Amateur Radio Operation

Jun 09, 2021

Ham Radio is a world-wide hobby, enjoyed throughout the globe. Operating a ham radio station requires some studying and a license from the FCC.  (At least you need to know what wires not to touch.)

The hobby, includes numerous enjoyable and full-filling facets, highlighting a diverse set radio-frequency communications activities, including “DX” or long-distance contacts with other hams across the oceans.

Storms on the Sun and the ionosphere define how far and when the amateur’s signal travels to other countries.

Hams build or buy their own transmitters, receivers and antennas.

Whether it be amateur television, amateur satellites, tornado monitoring, contesting, club activities or bouncing signals off the moon, there’s always something for everyone with  ham radio.

Doug will demonstrate several of his radios that provide large screen, instantaneous, visual graphs of the radio spectrum when receiving and transmitting. He will also show how he connects from a remote facility in Florida, while he transmits and receives to and from his tower in Iowa.

Lifestyle Inn Lounge and Conference Center

5826 University Ave. 

Cedar Falls 50613

Doug Vernier

Doug Vernier, president of V-Soft Communications, Cedar Falls is a senior consulting broadcast engineer. He served for seven years as the principal engineer for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's digital radio conversion program. He has also served two terms on the Board of Directors of National Public Radio. Doug has authored numerous technical papers, including chapters on radio-TV propagation in the 10th and 11th edition of the National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook. In 2011, he received the Association of Public Radio Engineering Achievement award. Doug is recognized by the Society of Broadcast engineers as a 'lifetime' Professional Broadcast Engineer. He retired from the University of Northern Iowa where he established KUNI and expanded KHKE and other state-wide transmitters. He has degrees from the University of Michigan where he studied engineering. In his spare time, he follows his hobby as an Amateur Radio (Ham) enthusiast…call sign K0DV.

Dinner includes rolls, butter, coffee, tea and milk.

Chopped salad with choice of French or Ranch Dressing

Boneless Pork Chop

Baked Potatoe

Vegetable Medley

Apple Crisp