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MERG Virtual Area Group

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How do I contact the Area Group

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MERG Virtual Area Group contact form

Who is the leader of the group?

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Allan Geekie

Would you like to join today?

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How do you meet?

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The Virtual Area Group uses a Zoom video call to meet every Tuesday for an hour or more. The times vary to try and make the calls work for different time zones. We regularly welcome members from: - Australia Canada Iceland Ireland UK USA. Calls are recorded and made available to all members through MERG TV; presentation materials are also available.

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MERG Virtual Area Group

The Virtual Area Group uses a Zoom video call to meet every Tuesday for an hour or more.

Meeting Schedule

The times vary to try and make the calls work for different time zones. We regularly welcome members from: -

Australia

Canada

Iceland

Ireland

UK

USA.

Calls are recorded and made available to all members through MERG TV; presentation materials are also available.

Area Group Coordinator

Allan Geekie - you can contact Allan using the MERG Area Group contact form

Meeting Topics

In April 2020 we carried out a poll of VAG members and the following topics were identified as the most popular: -

How kits work - a series of calls, each discussing the how one particular kit works - now schuduled

Types and use of baseboard connectors - covered in Demystifying Components -Wires and Connectors

Oscilloscopes and logic analysers for hobbyists - being planned as a two part course.

Using the FCU - a multi part course is being considered including the use of the FCU to configure individual 2nd generation modules.

Testing boards (use of various pieces of test equipment and the way to go about it) - A Test Gear Buyers Guide is already scheduled; other calls to be added.

Neater Methods of under board wiring

Best practice for wiring different bus types

Layout control buses

CBUS wiring strategy on a large club O gauge layout - scheduled

CANPAN wiring

Servo and Servo Mounts

Building CANVOUT

Prusa 3D Printer

3D scanners

Photogrammetry - generating 3D models from multiple photographs

CBUS Beginners Kit.

Members can suggest topics at any time using the member email system.

Members can access more information here.