He not only a GEEK, but he is a WIRELESS GEEK and that makes him amongst the Geekiest!
We're not worthy!!!
(wink)
Richard
N6GPP
On 7/24/06,
Jerry Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Frank,
You made a Journey to the Wireless "Mecca" and worshipped at the altar
of the Prophet Marconi - Wow!
You ARE a GEEK!
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Frank Keeney
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 5:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [SOCALWUG] Meeting Thursday. What did Marconi really do with
wireless?
The So Cal Wireless Users Group is meeting, Thursday 07/27/06 at 7pm
(Pacific). http://www.socalwug.org
Presentation by Frank Keeney:
Imagine a time when many scientists believed that radio waves would only
travel line of sight. A time when the only way to send a long distance
message was over telegraph cables.
Just over a hundred years ago this was the case.
Guglielmo Marconi in 1901 proved that wireless waves were not affected
by
the curvature of the Earth, he used his system for transmitting the
first
wireless signals across the Atlantic between Poldhu, Cornwall England,
and
St. John's, Newfoundland.
I'm sure most of us remember the centennial celebration in 2001 of
Marconi's
achievements.
On a recent trip to Cornwall England, I visited both the Marconi Poldhu
and
Lizard Point wireless stations where Marconi performed his early
experiments. In order to make this transmission over the Atlantic
tremendous
obstacles needed to be overcome.
Only during this visit did I realize the magnitude of what Marconi did
in
1901.
At the next SOCALWUG meeting I'll present some of the fascinating events
that lead up to Marconi's success.
I'll have stories, video and photos of these two historical wireless
sites
and information you may not find elsewhere.
Who should attend?
Wireless users
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 old 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
7:30 Frank Keeney http://www.wlanparts.com
8:30 Mixing - break off into groups of discussions
9:00 Logoff> 10:00 Discussions move to the parking lot
When:
Every Fourth Thursday
7:00pm to 9:00pm (Pacific)
Thursday 07/27/06 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.
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To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.
Marquis de Vauvenargues
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