At this upcoming weekend's Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3, they are having a ham radio set-up. For more details, go to
http://forums.notacon.org/read.php?18,686
For even more specifics, click on the link in that message.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 on April 16-19
http://www.notacon.org , http://www.demoparty.us
Doing amateur radio is a positive step for a retro computer event. If they added some packet & other digital modes using retro computers would add to the fun.
Quote from: Rorshach on April 14, 2009, 10:37:17 PMDoing amateur radio is a positive step for a retro computer event.
Notacon/Blockparty is not really a retro computer event. It only becomes retro when others like me and Jeri Ellsworth talk about/bring retro stuff.
Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
Notacon 6 / Blockparty 3 this weekend
http://www.notacon.org , http://www.demoparty.us
And its only 'retro' when you weren't old enough or even born at the time the gear was made. If you
are using gear that you've always used I don't see how it could be called retro. Its like calling someone
with a 3 year old car a 'retro driver'. ;-)
(currently working on a commercial radio license)
ham radio gear and computer stuff still must be over the age of 3 to be retro to anyone! Hint: a single core P4 system is NOT retro.