Dayton Hamvention 2014 - Dayton Ohio U.S.A.
Inviato: 7 maggio 2014, 18:05A Message From Hamvention® 2014 General Chairman Charles Kaiser, KD8JZR
We are living in what some are now calling a "maker renaissance" - a culture that has risen from the desire to build things. In this era of everything electronic, instant information and instant gratification, there remains a counter action involving something a bit more tangible. Any of us who ever took something apart to see how it worked and then couldn’t get it back together will understand this feeling. Indeed, the current maker movement encompasses a broad swath of ideals and activities Amateur radio operators have been using for decades: building projects, repurposing old, learning new skills, techniques, and solving problems. Making things makes you a critical thinker, a problem solver.
Today, "makers" are using 3D printers, CNC machines, and yes, even electronics to solve problems or do projects; but they’re still using the same basic principles as Amateurs, as tinkerers, have for years. We in the Amateur radio are all “makers” at heart and in a few short months you’ll have a great opportunity to experience what’s going on in the Amateur world and electronics.
As the general chairman for Hamvention 2014, I’d like to offer a special early invitation for you to attend this year’s event to be held May 16-18, 2014, and assure you that many of the nearly 400 volunteers involved in supporting the annual gathering are already hard at work to make this yet another outstanding event sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA).
And whether you’re a first-timer or a regular, I hope to see you there.
Charles - KD8JZR
General Chairman
We are living in what some are now calling a "maker renaissance" - a culture that has risen from the desire to build things. In this era of everything electronic, instant information and instant gratification, there remains a counter action involving something a bit more tangible. Any of us who ever took something apart to see how it worked and then couldn’t get it back together will understand this feeling. Indeed, the current maker movement encompasses a broad swath of ideals and activities Amateur radio operators have been using for decades: building projects, repurposing old, learning new skills, techniques, and solving problems. Making things makes you a critical thinker, a problem solver.
Today, "makers" are using 3D printers, CNC machines, and yes, even electronics to solve problems or do projects; but they’re still using the same basic principles as Amateurs, as tinkerers, have for years. We in the Amateur radio are all “makers” at heart and in a few short months you’ll have a great opportunity to experience what’s going on in the Amateur world and electronics.
As the general chairman for Hamvention 2014, I’d like to offer a special early invitation for you to attend this year’s event to be held May 16-18, 2014, and assure you that many of the nearly 400 volunteers involved in supporting the annual gathering are already hard at work to make this yet another outstanding event sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA).
And whether you’re a first-timer or a regular, I hope to see you there.
Charles - KD8JZR
General Chairman