Next Events
POTA Party; Nov 2, 2024 – 12 noon
An introductory Parks On The Air party at Stub Stewart State Park and Bald Peak
Check your email inbox or groups.io PARC-Announcements for information.
November Monthly Meeting; Nov 11, 2024 – 6:30pm
This meeting is in-person and Zoom.
In-Person Location
Portland Fire & Rescue Training Center
4800 NE 122nd Ave
Portland, OR 97230
Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/Scep5j8MAVyQbBgs7
Parking Directions: https://w7lt.org/fire-station-2-map
Meeting Topic
The Deep Space Network – Paolo Bellutta – AG6CM
NASA has several spacecrafts, most are autonomous probes that explore, make scientific measurements to better understand our universe. These spacecrafts can, and are controlled by operators on Earth by sending commands requesting specific instruments to be used at specific times. The data collected is then sent back to Earth to be analyzed and to determine further investigation. The Deep Space Network was created to fulfill the communication requirements to maintain control and receive data from these orbiting and surface assets. This presentation will try to give an overview of the communication challenges when your remote party is millions of kilometers away. The DSN was designed, built and is now operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Pasadena, CA funded by NASA and managed by the California Institute of Technology.
Biography:
Paolo Bellutta has worked in computer vision and robotics for 40 years, from developing automated off-road scouting vehicles for the Army to payloads flown on suborbital flights. He also spent 15 years operating rovers on the Martian surface. Originally from Italy and with an educational background in physics and computer science, is now retired from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and lives in Vancouver, WA.
Zoom Registration Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lduCvrz8oHtKrOQzTs8Joq_-oYVjVrMWU
Special Event
Fox Hunt
November 16, 2024 – 11:00am
The next HARC, PARC Fox Hunt will meet at Mt. Hood Community College Fisheries Building #22 West parking lot Saturday November 16th. I will hide several-ish VHF (2 meter) transmitters on the MHCC campus. The hunt will start at 11:00 AM and continue till approx. 1:00 PM.
Rain or shine.
Saturday November 16,2024
MHCC Fisheries Building
45.51856 -122.39172
Fox Hunt Starts at 11:00
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Portland Amateur Radio Club (PARC) has been serving the amateur radio community and the City of Portland, Oregon, since 1941.
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