Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Amateur Radio: Getting on the Air

Location:   Redwood  416   

Demonstration of amateur radio station, with radios, antennas, and related gear; use local repeaters to communicate; how to get your FCC license; how to set up a mobile station to use anywhere; volunteer for emergency communication in emergencies.

Web site: http://www.blackberryreact.org/

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About the Maker(s)

Phil Stripling Phil Stripling
Blackberry REACT is an amateur radio emergency communications team. Phil Stripling and Louise Johnson are licensed amateur radio operators, officers of Blackberry REACT, with FEMA certification in Incident Command and National Incident Management Systems, and members of San Mateo CERT.
http://www.blackberryreact.org/

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