Maker Faire Austin 2007
Amateur Ham Radio

Topic(s): Crafts | Engineering | Science

Tags: Ham+Radio Amateur+Radio


This popular hobby encompasses many skills and talents. See demonstrations of making antennas, circuit troubleshooting, communicating via voice and data on shortwave and ultra-high frequency bands, kit-building and more.

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

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About the Maker(s)

Lee Cooper
Vice President of Austin Amateur Radio Club

Lori Schmidt
Close to ~50 yrs old, female, wife of Jeff Schmidt Self-employed electronics manufacturing contractor.

Austin Amateur Radio Club
An active affiliate club of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) now nearing its 90th year, the AARC meets on the first Tuesday of every month. Members are active in a number of specialized areas including Field Day, Contesting, Digital Modes, EMCOMM and ATV, Members can usually be found monitoring the 146.940 repeater (no tone). www.austinhams.org
http://www.austinhams.org