Bowie Wireless Association is committed to growing knowledge and operating skills among the community and our club members. Our monthly presentations have featured a variety of topics that have included:

• Repeaters: What are they, and how do they provide benefit?

• Digital Mobile Radio: Overview and radio programming workshop

• Shortwave Radio: What is shortwave radio, and how do you get started listening?

• Printed Circuit Board Design: Overview of PCB construction, best practices, and how to get started

• Search and Rescue: Serving the community to locate missing people; best practices for mapping, searching, and radio use

• Winlink: A solution for sending messages during a “grid-down” scenario

• Working Satellites: What are amateur radio satellites, and how does one get started?

• Smith Chart:  What is the Smith Chart and how is it used in amateur radio? 

• Vector Network Analyzer: What is a VNA, and how can you use it to determine the performance of your radio and transmission system?

• Operating Radio at the South Pole

• Ham Radio in a Townhouse: You can contact operators all over the world from your townhouse.

• Ferrite and Toroid Crash course: What are these devises and how can we use them