Understanding Phase Noise -- Fundamentals
JOINT WEST MICHIGAN SECTION IEEE and GRAND RAPIDS AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION MEETING, FRIDAY MAY 3rd
JOINT IEEE/GRARA MAY MEETING, FRIDAY EVENING MAY 3rd at 8 PM
The coming EMC Chapter of the West MI Section IEEE meeting presentation is entitled “Understanding Phase Noise -- Fundamentals”. It will be joint with GRARA, the Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association. This topic was recently covered in a technical webinar held in November 2023 and sponsored by Rohde and Schwarz and narrated by Mr. Paul Denisowski, KO4LZ an R&S production manager.
Ron Fredricks, K8DMR, GRARA member and IEEE West MI Section IEEE Vice Chair and the Secretary of the Section’s Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) chapter will give the presentation. Ron has KO4LZ’s slide deck and will take us through it adding his own comments. Helping Ron will be GRARA Treasurer and Chair of the local IEEE EMC chapter, Dave DeVos, KF8QL, and Richard Cory, W8IMA, secretary of the local West MI IEEE Section.
This joint meeting will be held on Friday evening May 3rd with the presentation scheduled right after GRARA’s business meeting concludes at ~8 PM. It will be a combination ZOOM and live meeting. The exact location is in one of the large basement classrooms at the Life EMS building, 1050 Leonard St NE in Grand Rapids.
Interested West MI Section IEEE members are invited to attend the radio club’s monthly business meeting beforehand starting at 7:00 PM (eyeball QSO social starts at 6:30) or ZOOM-in anytime using the codes provided below in this E-notice. The actual Understanding Phase Noise-- Fundamentals presentation will start around 8 PM, so whether attending virtually or live please ZOOM-in or arrive at the classroom before then.
The aim of this presentation is to provide GRARA and IEEE members with a basic technical introduction to phase noise (primarily arising within oscillators), the effects of phase noise from stations on nearby frequencies to desired signals, and the different methods that can be used to analyze and measure phase noise. The level will be as non-mathematical as possible so all may get a basic understanding of the phenomena.
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- Date: 03 May 2024
- Time: 06:30 PM to 09:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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- 1050 Fuller Ave N.E.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- United States 49505
- Building: Life EMS Classroom Building (former Red Cross Chapter)
- Room Number: Lower Level
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- Co-sponsored by Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association
- Starts 26 April 2024 12:00 AM
- Ends 03 May 2024 03:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- 9 in-person spaces left!
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Ron, K8DMR
Understanding Phase Noise—Fundamentals
Ron Fredricks, K8DMR, GRARA member and IEEE West MI Section IEEE Vice Chair and the Secretary of the Section’s Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) chapter will give the presentation.
Biography:
Ron graduated from Michigan State University in 1963 with his BSEE degree and 1964 with his MSEE degree. He finished his PhD work at the University of MI, working in their Radar and Optics lab and graduating from there in 1970. He has worked in the aerospace industry, taught part-time at the undergraduate and graduate level at several MI universities, and has been an independent consulting professional engineer since 1982. Ron is currently semi-retired at age 82 while still leading a very active lifestyle.
Ron is a long time GRARA member and has occupied many offices in that 'ham' organization over the last 25 years. He has been an active radio amateur since 1956 and possesses an extra class license, K8DMR. Ron has been an IEEE member since his undergraduate days at Michigan State. Besides offices in the student branch at MSU he became active in the West MI Section in the mid-70's and has been Section Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary multiple times among other Section offices. He is currently the Vice Chair of the West MI Section as well as Secretary of the local EMC Chapter and secretary of the local Consultant's Network IEEE affinity group.
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Address:8900 Stonepoint Ct., , Jenison, United States, 49428
Agenda
(1) Arrive Early or ZOOM in Early to if you wish to attend the regular May meeting of the Grand Rapids Amateur Radio Association: 6:30-8 PM
(2) Joint IEEE West MI Section EMC/GRARA Presentation on 'Understanding Phase Noise -- Fundamentals': 8-8:45 PM
(3) Q&A 8:45 -- 9:00 PM
Adjourn