The next SOCALWUG meeting is tonight Thursday 12/15/04 at 7pm (Pacific). November and December, meeting is on the 3rd Thursday. Locations and directions at http://www.socalwug.org
Bring your projects to gadgets to show. We'll have a more casual meeting without a formal presenter. I'm bringing with me: Bluetooth Serial Adaptors Cognio Spectrum Analyzer Sprint EVDO card - The EVDO coverage has greatly improved over the last month. Comet 2.4GHz 7dbi Mobile antenna - The best mobile 802.11b/g antenna I've tested. Arrow Antenna 146/437-10 for Amateur Satellite and handheld radio. (Also, I heard Bill McArthur, KC5ACR from ISS on my mobile ham radio discussing zero-gravity special effects in movies with another ham this morning) Statscape - A free satellite tracking program. Want to know where your favorite satellite is? See the position of Iridium, GPS, ISS, Direct TV and many more satellites. It will also tell you when they are in visual range. Easy to use and it's free. I'd like to see one of thoses Linksys WRT54G devices that have been converted to Linux. If anyone has one of these, please bring it. Who should attend? Wireless ISPs Wireless technicians and engineers Business people interested in wireless People working in the wireless community Wireless Security professionals People new to wireless People interested in meeting others involved in the wireless community Buyers of wireless technology products and services Those interested in lively technical discussions ranging from beginner to expert People new to wireless Meeting Cost: Free! Agenda (times are approximate): 7:00 Mixing - business/friend contacts 7:10 Logon> Introductions to the group and key members 7:15 Announcements & News Items 7:20 General Q&A 7:25 Mike Outmesguine and Frank Keeney 8:40 Mixing - break off into groups of discussions 9:00 Logoff> When: Every Fourth Thursday, 3rd Thursday in November and December 7:00pm to 9:00pm (Pacific) Thursday 12/15/04 7pm Where: Pasadena IHOP Restaurant (rear meeting room) 3521 E. Foothill Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107 Location: http://ihop.know-where.com/ihop/cgi/site?00006 Wireless SSID: www.socalwug.org GPS: N 34 09.032 - W 118 04.645 Take the Train! MTA Gold Line "Sierra Madre Villa" station Visit the MTA site for times and stations: http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/metro_rail/gold_line/default.htm Click this MapQuest link for a walking map from the SMV station: http://tinyurl.com/lhum Note: Please come hungry and support our host. Food served during meeting. Separate checks. Please redistribute this notice. Frank Keeney Pasadena Networks, LLC Antennas, Cables and Equipment: http://www.wlanparts.com
