[RVRC] RVRC Meeting Program -WEIRD ANTENNA PROJECTS OF NEW JERSEY

[drew Moore]

The March 14th meeting of RVRC will feature an exciting speaker, Dr. Rebecca
Mercuri. The topic is described below. This will be an interesting
presentation so please put this event on your calendar and invite a guest.


WEIRD ANTENNA PROJECTS OF NEW JERSEY
     Rebecca Mercuri KA3IAX

Many of us are already familiar with "Weird NJ" but how many of you can
recount its numerous Weird Antenna Projects? Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, KA3IAX,
will present a fascinating and entertaining talk that explores New Jersey's
contributions to transmission history from telegraphy to Telstar! You will
be taken on a virtual tour through the Garden State, featuring projects by
Morse, Marconi, Tesla, Armstrong and many more, along with some intriguing
tales, photographs, and classic cold war era newsreel footage. Attendees are
encouraged to bring their own antenna stories and copies of photos to share
with the group.

Rebecca Mercuri, Ph.D. <www.notablesoftware.com> is a forensic computing
expert with avid ham and audio interests. Her numerous accomplishments
include: providing testimony in the Bush v. Gore election controversy,
speaking (briefly) with Susan Helms on the ISS in a Field Day contact, and
receiving citations from the ARRL and Red Cross for her amateur radio
service during the 9/11 effort. Work activities involve criminal defense and
intellectual property investigations, as well as computer and electronics
products standards compliance qualifications and reviews. Rebecca is also
the Vice Chair of the David Sarnoff Radio Club, the Chair of the IEEE
Princeton / Central Jersey Section, and a co-founder of the Princeton area
ACM/IEEE Computer Society. In her spare time, she enjoys mentoring future
engineers and scientists, and visiting lighthouses (especially those with
old antenna sites).

73,
Drew
W2OU