SARA Reference Materials

Follow the links below for better understanding of things and to assist in your design efforts:

Shiawassee County HSMM/BBHN

Highspeed Multimedia [HSMM] ~ Broadband Ham Network [BBHN] efforts are ongoing by individual members (not a 'club' sponsored activiity). These members provide the operating site networking for the club's Field Day activity. Usually three to six stations, each using a computer logging program on the 'linked system' for smooth operation. Networking details are captured here to assist members in keeping things coordinated for ease of setup.

• Shiawassee HSMM-BBHN Efforts ~ What we have been doing.
• Router Setup ~ Details on converting Linksys WRT54G to BBHN.
• Shiawassee HSMM Standard ~ Standards for Shiawassee County BBHN for better linking support.

Raspberry Pi ~ RPi

Some club members are starting activities using Raspberry Pi 2 and status will be reported here as we have items to report. (starting December, 2015).

• SARA's Raspberry Pi Efforts    ~ A quick 'splash'/'flood' of information on the Raspberry Pi, Model 2, with lots of background reference links. Also, link to D-Star (using DV-3000) and the Raspberry Pi.
• SARA's Linux Starting Page    ~ A quick view of some really basic Linux.
• SARA's RPi Initial Boot    ~ A 'step-by-step' initial boot and look around of RPi.
• Raspberry Overview ~ Raspberry Pi Guides / Projects / Overview.
• Raspberry Pi D-Star Setup Details ~ from Maryland D-Star Group.
• HSMM-RPi Setup GitHub ~ Using RPi as HSmm/Broadband-Hamnet Node.
• N8MDP's Setup DV Access Point Dongle on RPi ~ D-Star / Fusion / DMR Hotspot Setup.
• Genesee County ARC Presentation - April 2018 ~ Microcontroller/Microcomputer Presentation by WB8GUS.

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Arduino / AD9850 / AD9851 / Si5351 Projects & References

• Arduino / AD9850 VFO Project ~ Take off from BITX-40 to a DDS VFO project.
• RPi / Arduino / Linux Tutorials - Great Learning site for beginners.
• Adafruit Web Site - Projects and Tutorials (and purchase parts).

Amateur Packet Reporting System [APRS] Shiawassee County, MI and GPS

• APRS Beginners Guide ~ KC8ETW ~ Project to make small APRS Tracker Boxes.
• u-center Windows (GPS) ~ GPS Development / Evaluation Software.

Physical References

• SARA's Mathematics Reference ~ Fractional Equivalents and Formulas for Hams.
• SARA's Electronics Reference ~ Basic Electronics Materials for Hams.

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Electronic Component References

• SARA's Capacitor Markings Reference ~ Disc / Monolythic Markings Guide.

Various Online Calculators

• Calculator Edge Site ~ Many types of online calculators.
• VK2ZAY Calculators ~ Many types of electronics calculators.