ARRL Connecticut Section Technical Coordinator – W1SMS : Manitou Systems Inc.

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Committee Members

Technical Coordinator Steven M. Simons W1SMS
- Advanced Class
- Email: w1sms@arrl.net
- Interests include V/UHF station design and construction, antenna & tower construction, high power RF amplifier design/manufacturing.
- Owner of Lunar-Link RF amplifier company

Technical Specialist Edward Cholakian KB1OIE
- Extra Class
- Email: edkian@att.net
- Interests and professional experience include: Embedded software and hardware, basic SDR design
- Current projects include: IOT (internet of things) industrial automation applications, Bluetooth connected sensors, Raspberry Pi boards running Windows 10, and “bare metal” ARM and MIPS based embedded systems.

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Retired QST Technical Editor & QST Contributing Editor Joel Hallas W1ZR
- Email: doctor@arrl.org
- Joel will provide a personal answer to your technical questions within a few days. Your question may even be published in the “Doctor is In” QST column, or even on an ARRL podcast.

Lightning Strikes ! A practical discussion of how to protect your station. Click here for a PDF download – slides
Rotating Towers are NOT for Weenies All about the W1SMS rotating tower project.
RF Safety Considerations of using RF power in the ham station.
Tower Construction & Safety A “How To” useful when planning antenna and tower installations.
Hollow State vs. Solid State Electron tubes and transistors used in RF power amplification.
An EME Earth>Moon>Earth Primer How to get started in EME communications – Equipment, Software & Expectations.
DC POWERING of HAM RADIO EQUIPMENT A primer on the installation & use of 12VDC power system components in your amateur radio station.

Troubleshooting receive and transmit problems at an EOC (Emergency Ops) station