefs, values and practices. It is economic and social and political. It is still small scale agriculture here where farmers use age-old practices rather than technology.
It is instructive to study cultures where people have been successful for generations by transmitting knowledge as a way of life.
Afterall, this is the region where corn (maize) was hybridized over 8,000 years ago up the road at Yagul. We talked about Monsanto and GMO, how to overcome hunger and develop crops abundant enough to feed people without sacrificing nutrition. We compared the industrialized agriculture of the USA and the disappearance of family farms, and noticed how things work — and don’t — in Mexico.
I arranged for them to sleep at two local bed and breakfast inns — Casa Elena and Las Granadas B&B — operated by three generations of women. They ate home-cooked and delicious meals prepared from locally sourced, organic meat and vegetables.
Teotitlan del Valle is one of the few villages that still operates a daily market. It is a sight to behold entrepreneurial farmers and vendors who sell native corn, squash, beans, squash blossoms, poultry and meat, and more, plus all the household necessities for a home to operate here.
After the market, we toured the church and noted the carved stones inlaid into its walls. When the Spanish arrived, they razed the Zapotec temple and used the stones to build the church walls. The stucco has been peeled away to reveal this part of the village history. We walked around the back side of the church to see the recently restored archeological site that was the temple foundation.
This is a rug weaving village. There are now about 10,000 people who live here and more than 2,000 looms. Only about a dozen families use natural dyes to color the wool they use. We visited one of them — the home workshop of Galeria Fe y Lola –to see the process and learn about this part of the culture.
It was wonderful to be in the village market and explore it on our own.
Meeting 26-year old Omar Chavez Santiago from Galeria Fe y Lola was a testimony to artisan life and pride of workmanship — he is dedicated to continuing his culture. This is refreshing to see.
The church offered me a glimpse into the