[d-star] Next Packet & Radio Workshops Sunday August 12 and August 26.

[Doug Reed]

Hello World!

The next packet & radio workshop will be Sunday August 12 with another
workshop scheduled for Sunday August 26. I'll be there at
9AM, but you can come when you are ready. As usual we'll go till around
5 or 6PM. Be aware the road destruction season is in full swing. The
694/35E intersection is having major construction and Hwy 36 through
North St Paul is closed from tomorrow through November. I-94 through St
Paul to Century Ave may be your fastest route.

Tomorrow is short notice and was scheduled for testing software and
hardware related to the D-STAR data repeater we will be installing in
Minneapolis before the Twin Cities Marathon. I will not have the fancy
spec-an tomorrow. The August 26 date will be a regular packet workshop.
If you have a project and are available tomorrow, you are welcome,
D-STAR related or not.

The purpose of the workshops is to help people who are interested in
packet radio and other digital modes, or just plain need a little help
with a computer or radio related project. The great thing about the
workshop is that we all help each other.

I provide some of the more exotic test equipment that might be needed,
you bring your project, the parts you'll need, and small hand tools. I
usually bring an oscilloscope, frequency counter, signal generator, RF
power meter, dummy loads, and a spectrum analyzer. The spec-an is great
for checking receivers and transmitters. If you need to work on anything
above 1GHz, please let me know in advance.

The location is 1177 Century Ave North (55119) at the Maplewood East
County Line Fire Station #1 about 1.5 miles north of I-94. Century Ave
is the same as Highway 120 and it is on the east side of the 3M Center
complex. If you found the Tailgate Swapfest site, you just continue east
to Century Ave and then go north to the fire station.

If you want a map, Google search for:
    1177 Century Ave N, 55119
If you look for the 80 foot tower on the roof, it will be hard to miss.

Park in the lot on the north side of the building. We'll be using the
training room in the north-east corner of the building. We'll probably
use the side entry door, the one without a door knob. Pound on the
door and we'll let you in.<g> The alternate entry will be the east side
doors nearest the flag pole but I'm not going to guarantee anyone will
hear you there....

I'll have the coffee pot running and I'll probably bring some cookies or
rolls. Feel free to bring more treats. There are pop machines in the
station and a Holiday gas station store a block away. Bring your own
lunch or go out to eat. Usually we order in a pizza. We have Internet
available and cable TV to help keep kids entertained.

I hope to see you there! The next workshop will be August 26 and I will
have dates scheduled in September as well. We are running out of time to
finish our tasks before the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon so we will
need all the dates that we can get.

73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.