[fsfe-org-aberdeen] 57North Newsletter - July 2014
Iain R. Learmonth
irl at fsfe.org
Mon Jul 7 14:22:14 CEST 2014
Hi,
Please find attached the newsletter of 57North Hacklab, Aberdeen's
hackerspace, for July 2014. If you have any stories you'd like to see in the
next newsletter, please send an email to irl at fsfe.org with the details.
Please feel free to distribute this newsletter as you see fit.
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Welcome to the monthly 57North newsletter. This is the first
issue of this newsletter and it contains news about the
space, news about projects and news about our members. It
also contains a list of upcoming events for your diary.
If you would like something included in the next issue of
the newsletter, please send an email to irl at fsfe.org.
[4m2.[24m [4mEvents:[24m [4mcampGND[0m
We went camping. It was rather enjoyable and we did even
manage to get some hacking done. My biggest worry was that
we weren't going to be able to get the wifi working and at
first it looked like that was going to be the case but once
we shortened the cable a bit between the house and the first
wireless access point, the PoE managed to negotiate and
hibby was already on Facebook before adventureloop thought
he had started to set it up.
irl and hibby played around with packet radio a bit, but
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unfortunately were not able to hit the International Space
Station. This was primarily due to soundmodem being awful
and we're now using direwolf instead.
nordin built a projector screen that worked brilliantly, but
unfortunately the projector seemed to draw too much power
from the generator and it couldn't keep up so we weren't
able to watch a movie.
A large amount of bacon was eaten all round and next year
I'm sure we'll be even better prepared for some outdoor
hacking (hopefully with better weather).
+o campGND Website: http://www.campgnd.com/
[4m3.[24m [4mProjects:[24m [4mRadio[0m
Those that have been in the space recently or came to
campGND will have noticed that radios have started to appear
in the space. I primarily blame hibby for this, as they are
hibby's radios.
Radios can be used to talk to other people with radios, but
the definition of the word talk here can mean multiple
things. We're quite interested in packet radio, sending data
over the airwaves.
We've already experimented with recieving ADS-B traffic from
planes to track them across the skies and we've sent APRS
packets around the world through the local IGate.
Some projects we'd like to work on include setting up a
permanent ADS-B tracker, a bi-directional IGate (the current
one is recieve only) and a radio BBS.
Speak to irl or hibby about these projects if you'd like to
get involved. You will need to be licensed to use the radios
we have in the space and the local radio club will be able
to provide you with training and organise your exam for
this.
+o Local radio club: http://aars.org.uk/
+o Radios wiki page: https://57north.co/wiki/Radio
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[4m4.[24m [4mUpcoming[24m [4mEvents[0m
Tuesday 8th July 2014
Cryptonoise @ The Illicit Still - 5pm to 7pm
Tuesday 8th July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Tuesday 15th July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Wednesday 16th July 2014
TechMeetup @ Meston Building - 6:30pm to 9pm
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Cryptonoise @ The Illicit Still - 5pm to 7pm
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Thursday 24th July 2014
AberLUG @ Ma Camerons - 7:30pm to late
Tuesday 29th July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Tuesday 1st July 2014
Open Night @ 57North Hacklab - 7pm to late
Tuesday 1st July 2014
Cryptonoise @ The Illicit Still - 5pm to 7pm
You can see all the upcoming events for 57North Hacklab
at https://57north.co/calendar.
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