It is early March and the Maker faire is less than 3 months away. We are looking for a few volunteers. Paara is going to do an Oscilloscope demonstration for...
Hi, I will be working SSTV, but if you need a quick swap, as a retired engineer I can do a back up for the O-Scope. When the time comes, you can pick one chair...
We are doing an oscilloscope demo Saturday and Sunday. Looking for 1 or 2 people for each day. I am looking folks who can demonstrate oscilloscopes to kids as...
I just send out the information forms to all who volunteered. Everything is moving forward. Mark Meltzer, AF6IM, and myself will by giving a talk at the Maker...
Would there be room for a static display of a balloon payload or two? I've got my new compact tracker (soon with SSTV option) to show, and if I don't launch it...
The static display would be very cool. I wrote the other email so you and Greg can talk since he has a booth at the faire showing balloon flight using ham...
Indoors would definitely be best for the display. Even a 300-gram balloon is going to want to bounce around a lot in the wind. It'd be easiest to just hang...
When you get there Thursday or Friday, we can figure out how to load it down. How much lift does it have. Let me or Mark,AF6IM, know off list when you want to...
I recommend you partly fill the balloon with He and fill the rest with air. It will have some lift to support itself but not enough to get in trouble. Then...
That is a great idea, especially if the booth was getting the APRS and SSTV transmissions. But unless someone volunteers, I don't have the bandwidth to...
There is the problem of being in the SFO landing flight path to the East if launched from the Faire. Well, just a thought. Lots of fun with the balloon...
All The balloon sounds great but remember it gets pretty windy in the afternoon and into the early evening. Art KI6GYY NE6RD: We will have it inside if we do...
I just send out the volunteer schedule as well as a reminder for folks to fill out the information sheet. Seven weeks until the Faire. I gave away 2 tickets at...
I did the site visit today at the San Mateo Event Center. Kit Blanke and Dave Wolfe were there to scout space to do EME. Kristen was there to see the space...
If you have not received an email from me and you thought you have volunteered, post a reply to this message. -- Michael Pechner NE6RD - Amateur Extra ...
Even if though I have all the volunteers lined up, you can volunteer directly with the Maker Faire folks. I believe it is a similar deal. A free ticket for...
I am still planning to volunteer on May 21 thru 23. Byron, KG6UOB Byron, You should be coordinating with Ben. Your helping with ATV the whole time. ...
I am spending the day making sure I have everything. The living room floor is covered with stuff. Especially wires. Other than one minor part of the...
Me and Mark Meltzer we be giving a talk about Parachute Mobile at the Maker Faire on Saturday the 22nd at 5PM on the Center stage. -- Michael Pechner NE6RD -...
Ok, because of another question I looked at the parking notes. The Event Center will bet getting $17 per day to park on site. CASH. No check or credit card....
Yes they have offsite parking lots with shuttle service. Please look at the "attend" tab on the maker faire site to check for transportation and parking...
... My QSO with Mark from one of his jumps: http://www.flickr.com/photos/civex/4455047803/ I highly recommend Mark and Mike's talk at Maker Faire; I saw their...
Here's two YouTube videos of my hard disk oscilloscope in operation. The first shows the whole thing, and the second just just a view of the resulting images. ...
A interview with Dale Dougherty publisher of make magazine. http://www.pressheretv.com/?cat=1&subcat=1&video=377 In part 2, a balloon launch ham project is...
