Upcoming Meetings (tbd)
- More meeting info will be loaded shortly.
- NOTE: Monthly meetings are held at Linaspace, 2701 Prosperity Ave, Suite 215, Fairfax, VA 22031 after a tacos session. (thanks to Mark Kanawati) (close to Tippy’s) Meetings are usually on Saturday afternoons, and open to non-members. Consider yourself invited. Monthly meetings are reserved for technical talks
- Map:https://www.google.com/maps/place/2701+Prosperity+Ave+%23215,+Fairfax,+VA+22031/@38.8800696,-77.2375977,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b64b76d0c88fad:0x4547756b05b95cad!8m2!3d38.8800696!4d-77.235409
- Saturday luncheons (also known as Tacos) are held every week around Noon at Tippy’s Taco House 8632 Lee Highway (US Rt 29) near Cedar Lane, Merrifield, (Fairfax), VA (Map and directions) Everyone is invited. There is no format: demonstrate your latest project, ask for technical assistance, or simply eat a tacos.
Recent Meetings
- (NOTE: More info on each meeting presentation can be found within the AMRAD Newsletter, thanks to Dick Barth, W3HWN)
- At the August 3rd meeting Francis Gary Powers, Jr. presented: Spy Pilot, Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy.
- At the March 16 2019 meeting, Steve Peterson gave a presentation on Humanity Road/VERT presentation. Mont Co CERT has developed a program to retain members’ interest in serving their community. The presentation discussed virtual activations by their VERT and includes lessons learned and best practices.
- There was not an organized February meeting due to last-minute schedule conflicts, just regular tacos sessions
- For the January 12 2019 meeting Terry Fox, N4TLF (via Skype) discussed CP/M emulators, 3D printing, and small CNC for making circuit boards.
- The December 15 2018 AMRAD meeting was the annual business meeting
- The Nov 17 2018 AMRAD meeting presentation was Introducing BooyaSDRWeb Remote Operation. See these links:
- http://booyasdr.sourceforge.net/live and http://booyasdr.sourceforge.net
Upcoming Events
- AMSAT’s 50th (!!) Anniversary Space Symposium and General Meeting will be held In Arlington, VA October 18-20, 2019. Please see: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/