[FADCA] FADCA Melbourne meeting

Sun, 1 Sep 2002 05:22:55 -0400

Deltona
Sunday Sept 1 0440EST

I can help man the FADCA table from time to time, and I expect Charlie,
N3PPC would be glad to sit in off and on as well.

FADCA Handouts -  Reproduction could be costly - certainly we should not
summarily offer more than a one page front/back.  I can prepare such a
handout and run it by the BOD - then we can have some copies made.  I'm
assuming we will be pushing the Florida Layered Packet Network more than
FADCA per se.

Network Demos -  Will we have AC power? If memory serves that has been
readily available at the tables in the past.

Charlie and I can have a laptop on the table running some Power Point shows.
I have the one from the Deltona EOC demo that I can modify, and I think Doug
has been working on something.  We can have some network maps (actual maps
of the State, not those made by Net Manager)...Charlie is working on some
maps we would be able to use.  We will try to bring that up to date before
the hamfest.  The same maps we use on the computer could be used as printed
displays or handouts.

As for on-the-air demos - Between Charlie and me we can have a 2M portable
packet station set up on that same computer.  We'll have the WinPac terminal
program running on it.  We should have the 2M antenna up above head level -
mounted  at eight or ten feet or so.  Donno if we can reach the W4MLB FPAC
site from inside the building, but I'd guess so.  Of course if we can't get
south at least to W. Palm there wouldn't be much of a network demo.  I doubt
we'll have a daylight path between #COA and DeLand on 220 by then.

The RACES meeting following is of interest.  I'll see if I can arrange to
have five minutes of time there to introduce bud's Mad Plan.  If I can get
that time it wouldn't hurt for some other FADCA folks to be there to show we
have some numbers.  This would be the place to unload the one page handout.

bud N0IA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Sinbine" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 8:44 PM
Subject: [FADCA] FADCA Melbourne meeting

> Below is a list of the meetings at the Melbourne hamfest. The FADCA
meeting
> is 1.5 hours and starts at noon. I tried to get it right before the FRC
> meeting like we have done in the past and they said the RACES meeting was
a
> firm time and couldn't be switched.
>
> We will also have a table at the hamfest and we will need help manning it
> for the day. Please let us know if you can help out at the table so we can
> have a good demo going.
> Either contact bud N0IA or myself if you can help out. Also, what do we
> want to set up for a packet demo. I don't have much time in the next 2
> weeks to get much done, but we will need hand outs etc. What I have is out
> dated. Rus, bud, Free, any handouts around???
>
>
>
>
> Hotel
> Meeting room
> MARS 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
> FADCA 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
> ARRL/RACES 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
> Florida Repeater Council 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
>
>
>
> 73, Bill N4XEO
>   President and District 3 Director FADCA
>
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>
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