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TwinsLAN is Minnesota's only amateur radio club devoted to digital communications.  TwinsLAN maintains a packet radio network in the Twin Cities and undertakes other projects, many of which are described in these pages.

Upcoming TwinsLAN Events

WHEN

WHAT

DETAILS

May 11, 2013
September 14, 2013
November 9, 2013

Always the second Saturday of the odd months: Jan, Mar, May, Sept, Nov.
No member meetings in July.

Board meetings are in the even months when needed.

Membership
Meeting

 

  • May 11, 10 am -- Mounds View Public Library (confirmed)
    2576 County Road 10, 55112,
    one block south of Radio City.
  • Sept 14, 10 am -- Crystal Public Library (proposed)
    6401 42nd Ave N, 55427 (by City Hall)
    W on 42nd Ave from Hwy100, 1 blk past Douglas Dr.
  • Network updates, and regular business.
  • Join us for coffee 8:30AM at site nearest the library:
    Moundsview -- Caribou Coffee, Cty Rd I & Cty Rd 10.
    Crystal -- Country Kitchen, 7849 42nd Ave N, 1 mile W of library, SE corner Winnetka & 42nd Ave.
    St Louis Pk -- Caribou Coffee, Knollwood Plaza, W of Louisiana on Hwy 7.
    Golden Valley -- Dunn Bros, NW corner of Winnetka & Golden Valley Road.
May 18, 2013
Jun 15, 2013
Jul 20, 2013
Aug 17, 2013
Sep 21, 2013

Always the third Saturday of the month.

D-STAR
Work Party

 

  • 10 am -- Macalaster-Plymouth United Church
    1658 Lincoln Ave, St Paul, 55105
    One block west of Snelling on Grand, two blocks south to the church. Use the south parking lot, enter on the WEST end of the building. Down the hall past the elevator, down the stairs, down the hall, last room on the right.
  • Design, program, and test equipment for linking D-STAR data repeaters over a HSMM WiFi network. Integrate VHF/UHF packet nodes and Trivnet database into the HSMM network.
  • Project in association with Metro Skywarn and the www.14567.org digital network.
June 1, 2013

Always the first Saturday of June.

Tailgate
Swapfest

 

  • 7 am to 1 pm -- 3M Center, (confirmed date & location)
    East of St Paul on I-94, north on McKnight Road,
    east on Conway Ave, south on 5th Street.
  • Seller lineup starts about 6 am.
    Seller setup begins at 6:45 am.
    Buyers enter at 7 am.
  • Talk-in on the 147.120+ repeater.
  • Follow the Tailgate Swapfest link for full information.

 

Suggestions for technical presentations for the membership meetings can be emailed to: twinslan@twinslan.net

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