The Capital City Hamfest will be held Saturday, February 12 in Fitchburg,
Wisconsin (near Madison) .  Last year's 'fest was a great success.  More info:
 
http://www.wd8das.net/hamfest.html
 
Those who would like to sell are urged to send in their reservation to avoid
being disappointed by a sold-out situation the morning of the hamfest.  Tables
are only $10 each...

Table orders should use email and PayPal (sbjohnston@aol.com) at this late
date... Order form showing needed info:
 
http://www.wd8das.net/orderform.jpg
 
Thanks!


Steve WD8DAS

Just a reminder about the new hamfest in Madison, Wisconsin...

The Capital City Hamfest

Saturday, January 23, 2010
0900 - 1300 (Vendor set-up 0800)

A FUN event for amateur radio and electronics hobbyists... Get together, sell excess equipment, see friends, buy gear and parts you need, meet folks you've met on the air, and beat the winter blues.

Memorial U.C.C. Fellowship Hall
5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, Wisconsin.

Admission - $5.
Under age 13 - Free.
Vendor Tables - $10.

Visit the website http://www.wd8das.net/hamfest for more information.

Thanks...

Steve WD8DAS

sbjohnston@aol.com

Just a reminder about the new hamfest in Madison, Wisconsin...
   
The Capital City Hamfest    
   
Saturday, January 23, 2010    
0900 - 1300 (Vendor set-up 0800)    
   
A FUN event for amateur radio and electronics hobbyists...  Get together, sell excess equipment, see friends, buy gear and parts you need, meet folks you've met on the air, and beat the winter blues.    
   
Memorial U.C.C. Fellowship Hall    
5705 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg.    
   
Admission - $5.    
Under age 13 - Free.    
Vendor Tables - $10.    
   
Advance tickets and tables can be ordered by mail before January 5, 2010. Be sure to order your tables in advance, as space is limited.  Reserved tables that are unclaimed at 9 AM will be resold.    
   
Visit the website http://www.wd8das.net/hamfest for more information.    
   
Thanks...    
   
Steve WD8DAS    
   
sbjohnston@aol.com

If you like to keep a hand-written log, please have a look at the ones I've been making some lately:

http://www.wd8das.net/logs.html

They have turned out very nice - could be a good Christmas gift suggestion.

Thanks...

Steve WD8DAS

Many CW operators like to keep a hand-written logbook - I've been making some lately that I'm very pleased with:

http://www.wd8das.net/logs.html

Could be a good Christmas gift suggestion.

Thanks...

Steve WD8DAS

I suspect that QRP ops might be interested in good logbooks - I've been making some lately that I'm very pleased with:

http://www.wd8das.net/logs.html

Could be a good Christmas gift suggestion.

Thanks...

Steve WD8DAS

Your Help is Needed -

Researchers to Study Early Amateur Station Logs

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Miami University of Ohio are seeking copies of amateur station logs from 1913-1927 in hopes they may offer insights into the relationship between individuals’ work and leisure activities, technology, and their social networks.

“Early hams laid the foundation for the now-ubiquitous use of technology for communications and entertainment," says Steve Johnston, WD8DAS, and Director of Engineering & Operations for Wisconsin Public Radio. “Many operators did not work in a technical field, but pursued the radio-hobby for its own sake. This is a true success story about how a pastime can develop into an entirely new commercial and social phenomenon.”

Phil Kim, an Assistant Professor at the Wisconsin School of Business, has noted that diaries, letters, QSL cards, and station logs can contain valuable insights into the link between an individual’s occupation, hobbies, and friends. During this time, thousands of early ham radio enthusiasts were licensed by the government to comply with the Radio Act of 1912, and began to more carefully document the new communications era.

“Amateur radio operators during this time period were on the forefront of a new method of communication and social interaction, similar to how social media is evolving today,” Kim says. “We notice a lot of similarities between these two groups, even across time.”

“We can learn a lot about ourselves and our own interactions from how these pioneers pursued their hobby and expanded their social networks,” adds Steve Lippmann, an Assistant Professor at Miami University of Ohio.

Kim, Lippmann, and Johnston are comparing early ham licensing records from the Department of Commerce with detailed information in amateur operators’ station logs in an effort to uncover new information about approaches to work and leisure time and the development of social networks.

If you happen to have an old ham station log from the period 1913-1927 that you'd like to include in this study, please contact Steve Johnston, WD8DAS. Reply to this message or contact link posted at http://www.wd8das.net/

Thank you.

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Your Help is Needed -
Researchers to Study Early Amateur Station Logs

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Miami University of Ohio are seeking copies of amateur station logs from 1913-1927 in hopes they may offer insights into the relationship between individuals’ work and leisure activities, technology, and their social networks.

“Early hams laid the foundation for the now-ubiquitous use of technology for communications and entertainment," says Steve Johnston, WD8DAS, and Director of Engineering & Operations for Wisconsin Public Radio. “Many operators did not work in a technical field, but pursued the radio-hobby for its own sake. This is a true success story about how a pastime can develop into an entirely new commercial and social phenomenon.”
 
Phil Kim, an Assistant Professor at the Wisconsin School of Business, has noted that diaries, letters, QSL cards, and station logs can contain valuable insights into the link between an individual’s occupation, hobbies, and friends. During this time, thousands of early ham radio enthusiasts were licensed by the government to comply with the Radio Act of 1912, and began to more carefully document the new communications era.
 
“Amateur radio operators during this time period were on the forefront of a new method of communication and social interaction, similar to how social media is evolving today,” Kim says. “We notice a lot of similarities between these two groups, even across time.”
 
“We can learn a lot about ourselves and our own interactions from how these pioneers pursued their hobby and expanded their social networks,” adds Steve Lippmann, an Assistant Professor at Miami University of Ohio.
 
Kim, Lippmann, and Johnston are comparing early ham licensing records from the Department of Commerce with detailed information in amateur operators’ station logs in an effort to uncover new information about approaches to work and leisure time and the development of social networks.

If you happen to have an old ham station log from the period 1913-1927 that you'd like to include in this study, please contact Steve Johnston, WD8DAS.  Reply to this message or contact link posted at http://www.wd8das.net/  

Thank you.
 
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