The Story County Amateur Radio Club will meet on Thursday, April 6, at 7:00 PM. Paul Cowley, W0YR, will deliver a presentation titled “Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries for Amateur Radio - Care, Feeding, and Construction” where he will discuss why Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries are particularly well-suited to Amateur Radio applications, and how to maximize their performance. He will also share information and insights gained while building a 300Ah LFP battery from individual cells imported from China.

DX means long-distance radio communications. The definition of “long-distance” depends on the radio frequency band. Bill’s presentation will focus on HF DXing (160 through 10 meters). Many hams enjoy the challenge of working DX. With the increase in sunspots that we will see in the next few years and the advent of FT8, there will be more opportunities for making DX contacts. In his presentation, Bill will explain how to get involved in DXing on the HF bands.

Bullet Points from Zach’s presentation:
Winlink -- A brief history
Winlink -- usage of forms and templates (like ICS-213, radiogram, etc.)
Winlink -- modern digital replacement/supplement to ARES nets and activations
Winlink -- account setup/creation
Winlink -- VHF / packet and VARA-FM
Winlink -- HF / ARDOP and VARA
Winlink -- relay + sysop / gateway programs
Winlink -- my station setup
Winlink -- other equipment options
Winlink -- Demo of my relay (live with VHF packet connection)