FW: [CARSHamRadio] Marine and Winlink GUEST SPEAKER ANNOUNCED FOR TAMPA HAMFEST

[M Branda]

For you boating enthusiasts.

 

 

 

Mike Branda

K4HN

VE Laurel, ARRL & W5YI

 

 

 

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Subject: [CARSHamRadio] Marine and Winlink GUEST SPEAKER ANNOUNCED FOR TAMPA HAMFEST

 

News Release- Palmetto Florida-

 

Boating Ham passing along knowledge to others.

 

Full Graphical release attached in Word format

Victor Poor has been boating for thirty years. He was a “Live-aboard” for ten years, and a seasonal boater for the other 20 years. He and his wife have done extensive long distance sailing including cruises to Europe, the Caribbean, the east and west coasts of North America, and Alaska.

 

 Now, he will host a workshop about marine communications. He will start with the basics of marine radio installation, moving through wiring, battery maintenance, and including solar power. He will cover VHF marine radio and the long distance single sideband marine radios. In the second half of his presentation, he will also discuss the method to send email while underway using radio, while out of range of commercial internet providers.

 

Victor’s talk is titled “Marine Radio- Putting all the basics together to communicate safely on the water.” This simple, yet insightful talk will be held December 5, 2009 at the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto Florida. The two hour talk is part of the Tampa Bay Hamfest held there every year on the first weekend in December. For workshop times, complete Hamfest details, and advance tickets for $7, go to www.fgcarc.org

 

Topics in the first half of the workshop will apply to skills needed to install ANY radio in a boat, and will include basic topics like:

• Choosing a location to mount the radio
• Choosing the right wire, connectors, fuses, and battery
• Routing the cabling
• Locating and mounting the antenna
• The difference between Marine VHF, Single Sideband, and other radio services

 

Victor Poor  was Vice President of Engineering for Frederick Electronics, a manufacturer of telegraph and data transmission systems, and also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Datapoint Corporation, a manufacturer of computer systems.

 

Active in ham radio since 1950, Victor holds Amateur Radio call sign W5SSM. His amateur radio interest over the years have been in digital modes from pioneering radio teletype on ham radio, to Packet, AMTOR, Pactor, APLINK, and in recent years, “Winlink”. He has served on two digital planning committees for the national association for amateur radio- ARRL. As a published author he was written about amateur digital modes and maritime operation.

 

WINLINK, pioneered by Victor, has applications in boating and in disaster response. It allows hams to send email messages over the radio, even if local telecommunications infrastructure is damaged or non-existent.

Will Holcomb
Amateur Extra
Call Sign K4NIO